[oHeLL]

Heather was born two days after Christmas, 1975. In 1988, she was living in Lakeside California, near San Diego. She was attending school, and was president of her fifth grade class.

She was cute, could speak, and could memorize a 60-page script in about an hour.

In June of 1987, she had completed filming Poltergeist 3. During that shoot, she had suffered from "flu like symptoms". She was diagnosed with a parasite she had picked up from drinking water in a campground. From what I can gather, she suffered from bowel obstructions all her life, but nobody knew about it. Heather was put on medication, and the problem had supposedly been resolved.

On the night of January 31st, 1988, many months later, Heather claimed she didn’t feel well, and crawled into bed with her parents. She woke up vomiting, so her mother gave her a Gatorade drink that was supposed to soothe her stomach.

The next morning she got up, and still complained of feeling bad. Her feet and fingers were swollen and blue. Her mother tried to give her some toast to eat, but Heather complained that she couldn’t even swallow. Her mother was going to call the doctor, but Heather passed out, so she called 911. By the time paramedics arrived, little Heather was in shock. One of them asked if she was feeling bad. "A little," was her reply. On their way to the hospital, her mother told Heather, "I love you." "I love you too," were the last words they spoke. Such beautiful last words.

They took Heather to the Alvarado Medical International Hospital, 8 miles away. She had heart failure en route, and was revived at 9:25am. She was then taken by helicopter to the Children's Hospital and Health Centre in San Diego, where they arrived at 10:45am. Her parents were informed that Heather might have suffered brain damage, because her pupils were fixed and dilated.

The doctors suspected it might be a bowel obstruction, and rushed her into surgery. They were too late. Heather died on the operating table at 2:43pm. Her intestines had burst, and she died from the infection. She was only 12.

[Jere]

[topcat1]

Very sad RIP

[denemarsden]

her pupils were delighted???

[K9Grip]

I really wish her mother had decided to act sooner. RIP Sweetie.

[Chemical_Ali]

I had not know this. I was always confusing her with the young Drew Barrymore (E.T. Movie). Duh on me.

[Wendell]

Her parents sound like idiots.

She wakes up in the morning vomiting, her mum gives her gatorade.

Her hands and feet are all swollen and blue, and what does her mother suggest? Some toast.......

[Rusty666]

[Chemical_Ali]

Originally Posted by The Sentinel ↗

Her parents sound like idiots.

She wakes up in the morning vomiting, her mum gives her gatorade.

Her hands and feet are all swollen and blue, and what does her mother suggest? Some toast.......

My mother always said "ginger ale cures everything".

Maybe they went to the same medical school?

[SFGirl]

She was such a pretty little thing. I remember reading that her face had the "chipmunk cheeks" in Poltergeist 3 because she was on steroids.