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Look, I needs some good oven cleaner, but I don't know how I feel about a cleaner that can kill you and potentially turn you into a bioweapon. I feel like the hospital bills that would come from that would be better used buying a new oven/stove.
@@TheTundraTerroryep. So let's hope this isn't a "just use horse dewormer for covid" situation, as it would probably happen again in extreme cases like this!
i mean, the supernatural can often excite the part of the mind that race at the prospect of the unknown, and because of the natural survival instinct it usually fears the possibility of death, as its now a freely opened scenario. with a nerve gas, thats a likely guarantee. you KNOW it could kill you, and that its now present within the situation. that fear itself is outright validated within the context, rather than being merely on the table.
Her family thinking she didn't take DMSO could easily be explained away by her just being embarrassed by how desperate she was and not telling anyone and doing it in secret. We don't tell our family every single detail of our lives especially if it's something we know we're going to get criticized over
@@BlackKnightOfTheWindthis is so true. When a loved one dies in a way that may seem especially weird or hard to understand some people will cling to conspiracy theories and start blaming others when in reality it was a series of unfortunate events that took their loved one from them.
@@Chest_Rockwell1 It could also be that by saying Gloria did use DMSO, it would make the whole situation "her fault". i.e. It would make it so that the events that transpired in the ER were caused by her actions, even if it is indirect. They might've wanted to avoid saying that to prevent possible legal actions against Gloria's estate or just because they don't want their dead loved one to be "blamed" for it.
@@HeyLeFay This is what I was thinking. That if they wanted legal action against the hospital, admitting that she screwed around with degreaser to cure cancer could seriously gank their chances of getting anything out of those legal actions.
my dad died from cancer at the age of 37. He was diagnosed only six months before his death and in these 6 months my family tried absolutely everything to give him more time. If you had told us rubbing oven cleaner on his entire body would help, we would have gladly done that. People need to understand that Gloria was a young mother. She had kids, a family, people who depended on her. I hate that people judge her for trying desperate measures, but I love that you made sure not to do that. Thank you so much for your empathy and kindness ❤
When you have tried all the conventional and proven medicine, and you're about to pass, it won't cause suffering to try to more desperate alternative stuff. The worst that can happen is death, but that is close anyway.
Especially because it wasn't her fault the way the oven cleaner reacted to the oxygen mask and defibrator, there's no way she could have possibly known.
@@Lapeocon literally! She didn’t have a medical degree, or knew every little thing there was about what she was taking. She was just desperate to live, and stay with her family.
I’m a Respiratory Therapist and work in a ER. Blood samples get disposed of in a Biohazard container that gets taken out daily. So her blood being “lost” is really just good blood disposal protocol
Don't they keep it though if someone dies before it gets tested, for whatever postmortem testing might be needed? Also why didn't they take blood on the first autopsy? The whole thing is just so weird.
@@abrahamwashington8579 I am not an ER doctor/nurse but I have been into the er 20-30 times and I can corroborate that anything that gets your blood in it that is not sent to the lab does go into a biological waste container, usually a bin hung up on the side of the room (at least here in WI in the U.S.) Edit: for Penrod's questions I think that it is more than likely that as they were leaving or coming back in to clean up the vial was just lying around and not yet labelled, meaning it would go into the biological waste bin. I cannot attest to my unconscious blood draws, but when conscious they have you see the label with your name on it to get your confirmation that it was properly labelled and since she was conscious when she entered they my have been waiting for that. NOTE- My experiences have been in the last decade or so, medical practices may have changed drastically between her time and now but it is better to state the supporting evidence you have.
My father was treated with DMSO for a bone marrow transplant as part of his cancer treatment, and he had that weird fruity garlic smell for like a week. It was like a mix between overripe apples and crushed garlic that you could smell any time you walked in the same room as him. Just an overpoweringly sweet, fermented, rotten garlic smell that was incredibly distinct. And that was the modern, diluted formulation.
This story is so sad because for once, no one did anything wrong. The paramedics, doctors, and nurses all did exactly what they would/should have done with any patient, but it just so happened to be the randomly imperfect combination that killed this poor woman.
@@dnidaz2553 it’s hard not to blame the doctors and other people who worked on your loved one when they pass. It’s part of grieving. And especially cause they didn’t know what caused this for a long time, she was sick already but she got deathly ill extremely quickly once in the hospital. Not knowing what caused this it would be very easy to blame the hospital, doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals.
She was really young, too. 31 is of no age to be worrying about death. We need to eradicate this awful disease, even if it takes a thousand years of research it would be worth it.
Thank you for showing so much respect for Gloria. She wasn’t a ghost story, or a plot point, or a sideshow attraction. She was a human being who didn’t deserve what happened to her. Anyone who has seen cancer knows that nobody deserves that
Thank you for returning Gloria Ramirez's humanity back to her instead of pointing the finger to her and making her some sort of freak show. She was a wife, mom, daughter and sister.
This is the first I've heard about this case. Are there really accounts that dehumanize this poor woman? When I think of this happening to anyoneI know, I would just feel horrible. Honestly, Gloria's condition and passing were tragic, and I hope she's found peace and rest
@@big.gib.4L yeah, a lot of retellings of the story treat her more like an urban legend or myth to be solved instead of a person i understand the intrigue behind the story, but also at the end of the day she was a person, not a phenomenon
It’s so cruel to think someone actively dying of cancer was “stupid enough” to take desperate measures to cure it. It is so easy to be a healthy person and say “Well *I* would never take dangerous chemicals like that I would just-“ but you honestly can never understand that kind of desperation until you are in that position yourself. I’m glad to have heard this story and as always I’m appreciative of how you handle these kind of topics wendigoon :)
yeah, no one should have the blame put on them in this situation because it’s just very unfortunate things happening all around with no ill-intent from anyone whatsoever. I feel bad for Gloria, she was only 31 and had to experience news of having only a few months left to live, her desperation is very understandable
@@two-bit8502 Somebody woke up on the bad side of the bed, Internet is cruel, so attempt to remedy it, be nicer, might change the thought process a bit
My mum passed away from cancer over a year ago, and what I learnt is that people have no empathy for people in that situation. My mum was a smart lady, but even she bought alternative medicines because she was DESPERATE for any sort of treatment that would actually work. I remember her looking at me with tears in her eyes saying "what have I got to lose? Might aswell try anything." So people calling terminally ill patients "stupid" for trying alternative medicine make me furious, because really it shows how awful our medical system can be and the lengths people will go to survive. So thank you for showing Gloria the empathy and humanity she deserved instead of making a mockery of her struggle x
My mother was diagnosed with aggressive chronic illness when she was young. Once I was looking through her old stuff and found a lot of news paper cut outs about local spiritual healers and alternative medicine. I could only imagine how devastated and desperate she felt, trying everything she could to find cure. The fact that she grew up in the Soviet Union where many ppl were scientifically sceptic kinda makes it even sadder for me. Brings me to tears everytime I think about it. upd: for more context, those spiritual healers were advertised as being able to cure that exact illness, and my mom wasn't ever a spirituality freak before and now. Sorry if I'm overexplaining.
@@spinach001 absolutely understand this. My mum was never spiritual but when certain spiritual practices were advertised to help cure cancer I definitely noticed a shift. Sending my love to you 💕
these were exactly my thoughts tbh. I've never lost anyone to cancer (i hope you're doing okay) but its really not that hard to empathize. some people are just weird little goblins that never learned empathy and unfortunately their opinions seem more prominent because of the internet.
The fact that she was basically terminal and tried this in a last ditch effort to save herself for her family, is absolutely heartbreaking. She tried to save herself and became a toxic weapon on accident and now, all we know her as is a sideshow attraction. That's honestly making me cry, I miss my wife.
I don’t know if this helps or not, but her family is protecting her dignity in the only way they can. I’m sure they know, in their own way. But she did it all for them, I can understand why they’d do this for her.
I feel bad for the woman that held the vial too. Her health tanked and she had no answers for what happened, while the hospital just shrugged and didn’t seem to care about the survivors.
Man, I’d heard of the ‘toxic lady’ before, but never heard the actual story. I was born in the exact same hospital only five months prior to her emergency intake there. Sad to see she’d been reduced down to a title that sounds like a freakshow exhibition. Thank you for humanizing Gloria with your retelling of her tragic story, Wendi.
Thank you for humanizing Gloria. When you are in pain, or you get news as bad as cancer, it's sometimes hard to even think straight, you will do whatever you can to live, even if it's something as dangerous as taking cleaning chemicals. I hope more people who watch this video gain that empathy for her.
This is a common issue with people who fall victim to scams, mlms, alt medicine, televangelists, cults, etc. People think they're "stupid" for being desperate, sometimes for their lives. All people are still people and have a story behind their decisions.
I've felt the desire to clean myself on the inside, and I'm not even seriously mentally ill. I imagine it can't be too huge of a leap for someone who's very sick to drink bleach.
Reminds me of when coronavirus was just becoming an issue and the media was fear mongering and those people ingested fish tank cleaner to protect themselves from it and the wife was hospitalized and the husband died. People mocked them online despite one literally dying and the other seriously harmed and now a suddenly a widow but I can sympathize with being that afraid of something that you don’t think rationally.
no it's not thr first video I've watched many and 99% of them treat her as a case report, it doesn't make a difference if you treat her as one for educational purposes, she's long gone, nobody was outright treating her as " stupid" person
@@exiledkenkaneki701 I haven really seen anyone treating her as "stupid", this feels to me like some kind of narrative, every UA-camr that I've seen has covered her as a normal person dying of cancer and nothing more
when i clicked on this video, i clearly remember thinking “eh i’ve heard this story before, but i’ve never heard wendigoon tell it!”, very soon i sadly realized i’ve never heard the true, detailed story. THANK YOU for giving Gloria the respect she deserves, i’m so glad you were the creator to give us this story!!
I have actually heard it this way, thankfully. I came into knowing it's a tragic case of a terminal woman trying something out of desperation. I knew he'd do it right also though. So glad that not everyone treats this story as a circus attraction.
Exactly! He just put out the video of the Japanese man that blasted by insane amount of radiation. I was like, ehh I’ve heard about this story already but i still watched it to pass time. My eyes and ears were glued to my phone the whole time! Insane amount of info that weren’t mentioned in other stories.
You said cancer and garlic smell and I IMMEDIATELY thought DMSO. My organic chemistry professor told us that he was working with it in a lab, and I believe he got just a bit on his glove and it's potent enough that within minutes he could taste garlic. He also told us it's been used as a cancer treatment, usually self medicated. Also, my mother read in a magazine just this year that it's some kind of miracle cure I had to tell her it's not, and I hadn't even heard this story yet. Edit: aaaand most of what I just said gets explained lmao. I'll add what I told my mom: even if it cures ANYTHING it must be taken with doctor supervision. If you self medicate, youre missing a lot of info about dosing, interactions, etc. It's just dangerous. And really sad looking at specific cases like this one. I really feel for Gloria. I know how complex biochemistry is, and if I were diagnosed with cancer, you know... I might just try something I likely shouldn't. It's desperation, not stupidity. It's something that people put out there as an option, and it sounds like she followed it up. I can't blame her. The rest seems like a freak accident, that we can hopefully learn from at least. And sidenote, it's been a year since I graduated college and being able to predict the outcome made me feel like I haven't forgotten anything. Comforting.
I have used it pretty extensively and I've only ever tasted the copper 'blood' taste. My trainer, a nurse, who recommended it to me mentioned that she tasted garlic.
The edit about remembering it from college is so real. I just started college as a biochem major ane being able to piece together the chemical reactions was kinda comforting that maybe I am learning.
@@benjiusofficialyeah, I’ve used it off and on for years, and I’ve never tasted garlic. I think it’s kind of like asparagus pee smell, only affects some people.
Ex ER Nurse here: Nobody eats dinner when working a busy shift. Even less when there's a cardiac arrest patient coming to the door. PLUS, the DMSO4 didn't even need to be vaporized. If it was in a trace concentration, the intubation into the lungs with high amounts of positive-pressure oxygen could have aerolized the DMSO4 and dispersed it into the room.
I was thinking about that this whole time! I’d heard the case study before without the proposed answer and I figured it had to do with some nerve agent. I did EMS before nursing and they did a pretty dang good job on teaching us about how if multiple people are impacted by the same unknown cause (especially with new onset after arriving on the scene), the first thing to suspect is related to the environment! I can only imagine how scary it would have been to be working that code and watching your colleagues fall out on top of trying to save a young woman’s life. Codes are hard enough with all the chaos - things such as a missing syringe or body parts missing after two autopsies seem logical, as traumatizing as it may be to the family.
The moment I realized what the defibrillator did, I gasped and had to pause my video to look at my keyboard. The amount of perfect accidental steps to make this exact scenario happen, when in any other situation the nurse and doctor's responses are correct and standard for ER care, is chilling.
It reminds me of the bell curve meme template with the drooling imbecile at the low end, the normal person at the peak of averages in the middle, and the genius at the opposite low end. 0 IQ imbecile take - "yOu ShOuLdN't AlWaYs FoLlOw PrOtoCoL" 100 IQ NPC take - "You should always follow protocol." 200 IQ gigabrain take - "You shouldn't always follow protocol." Protocol works 99.9% of the time, but the real master of their craft knows how to identify when protocol needs to be broken, via some hidden lore that isn't accessible to any but the prodigy of prodigies; all the while, to everyone else, you still sound like an imbecile, because "☝🤓 That's not protocol!"
literally, i was eating and had my spoon halfway into my mouth like, that series of events all lined up coincidentally for a domino effect is freaking insane
If you think this was lots of random things happening in right sequence you should check aviation accident investigations. Event chain leading to some accidents literally started many years ago. (Japan Airlines Flight 123 accident "started" 7 years earlier)
The Doctor is underrated, he *caught* a falling colleague, *remained in the makeshift gas chamber,* and doesn't get the credit he deserves because of one simple fact: He took his oaths seriously and tried to save her life even though she clearly was the source.
I’ve heard this story around 4 times now through different sources, and it never gets less bizarre. It’s one of those stories that at first seems obviously exaggerated, but there is a TON of documentation about it, down to what medication she was given
Several decades have passed since then, and you can really tell from the details. So many years were spent trying to untangle this mess of mysteries, and the driving force was the question: „HOW?“
The DSMO in her blood can be explained by the fact that if you don’t empty your bladder or can’t empty your bladder, everything will start to go to your bloodstream as an escape route. Her organ failure caused her to be unable to urinate, which could have caused the DSMO to seep into her blood and her colon (explaining the fecal matter)
A doctor elsewhere in this comments section said the feces is best explained by the first autopsy, since cleanliness after the process is a very low priority for a dead patient. “Everything goes into the viscera bag, including any traces of feces.”
This case always makes me weep inside. The extremes that cancer patients go to are saddening but understandable. I can only hope that her family finds peace.
Her family got 800,000 dollars in hospital settlement, they are thieves because they said she didn't use dmso as if they could know for sure what chemicals are in what ointments and what they do, they deserve whatever they get coming. Her poor kids though I hope grew up well and became decent pple
That's incredibly harsh. You can't judge them when they most likely just told what they knew! This is like that McDonalds customer sues after spilling coffee! At first you think "this is ridiculous, that old lady is just money hungry", but if you look into it, the truth is that she was right to sue, McDonalds used to serve their coffee A LOT hotter than normal coffee, which meant if you got burnt, it would be incredibly serious burns, not the kind you get from coffee you make at home!
To me it just sounds like someone had to put down SOMETHING for the cause of the event, and 'mass hysteria' basically equated to 'hell if we know' at the time. Without the understanding of all the chemistry going on I can understand why people would be so confused.
@@chuckn4851 Not really... This is such an unique and absurd case. Most of the times the simplest answer is indeed the answer, the thing is, MOST of the times aren't ALL of the times. You can't possibly tell me that this death is a standard one
It makes me so deeply sad for Gloria that she was dying so young and probably in such a state of desperation for anything to work, ended up dying such a gruesome death as a result. I’m happy that your videos take the time to empathize with and see the human in these stories
She actually didnt die from any of the toxic fumes. She died from the cancer. Everyone else just had to deal with the insane situation her death eventually caused.
Her situation was sad, but the use of homeopathy is inexcusable. It can vary from harmless and ineffectual, to downright dangerous like we see here. Would you still try to sympathise if her actions did result in multiple nurses, possibly mothers too, dying?
@@Oujouj426 ok but how was Gloria supposed to know that would happen? Plus none of these symptoms would have happened had the hospital not done certain medical procedures. She was young, a wife, a mother, and was just told she had cancer and was destined to die. She just wanted to live for her family and was desperate. Demonizing her for that is frankly heartless
@@llamasaurwithabiscuit5690 Just don't use homeopathy. Removes the need to know anything. How many stories have you heard of someone desperate for a cure making things much worse for themselves or others?
It's admirable that she wasn't left alone to die in there though, they still tried to save her while everyone was evacced. *Enduring nerve gas for her.*
@@XXMatt0040XXmy question is if they knew it was nerve gas would they have stayed. I hope not if your body is PRODUCING the damm nerve gas you're probably fucked
maybe it made it worse but, i doubt she would have survived even if the oxygen mask and defib werent used. it already sounds like she had kidney failure before the oxygen mask, and with the elevated amount of diomethal-sulfoxide i doubt her liver would have been able to process it all, likely leading to a slower, more painful death
I am an Emergency Physician. Learning about Gloria in medical school around a decade ago was simply fascinating. Her emission of Dimethyl sulfate was a popular theory even back when I was a medical student.
She was only in her 30s. She shouldve had her whole life ahead of her. To find out that she was dying, leaving behind her family. I could never blame her for doing anything it takes. It's just so tragic.
I can. It's one thing to want to help yourself and it's another thing to assume you can take cancer into your own hands and find a miracle cure scientists haven't found after almost centuries, that's just absolutely idiotic, especially since her lack of foresight and common sense lead to the death of others so she indirectly murdered a few people because she thought she could alleviate her own symptoms, which is what everyone who's sympathizing with her forgets to mention lol. I have family who passed from cancer and cancer survivors, none of them attempted to do anything this heinous despite how desperate they were, there's desperation and then there's being delusional.
@@that_deadeyegamer7920 How was she supposed to know that it would harm others?? Yes, those are harmful chemicals but how was she supposed to predict that the chemicals would cause a mass poisoning?? She was desperate, probably not thinking very clearly. I can’t even imagine the panic and anxiety that sets in when it comes to that diagnosis.
@@that_deadeyegamer7920 _and_ I must say that she was terminally ill. I don’t know about you, but if the treatments the doctors gave me were too expensive, not going to work, or were just going to hurt me more, or were pointless, and I was only middle aged, had children and family and loved ones who I wanted to live for? I’d try everything to survive, even if it wasn’t an official treatment.
@@that_deadeyegamer7920 are you kidding? no one, not even a chemist or doctor would have thought it would turn into a nerve gas of all things. there's a good chance she knew of the negative effects and didn't even expect it to magically cure her. when you're in that situation, there's really nothing else to do. as far as she and anyone else knew, the absolute worst case scenario is that she suffers some negative effects from the chemical and it doesn't help treat her cancer. even then, it still would've helped with her pain so that she can give more of her remaining life to her family, and there was no way anyone could've know it would become harmful to others. in conclusion, take the stick out of your ass and have some empathy. she experienced a series of terrible events that led to her death. none of the events at the hospital were her fault.
I’ve seen many people cover this case before and you’re the only person to speak of Gloria with compassion and understanding. She deserves to be remembered with respect, I wish more people would remember she was a person suffering in her weeks & final moments.
I wanted to comment on the family denying she took DSMO as a treatment. it's very likely that if Gloria was feeling desperate enough to try drain cleaner as a treatment method, she felt embarrassed and didn't want her family to know. their adamant denial now could be them either not believing she would do that, or refusing to accept that she'd do it and not tell them. I can only begin to imagine what that situation would've have been like for Gloria, and what its like for the family now, but I can see this happening. I also have to wonder how sure they are that she didn't. "she didn't use that, we've never even owned that stuff" is much different to "she didn't use that, she's not like that".
This is exactly what I thought. Maybe she hid the fact she tried it because she was embarrassed. From the family’s perspective, I understand why they deny it and blame the hospital. Saying someone used “oven cleaner” to try and help themselves sounds ridiculous and the way she died was surrounded in such bizarre circumstances that it’s hard to believe mistakes weren’t made. They were angry, and grieving, and needed someone or something to blame and refused to blame Gloria. In the end it was a tragic and freakish set of one in a million circumstances. I truly believe it was no one’s fault and that it was all just a freak accident.
Yes exactly, its not difficult to hide something like that from your family. If this happened to me, I wouldn't be surprised if my family have no idea about it.
I can’t honestly blame them if they are just unable to process what happened in any healthy way. To hear that someone you loved went through a death of unprecedented agony, the only person to ever die like this…..At this point I wonder if their denial is shaped more like “She did not die that way.”, rather than “She did not use this chemical.” There aren’t many people who wouldn’t be horribly traumatized while trying to accept it.
As a cancer survivor myself, I in no doubt why Gloria would try the oven cleaner as a remedy. She isn’t stupid, being diagnosed with cancer is one of the scariest things on the planet, on top of being terminal or treatment not being an option, being so desperate to try anything to cure it or at least deal with the symptoms. Her course of actions is 100% valid and makes sense as someone whose gone through cancer also. Anyone who thinks she’s stupid or dumb for doing this has never understood going through that with no way of dealing or treating it.
Yeah, people don't get how desperate something like that makes you until they experience it. People belittling her as dumb is just shameful on so many levels.
@@lsswappedcessna100%. Anyone who belittled this woman or called her stupid is lucky, and privileged to never have to get a diagnosis like that, which treatment being either not an option or an option that works.
If I had been told that DMSO would have relieved even a small fraction of my Nana’s pain as cancer killed her I would have helped my mom; aunt and the hospice nurse apply it. Anything to see her be her one last time.
i'm really happy to hear you humanizing and empathizing with Gloria. i've seen multiple videos on this and have always thought about how if i was in her shoes with that prognosis, i'd use anything to see if it would help me. i hate to see people blaming her or judging her when all we know is that her prognosis was bleak
I just hate alternative medicine. I'm not gonna dunk on a desperate cancer patient, but I will say that I hope whoever spreads this kind of "remedy" around has their kneecaps revoked. Especially since there's evidence to suggest it actually WORSENED her condition internally.
As a cancer survivor myself, you will become DESPERATE for ANYTHING to ease your suffering. The nurses tending to me on the Oncology floor didn't properly rehydrate me after my first round of chemo. When they sent me home I was constantly dehydrated and was unable to keep anything down- not even water. My stomach would not hold anything and it got to the point where I was begging, pleading even to my parents to get me anything with CBD just so I could be able to drink water and not puke it back up. I can totally see and understand a mother willing do try anything if she wasn't able to afford the medical care, even if its something unproven and outlandish like an oven degreaser. Also the perfect storm for all of that to just come together to cause that is absolutely astronomical. You would honestly think the hospital staff would stop and try to clean the stuff off her chest before putting the paddles on her but I guess every second counts when it comes to cardiac arrest.
Well maybe you'll eat so much Magic Spoon that your health is in danger. Also, when you inevitably go out to meet the magic elves that make it, you might not come back...
I've heard this story before and thought it was interesting but strange, but hearing it now with my dad dying of cancer and only having a few months left it really hits me hard. There's a desperation that hits people when theyre confronted with the fact that there's nothing more to be done, my family has had years to deal with it but it's still the hardest thing I've ever had to think about, I can't imagine what it must be like to one day suddenly be told that you're dying and it's too late and there's nothing you can do. I can see her trying a last ditch effort to treat herself, when all the doctors refuse or are unable to help you you really have no other option but to try alternative treatments whether you really believe them or not.
I agree. I think that it's insensitive to say she was stupid to take something unproven when most people will try anything to cure their cancer. This was in the 1980's, too. Cervical cancer was much less understood then. I think it's fair to assume that we'd all be throwing hail marys.
Plus, it's not like Gloria knew anyone else would be harmed. As far as she knew the worse that would happen is she would die... Which was going to happen anyway. Why wouldn't you try?
So many mfers are sooooo scared of death when their lives will of have never amounted to much anyway, woowhee join the other 8 billion people who have jobs and families lmfao, as numerous as grains of sand on a beach.
On top of that many people used it as muscle pain treatment too (Wendi particularly talking about gym people using the same type of oven cleaner stuff she used) So you'd think if all these doctors on tv are telling you dsmo might help cancer, AND all these healthy gym bros were using it after a particularly rough workout and were totally healthy, it doesn't sound as bad of a idea (especially if maybe one of those gym people were a friend she possibly trusted suggested it to her and vouched for it as a good treatment)
My mom got diagnosed with cancer last year, and her prognosis isn't good at all. I swear to God if I find that me dancing naked in the middle of a mall can cure her, I will constantly escape prison to get arrested again the very same day.
I'm sorry to hear that man. My mom is a heavy smoker, I've been telling her for years that she needs to quit I dread the day that she gets diagnosed with cancer but hopefully that day will never come. Regardless of what your personal stance is on the existence of God I will still remember your mom in prayer.
@@CatzlovichCatnipAndCabbages if she won't listen to you then the only thing you can do is have faith and believe she will be well and live a long and healthy life ❤️ maybe I'm just another nutter on the internet but I believe in the power of thought x
Dayum. This is one of those "truth is stranger than fiction" moments. Thank you for making this story easy to follow for laypeople like me. Much appreciated.
I’m glad that bigger channels like Wendigoon and MrBallen are telling this story with empathy and compassion rather than just making it a scary internet story.
@@aa-gs5vp I highly suggest you find better publications than buzzfeed anything. there is so much better content out there covering anything buzzfeed will half ass touch
I'm cringing at people who can't stop mentioning " empathy" here like stop nobody fkcn cares, you won't give a fk and remember her after this video why do you need to make a big deal out of it???
@@exiledkenkaneki701 dont project your inability to feel bad for people onto others. its an important part of being a human, when we see something awful happen to someone and feel bad it sticks in our memory better. if a similar situation arises later, we can remeber "oh shit, i remember blah blah happned to that person, maybe we should go about this in a different way"
@@uDaniels stop using the word project half hazardly, what you said made no sense knowing that the original commentor hasn't exaggerated a claim, i don't need to have empathy for a women who died Ages ago and had nothing over my life, my grandfather has passed from cancer and I felt sad, so it's obvious there is no projection here, stop making it deep
Clearly the people who ridiculed her for “being stupid” to try oven cleaner to cure cancer have never had the misfortune of being so desperate that you’d try ANYTHING. Makes me so mad
she must have been in so much pain before she passed away. how anyone could place any blame on her for what happened is so beyond me. sometimes our desperation for relief can lead to consequences but this is just completely bizarre and unimaginable and my heart aches for her
It is that same desperation that can also make people forget empathy. I'm sure the blame came from the people that were around her that day, and they surely grew bitter because, remember, some people had permanent damage in their organs and while in not Gloria's fault at all that this happened, its way easier for embittered people to forget that and blame her. I just hope that this video gains more traction- because before this video, I remember there was one myth-buster video that solely blamed the hospital and did agree that it was simply mass hysteria.
It’s no wonder she was in so much pain, late stage cancer pain can’t be controlled with codeine. It’s an old, very mild narcotic that was outmoded for severe pain even in the 90s.
28:14 A lot of people also don’t remember that you can make mustard gasses at home with cleaning supplies and not know it until it’s too late. She may not have known either and heard random advice for an at home remedy.
Small correction, the recipe I know you're thinking of produces chloramine gas, not mustard gas. Common misconception. Not nearly as horrific, but still extremely hazardous.
If Ramirez's family is adamant she didn't use the de-greaser, it could be that she bought an alternative medicine that didn't say exactly what was in it. My grandmother bought some weird stuff when she had cancer and that was recently, I imagine in the 80's it was so much more unregulated
@@Misskraehe i think they mean that gloria bought alternative medicine, not knowing what was in it, and it happened to consist of the degreaser if that makes sense. like she got "laced" with DSMO in a sense (if this theory is correct)
@@Caspians_Corneror it could even be someone taking that degreaser and essentially just re-packaging it as a treatment. That way there’s enough of a concentration of it for this to happen.
My mother was a nurse there . And we lived a few blocks away . The story is 100 percent true.. she didn't go to the hardware store for cancer treatment. She was going to Mexico to get cancer treatments and who knows what they put in her body. That is what the family is failing to tell people that is where the DMSO came from
Seconding that this is also likely and is still very common. The amount of friends/family I have who go to Mexico for cheaper medicine, surgery, other treatments is pretty high. It becomes a dangerous gamble when you start to seek out treatment for more dire conditions.
This is a very good point and one I saw often working in a retail pharmacy. Even in the states, a lot of my Brazilian patients (there's a pretty substantial Brazilian population in my area) went to Brazilian doctors who would prescribe medications that were common treatment options for their conditions back in Brazil, but weren't common in the states. I saw this a lot during the pandemic (not ivermectin lol)
I'm happy you had that bit at the end about how Gloria Ramirez was an actual person. I've always felt, just like you said, people keep on forgetting that this was a human with an actual life, a family-a woman with people who loved her. What happened to her was tragic, and if this theory is correct, it's really nothing but a series of unfortunate events that went on to trigger each other.
Mystery solved. I first heard this story on the BuzzFeed unsolved series and always thought she must have been taking some kind of holistic or alternative medicine for the cancer. The DMSO explains everything. Especially since they observed her chest was glossy - if she was having heart problems, chest pain and/or trouble breathing she probably put the degreaser all over her chest, where it would make direct contact with the defibrillator. I'm surprised they didn't think to wipe her down before using the defib but then again, there's no time for that if she's coding.
They are *machines* in those moments. They've got all the info needed in their heads, which is how the coordination is so good. Unfortunately, when *this* freak event happens, well you know... I don't blame them though
agree, other videos I saw on the topic had little to no respect for her. I feel so bad for her cause my grandpa was in a similar position but less dire. He is a diabetic and due to this, his toes were having trouble getting oxygenated killing the toes and damaging the feet. He had two options from doctors, amputate the foot or amputate the toes and deal with everything else. I will never understand why anyone can't understand that type of desperation in someone especially one who lived nearly his whole life as the one others depend on and for being fit and always out going.
honestly, thank you for showing "true crime" in a way that doesnt make the victim look stupid. gloria's death was so incredibly sudden and tragic, and i applaud you for showing how she just wanted to find a cure
I’d like to say, as someone who loves chemistry, I really appreciate you going into detail and explaining how these compounds work. I feel like most people would gloss over the nitty gritty and you didn’t. :)
I've always heard the more supernatural, spooky version of the story and how it was made to be so mysterious like there was no possible cause. I'm glad to finally hear a logical explanation for it, and in a way that's very respectful.
I think I heard the version where her name isn't even mentioned and the story goes that she just walked in, died, and was never identified. And she wasn't just covered with lotion, she was yellow, as in her skin was unnaturally bright yellow. And the medical staff was fainting and puking all around her just from the smell of garlic, and the blood was clumping and coagulating in the syringe. Like, all the details are there, just exaggerated to an absurd degree, but most importantly, completely dehumanising her. I think that version was leaning heavily towards the devil possession angle. Basically all it's missing is literal fire and brimstone.
It's nice to actually hear a logical theory about Gloria because I had only ever heard of the mysterious and supernatural theories from videos I had seen in the past. It always felt weird that her personhood was stripped away and she was made into some wild conspiracy theory object. So thank you for telling us about her along with what happened. She was a person and she deserves to be remembered for more than the strange way she died.
This is the first video I’ve seen from your channel, and based your thorough take on her case in addition to the comments, I’m definitely going to check out more. Your final thoughts remind me a lot of my dad who passed away from thyroid cancer. He battled it for a long time, so perhaps the level of desperation that Gloria experienced wasn’t present, but as other commenters stated, were we in her situation, we might have slathered him in oven cleaner, too. Thank you for your work on this video!
Gloria was really the victim of bad luck, even when she was trying to get help, the help ends up killing her, multiple others, and hurting more. And none of it was her fault directly, just a series of dominoes that caused such a tragedy. That's terrible and terrifying...
@@fredriklind6727 yeah like they did all the standard procedure that would normally save someone's life and that's what ended up killing her, may she rest in peace
I believe the reason the women would on average have a stronger reaction isn't just due to coming in direct contact with Gloria but also is due to the fact that they would weigh less than their male counterparts, this is why (if i understood correctly) the women who didn't come into contact with gloria also had worse symptoms than the men. Weight usually plays a role in how strong a dose someone has to receive of a substance before it starts to take effect and how much they can take before it's an overdose, this is why you are asked your weight when you need medical treatment. As well when you haven't eaten in a while your body is able to metabolize substances quicker as eating would cause the nutrients from the food to dilute the toxin and would also "distract" your body from metabolizing the substance in the first place, this is the same reason you get drunk faster on an empty stomach, and is the reason why those who hadn't eaten had stronger side effects as well.
Thats usually true, but most women in the US weigh as much, if not more than men do. The average man weighs about 190 whereas the average women weighs about 170 while being significantly shorter.
@@NickMachado that is almost true for todaythe average American Male weighs 197lbs, 27 more than a female, which is quite a difference when everyone is under 200 lbs anyways. A nurse also is typically going to be in better shape and weigh less from working in their feet, especially back in the 80s when the average female was closer to the 140-150lbs.
Thank you for saying her name and not just calling her toxic...She was a human being who was dying from a horrible disease and was probably terrified. RIP Gloria.
As for the vial of blood going missing: you’d be shocked how much stuff just gets thrown out by accident at the hospital. I was recently in the hospital for and extended stay of cancer treatments, and one day a nurse came and took 11 vials of blood from me. She came back 15 minutes later apologizing profusely because she accidentally put them in the “disposal area”, and they got thrown out, and had to take 11 more.
I was in the hospital for dengue fever in 2022, and had to have blood samples taken everyday to monitor my platelet count. I think we put in a request for a separate test to confirm my blood type, but for some reason, this required them to extract 1-2 *more vials* of blood (dunno why they couldn't just analyze the sample they took for the platelets but whatever). I never got the results from those since the staff apparently forgot to process it and those samples were never heard from again.
Oh she didn't want to report her mistake to her team. Wild. You cannot take 21 vials in a 30 minute period. That's way too much. Someone asked her where they were to be sent for processing and she didnt answer truthfully. Or else she and the team wouldve had you wait.
'youre crying from Wendigoon?' 'His empathetic handling of Gloria's story that didn't reduce her to the subject of a conspiracy, a creepypasta or ridiculed her desperate attempt to stay alive got to me.'
it's kinda tragic that I didn't even realize this is the first time I've heard her talked about as a person and not a body. I've watched many videos on this case over the last 5 or so years and I guess I never noticed that aside from her cancer diagnosis, and that background, Gloria was a body that was doing all of this to other people, instead of the woman she was, going through one of the most terrifying deaths imaginable. the shift to recognizing her as the victim in this is nice. I think the really villain is the people peddling dangerous cures to desperate sick people. I'd say there needs to be a punishment for that, but that would just validate the conspirators even more.
@@ErieRosewood he's one of the few people who talks about true crime stuff with empathy for the victim, instead of treating it like a scary story and the victim as a plot device and that always gets me emotional.
I live in the Riverside area, and the Toxic Lady story is still pretty prevalent out here. Thank you for doing the actual story justice, sometimes the scariest occurrences are the ones we can naturally explain. I hope Gloria is resting easy now
Dad was a Veterinarian back in the day. He used to use DMSO for sore muscles. When I was 14 years old I injured my back. So, Mom decided that it would be a good idea to put some DMSO on it. Well, she somehow managed to get ahold of the bottle that hadn't been diluted. Needless to say, the skin on my back turned to deep blisters until it fell off. Burning didn't stop until four days later. It was pretty much a nightmare.
@@rmx4087 Well, it's labeled as a topical analgesic, ready to use (not a concentrate), and didn't bother her own hands when she dispensed it. Most people ignore the label advice to try a tiny spot first and watch for reactions, that's present on many products such as hair dye. Some people have a strong allergic reaction to DMSO.
I find it funny that ppl would call her stupid for trying something to prolong her life when there are ppl out there that thought that eating laundry detergents for the fun of it.
To those who don't understand why the family denies that she used that product as a self cure: they were trying to maintain a position that would leave a window open for legal compensation, and leave the hospital liable
This is what immediately jumped to mind. Of course the family vehemently denied her taking DMSO - they're trying to win a lawsuit and get money from the hospital.
They genuinely might have not thought she was using it, if she went to another country for cheap healthcare it's very plausible that they didn't know (at first.) Maybe, and hear me out... Maybe we shouldn't make people pay their entire life savings to stay alive.
@sandraswan9008 I don't think they had one. I think they just glanced at this comment and wanted to look like the "good guy," and was assuming the OP was excusing it
I first heard about this story a few years ago and immediately knew that it had to be some sort of bizarre biochemical event. As a chronically ill person who takes a bunch of meds, hearing how someone trying desperately to heal themselves and instead ending up dying and unintentionally and unknowingly making others around her sick is horrifying and fascinating. Thanks for the awesome breakdown of events; it was very easy to follow and understand (even with a minimal level of chemistry knowledge) while being very compassionate to Gloria and her loved ones.
@@valinor5397 the doctors probably also knew it was some biochemical event. It doesn't take a genius to realize that. Just when you have to analyze it all and diagnose the specific name of the cause you're likely to give up and write "Probably hysteria or something idk.".
@@valinor5397 It's pretty obvious that the cause was some kind of chemical reaction or gas, and the doctors were technically right when they said there was a gas leak.. just not a gas leak from the normal source
@@valinor5397 There’s a difference between knowing the exact cause of something and a general idea of what might have happened. For instance, if you see a lego castle with 5 kids standing right next to it, you’re not gonna know which specific parts were worked on by which kid or why. But I guarantee you can tell that these 5 kids made the castle.
i think its like an ingrained misogyny kinda thing. like i also heard poc and black cops will still treat poc and black people how a white cop may; thats of course not to say its true in every instance, id lean towards it being rather uncommon even, but it would have similar roots. crazy how society can make people turn on eachother for issues bith people face
Women are more prone to fall for mental tricks than men. Look at every cult ever. It always starts with a charismatic man, who attracts women and then comes men looking for wap who play along.
I've never heard this one before, but I really love with how much respect and compassion you went through all the details and factors. You never dissapoint! Honestly need more people like you talking about conspiracy theories and the unexplainable and less idiots just trying to make spectacles and clickbait out of the stuff. Thank you for being awesome!
This is such an insane and terrifying series of events. It's so unlikely but it's the kind of story with so many "normal" pieces that it sounds like it could happen to almost anybody.
I had always prescribed to the mass hysteria theory, but this accidentally made toxic chemical theory really wraps the strange bits all together. I appreciate your note about how Gloria was a mother and a loved family member. I feel like her case is often gawked at like some wild science fiction story when she was a real human who passed away.
@@madeliner1682 no I'm not discounting that she was sick, however correlation does not equal causation. Just because the one nurse had a medical episode doesn't mean it was actually caused by Gloria. A lot of "paranormal" or off occurrences can usually be explained by separate normal occurrences happening and people conflating causation and correlation.
You always say “thank you for watching” so I just wanna take a moment to say: thank you for the content. Honestly the work you do is amazing. You know what you’re talking about, I don’t feel like you’re spreading mis information because you do your research and mostly: you keep me (someone with crippling ADHD and therefore a short attention-span) entertained and engaged in the story. Love it. Thank you.
Re: the lost blood sample, once my doctor ordered a 24-hour urine sample (exactly what it sounds like, I had to piss in a jug for an entire day) and the lab lost it. If a gallon pissjug can get misplaced, it's pretty safe to say a small blood vial could simply get lost in the chaos. I hope my pissjug is doing ok wherever it is.
i appreciate you bringing up how gloria is not stupid or wrong for trying remedies as a last resort for cancer treatment. everyone in this situation did what they thought was right in the moment and it happened to end so tragically
Wendigoon: "DMSO4 needs a lot of energy-" Me: "THE DEFIBRILLATOR!!!" I feel for Gloria. Such a painful situation to be in with the cancer, of course she would have tried anything. I hope her story can be told with respect in the future, and that her legacy is one of learning and not derision.
NGL, I had heard about this case before and the tie to a degreaser, but I has always assumed the defib catalyzed what was on her skin. I would've never imagined the reaction was internal were it not so thoroughly broken down for me. Shit's wild.
That poor woman. Desperate to cure her cancer, she falls more ill and in the hospital’s attempt to save her, it sets off a chain of events that proves chaotic for so many. I can’t imagine what she was going through!
Thank you for giving Gloria the respect she deserved. She was a mother, she was loved. I've watched plenty of UA-cam videos on this, and the only other person who gave her respect like you did was Joe Scott.
It's just terrible to think about being so desperate for a cure your literally trying anything. I know people do this, I get why, but man is heartbreaking to think where you have be to just give in and hope literally anything can help you. RIP Gloria.
Though it IS fair to point out that there's a pretty large community of conspiracy theories who don't take real medcine and only use stuff they can find on facebook groups because they're conspiracy theorists. Not saying that's what happened here since we don't know WHY Gloria did this, but there's enough stories you can read where someone died because their facebook group said that drinking acid would kill the demon inside instead of going to a doctor that this is at the very least still a possibility.
The thing with family accounts that's always hard for me is, as much as I want to listen to them, families oftentimes want to protect the memory of their loved ones and are quick to shoot down anything that they feel 'tarnishes' their memory. In this case, I think it's very likely Gloria didn't even tell them she was using anything. Perhaps worried they'd judge her, or not wanting to get their hopes up about something she knew was uncertain. Or they did know, but there's comfort it being able to assign blame, and if she did use DMSO- then it's an unfortunate series of events that no one could've anticipated.
Makes me think of all the times someone's family will be on the news calling them "such a nice boy who would never hurt anybody" and it turns out this "nice boy" has a rap sheet as long as they are tall.
@williamjenkins4913 there's a lot of cases where someone very clearly died due to drug use or alcohol, but the family refused to accept it because their loved one "never would've done that" or the many instances of someone committing suicide, but the family refusing to accept it. It's always horrifically sad, because it's such a human thing to want to see only the best of those you love. At the same time, though, i do think accepting the truth is honoring them in its own way.
First time viewer here. Former Podcaster and Sports Broadcaster. Normally this community hates on each other but not me. You're a phenomenal story teller. You have an easy voice, you're knowledgeable, and you speak properly. This was good stuff. 💪
This whole situation kind of sounds like the plot to a B-movie body horror flick. Such a scary situation, for someone to basically become a nerve agent and releasing toxic gas everywhere.
It inspired a story in the "Memories" set called "Stink Bomb" with a scientist who has a cold tries some experimental medication and then falls asleep, only to wake up later to find everyone in his lab dead and us later finding that the medicine reacted to the shot in his body and now he's letting out a highly toxic gas that even Hazmat suits can't contain along with throwing off the trajectory of missiles and such aimed at him while he tries to go to a lab the military ask him to go to and, of course, try to see what they can learn and how to use it.
Same with me. Im autistic and things are already hard as it is understanding some of these Concepts and I feel everything so deeply. The fact that he often uses non scary music during the really creepy stories like the one about the five guys that disappeared, and his calm personality and his kindness and empathy, give my nervous system a rest so I can pay attention to the story and not worry about my own coping mechanisms.
@@pinup_charmer3348i'm not autistic but i totally get what you mean! Its more like a documentary and not some over exaggerated "scary" storytelling. More Information and less useless tension
Others have said it better than I will, but this video is really eye-opening. There was no conspiracy or government-coverup or freakish display concealed by an apathetic hospital, it really just was a series of unfortunate events. Nobody was "in the wrong" here, it's the story of a desperate and agonized mother trying to soothe her pain and a hospital's attempts to help her only resulting in further damage. May her soul rest in peace
The fact that it took me 10 years to finally hear the "theory"/explanation of how all of that happened and how she became "the toxic lady" is astounding
What’s really wild about it is how normal hospital procedure lined up in a nearly impossible situation to make this happen like if any one thing; the kidney failure, the use of dmso, the oxygen mask, the defibrillator; was removed then none of this would have happened
It reminds me of a youtuber I watch that covers airplane accidents, they happen in much the same way. One problem overlaps with another overlaps with someone not noticing something, etc etc
i think it makes sense that no one in her family knew she used dmso for her cancer. alternative medicine users are sometimes very shy about telling people in their lives that they use it because they're afraid of judgement. imagine you tell your family you use dmso for your cancer, they'll probably just tell you you're an idiot, go see a doctor. this makes so much sense and i don't think there are any loose ends at all
@@williamjenkins4913 people usually believe the first theory that sounds plausible to them, she died in the most weird circumstances possible and the investigation ended in them calling it "mass hysteria", so for the months/years it took for people to find out it was DMSO, the family was already convinced this was a coverup + the fact that this just can't be recreated in a lab due to many human rights issues
The reason why people might call you foolish or just plain dumb for using “alternative medicine” is that at best it does nothing and the placebo effect kicks in. At worst it makes whatever ails you worse because some weirdo from Arizona told you rubbing a crystal on your skin rash would make it clear right up and now the rash has spread. It’s a valid reason not to mention your doing something potentially dangerous when you don’t fully understand just what your doing.
@@williamjenkins4913 well, look at how people react to it. "Wow, that woman must have been pretty dumb to use that degreasing stuff huh". They don't wanna see the person who literally died in a bizarre way as someone stupid
@@crabohato4954 callin it "degreasing stuff" is very misleading. It is used in medicine and was groundbreaking when discovered. It's danger comes from its usefulness in transporting chemicals across the skin barrier. A lot of negative and nefarious possibilities therr
I really appreciate how respectful and honorable you are in your tellings of these peoples' stories. It's difficult to stomach sensationalised tellings of a real person's suffering, and it gives a lot of peace of mind knowing I can get information from your channel without having to risk giving a view to someone treating the topic improperly.
You are such a breath of fresh air in explaining this situation with so much empathy towards this poor woman. Thank you for making a video on this subject.
thank you for covering this story with respect towards Gloria and emphasizing the circumstances regarding her suffering and the cancer diagnosis. you handled this with a lot of grace and empathy and science-- which not a lot of people who have talked about this story have
After THREE autopsies, no wonder the heart was missing and their was occult fecal matter. It's not often that we keep an entire organ in medical autopsies (They usually just take a sample for histology and then the rest of the organ goes back in the viscera bag. Most places put the bag back in the body when they send them to the funeral home/crematory), but it's not unheard of. And sometimes organs just have to be taken in whole and set in the formalin for a long time because of the state that they are in before they can even be prosected and sent for histological samples. And with her medical conditions, I can only imagine that her bowels were not looking good. Even when being as careful as possible, I've still sometimes perf'd a bowel while eviscerating someone who because of illness had really delicate tissue. Shit happens. And no matter how long you soak the bowel in water, and no matter how much water you run while doing so, you're gonna get shit in places it probably shouldn't go when running the bowel. And then once that gets plopped back into the viscera bag with all the other prosected organs, the fecal matter is just going to get mixed in. Except for microbiology samples, most things in a medical autopsy aren't stringently sterile like in surgery. They're dead. They can't get an infection and die.
"It's not often that we keep an entire organ in medical autopsies" Before you get called a liar for saying "we," I'm curious; would you say this is a situation *so weird* they would have taken the heart, samples, ect, and *not told anyone but the family?* There were investigators, there was so much chaos, it was unprecedented. The fact the blood was "lost" (likely properly disposed of) screams of "We're doing the best we can!" And I wanna reiterate, I'm not saying you're lying. Other people will though lol. (Idk if people realize how easy going septic is either... I can imagine just the defibs somehow causing some to leak due to the amount of energy released/the body's natural reaction to being shocked)
@@XXMatt0040XX Given the nature of the FIRST autopsy when they were not sure if she was carrying a lethal contagion, I would not be surprised if they went in a little overzealous
1: I love the repeated feeling of "aaah that's what did it" and immediately hearing about the hitch that prevents that being the explanation. Great presentation. 2: Oh my god that's incredibly unfortunate.
I absolutely understand Gloria Ramirez's desperation. This isn't some botched cosmetic alternative done for the sake of vanity. She was fighting for her life, looking for any way out from a bleak circumstance. I can't imagine the dread and terror going through her head when she found out how bad her situation was... Enough for her to do this. Thank you for always having empathy when dissecting these strange, real life stories.
I’m taking O chem right now and the way you explained the chemical mechanisms motivated me. It’s very impactful how people like those doctors followed their gut instinct and were able to conclude the real, chemical reasons for Gloria’s death and the people who got infected
Honestly I think a chemistry teacher would be happy to know you're using the information for something like this. These kinds of cases show how complex chemistry is and how unexpected things can happen with seemingly everyday objects. We don't often think how something as simple as an oxygen mask would affect things but in very specific circumstances like these, they make a world of difference. I'd argue the real horror of this is the desperation and fear people are faced with when they are told they're going to die. That's scarier than any demon or ghost people can come up with.
I appreciate how respectful you are and present the story from multiple sides. I love how you meticulously explain all the science and make it easily digestible for everyone. Thank you for the awesome videos!
Funny thing, I brought this up with my medical field parents tonight for my birthday dinner and apparently my dad's friend was apart of the autopsy. Small world.
My dad died like that too. They checked him 4 times and found nothing, and then he had end stage cancer all over his body. They told him there was nothing he could do. Chemo is a coin flip on one tumor already, which is why it is important to do it before it spreads. Yeah, he had 7 end stage, ready to spread again. My mom considered magic magnets from a warlock for 500 bucks a week. What else you gonna do? Nothing? Just give up. Well... yeah...
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the fact that it's theoretically possible to turn a human into a biological weapon with oven cleaner is insane
It's crazy that this entire situation was so unlikely it truly was a freak accident.
Why would you phrase it that way tho.
It´s not theoretical though, considering it happened. And has happened before, asia has a quite weird track record with walking bio weapon incidents
Look, I needs some good oven cleaner, but I don't know how I feel about a cleaner that can kill you and potentially turn you into a bioweapon. I feel like the hospital bills that would come from that would be better used buying a new oven/stove.
You missed a part: “BY ACCIDENT”
Honestly, spontaneously producing a nerve gas is way spookier than anything supposedly supernatural.
Human cells have catalysts that reduce the energy needed for a reaction to take place
Even worse when you consider that everything that happened was standard procedure.
@@TheTundraTerroryep. So let's hope this isn't a "just use horse dewormer for covid" situation, as it would probably happen again in extreme cases like this!
I had to put this video on pause after the nuclear incident in Japan. Luckily it wasn't a nuclear cause of death for Gloria.
i mean, the supernatural can often excite the part of the mind that race at the prospect of the unknown, and because of the natural survival instinct it usually fears the possibility of death, as its now a freely opened scenario.
with a nerve gas, thats a likely guarantee. you KNOW it could kill you, and that its now present within the situation. that fear itself is outright validated within the context, rather than being merely on the table.
Her family thinking she didn't take DMSO could easily be explained away by her just being embarrassed by how desperate she was and not telling anyone and doing it in secret.
We don't tell our family every single detail of our lives especially if it's something we know we're going to get criticized over
desperate...👁
That and grief is extremely potent at clouding one's judgement and reasoning.
@@BlackKnightOfTheWindthis is so true. When a loved one dies in a way that may seem especially weird or hard to understand some people will cling to conspiracy theories and start blaming others when in reality it was a series of unfortunate events that took their loved one from them.
@@Chest_Rockwell1 It could also be that by saying Gloria did use DMSO, it would make the whole situation "her fault". i.e. It would make it so that the events that transpired in the ER were caused by her actions, even if it is indirect. They might've wanted to avoid saying that to prevent possible legal actions against Gloria's estate or just because they don't want their dead loved one to be "blamed" for it.
@@HeyLeFay This is what I was thinking. That if they wanted legal action against the hospital, admitting that she screwed around with degreaser to cure cancer could seriously gank their chances of getting anything out of those legal actions.
my dad died from cancer at the age of 37. He was diagnosed only six months before his death and in these 6 months my family tried absolutely everything to give him more time.
If you had told us rubbing oven cleaner on his entire body would help, we would have gladly done that.
People need to understand that Gloria was a young mother. She had kids, a family, people who depended on her.
I hate that people judge her for trying desperate measures, but I love that you made sure not to do that.
Thank you so much for your empathy and kindness ❤
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When you have tried all the conventional and proven medicine, and you're about to pass, it won't cause suffering to try to more desperate alternative stuff. The worst that can happen is death, but that is close anyway.
Especially because it wasn't her fault the way the oven cleaner reacted to the oxygen mask and defibrator, there's no way she could have possibly known.
@@Lapeocon literally! She didn’t have a medical degree, or knew every little thing there was about what she was taking. She was just desperate to live, and stay with her family.
Wow
I’m a Respiratory Therapist and work in a ER. Blood samples get disposed of in a Biohazard container that gets taken out daily. So her blood being “lost” is really just good blood disposal protocol
Don't they keep it though if someone dies before it gets tested, for whatever postmortem testing might be needed? Also why didn't they take blood on the first autopsy? The whole thing is just so weird.
Sure you are 😂
@@abrahamwashington8579 ?
@@abrahamwashington8579 I am not an ER doctor/nurse but I have been into the er 20-30 times and I can corroborate that anything that gets your blood in it that is not sent to the lab does go into a biological waste container, usually a bin hung up on the side of the room (at least here in WI in the U.S.)
Edit: for Penrod's questions I think that it is more than likely that as they were leaving or coming back in to clean up the vial was just lying around and not yet labelled, meaning it would go into the biological waste bin. I cannot attest to my unconscious blood draws, but when conscious they have you see the label with your name on it to get your confirmation that it was properly labelled and since she was conscious when she entered they my have been waiting for that.
NOTE- My experiences have been in the last decade or so, medical practices may have changed drastically between her time and now but it is better to state the supporting evidence you have.
@@floofypoofybread sure they a respiratory therapist. Not the sharpest tool in the shed are you?
My father was treated with DMSO for a bone marrow transplant as part of his cancer treatment, and he had that weird fruity garlic smell for like a week. It was like a mix between overripe apples and crushed garlic that you could smell any time you walked in the same room as him. Just an overpoweringly sweet, fermented, rotten garlic smell that was incredibly distinct. And that was the modern, diluted formulation.
Im so sorry.. Fuck cancer.
I remember using DMSO on horses and i was warned if i touched it, I'd taste onions. It was very strange.
When was your father treated for cancer? Was it recently or back around the same time as this story?
that is just what DMSO smells like. it is still non-toxic or low toxic on its own.
@@stacin821 I’m guessing it was recently because he said it was the “modern diluted type“.
This story is so sad because for once, no one did anything wrong. The paramedics, doctors, and nurses all did exactly what they would/should have done with any patient, but it just so happened to be the randomly imperfect combination that killed this poor woman.
And yet her family still blames the hospital for all purposes was probably just very bad luck for Gloria
She was dead anyways, and she knew that which is why she was going for alternative medicine.
@@dnidaz2553 it’s hard not to blame the doctors and other people who worked on your loved one when they pass. It’s part of grieving. And especially cause they didn’t know what caused this for a long time, she was sick already but she got deathly ill extremely quickly once in the hospital. Not knowing what caused this it would be very easy to blame the hospital, doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals.
Well except for the fact that they forgot to tell her that she had fucking cancer untill it was way to late
She was really young, too. 31 is of no age to be worrying about death. We need to eradicate this awful disease, even if it takes a thousand years of research it would be worth it.
This is the most House M.D. style medical case ever. I'm almost shocked they never used this as inspiration in the show.
Law & Order did.
@dancekeb1308 what ep???
that’s what i was thinking
@@onizuka255 second opinon i think
Because truth is stranger than fiction.
Thank you for showing so much respect for Gloria. She wasn’t a ghost story, or a plot point, or a sideshow attraction. She was a human being who didn’t deserve what happened to her. Anyone who has seen cancer knows that nobody deserves that
G L O R I A Gloria?
I wouldn't say no one. Few people, like cartel lords and Pol Pot.
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Even if she did put straight up oven cleaner on her skin, how heartbreaking is it that she was in so much pain that she would resort to that
She was probably in a lot of pain an they refused to give her meds so she probably resorted to it out of desperation
luckily it wasn't a demonic nuclear accident, I avoided this video for as long as possible after that incident in Japan.
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She was on meds tho. Maybe a palliative care cocktail?
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It's because at the time there were rumors that dmso was able to treat cancer
@@NDNauthorgirlieyeah at 14:30 he explains it
Thank you for returning Gloria Ramirez's humanity back to her instead of pointing the finger to her and making her some sort of freak show. She was a wife, mom, daughter and sister.
This is the first I've heard about this case. Are there really accounts that dehumanize this poor woman? When I think of this happening to anyoneI know, I would just feel horrible. Honestly, Gloria's condition and passing were tragic, and I hope she's found peace and rest
@@big.gib.4L yeah sadly
That happens a lot. Elisa Lam comes to mind.
Agreed.
@@big.gib.4L yeah, a lot of retellings of the story treat her more like an urban legend or myth to be solved instead of a person
i understand the intrigue behind the story, but also at the end of the day she was a person, not a phenomenon
It’s so cruel to think someone actively dying of cancer was “stupid enough” to take desperate measures to cure it. It is so easy to be a healthy person and say “Well *I* would never take dangerous chemicals like that I would just-“ but you honestly can never understand that kind of desperation until you are in that position yourself. I’m glad to have heard this story and as always I’m appreciative of how you handle these kind of topics wendigoon :)
yeah, no one should have the blame put on them in this situation because it’s just very unfortunate things happening all around with no ill-intent from anyone whatsoever. I feel bad for Gloria, she was only 31 and had to experience news of having only a few months left to live, her desperation is very understandable
Newaflash- the internet is cruel. Maybe you shouldn't partake.
@@two-bit8502 Somebody woke up on the bad side of the bed, Internet is cruel, so attempt to remedy it, be nicer, might change the thought process a bit
@@two-bit8502 that’s like saying life is cruel so maybe we shouldn’t just live that is such a sad outlook to have lmfao
@@two-bit8502maybe you should leave
My mum passed away from cancer over a year ago, and what I learnt is that people have no empathy for people in that situation. My mum was a smart lady, but even she bought alternative medicines because she was DESPERATE for any sort of treatment that would actually work. I remember her looking at me with tears in her eyes saying "what have I got to lose? Might aswell try anything." So people calling terminally ill patients "stupid" for trying alternative medicine make me furious, because really it shows how awful our medical system can be and the lengths people will go to survive. So thank you for showing Gloria the empathy and humanity she deserved instead of making a mockery of her struggle x
My mother was diagnosed with aggressive chronic illness when she was young. Once I was looking through her old stuff and found a lot of news paper cut outs about local spiritual healers and alternative medicine. I could only imagine how devastated and desperate she felt, trying everything she could to find cure. The fact that she grew up in the Soviet Union where many ppl were scientifically sceptic kinda makes it even sadder for me. Brings me to tears everytime I think about it.
upd: for more context, those spiritual healers were advertised as being able to cure that exact illness, and my mom wasn't ever a spirituality freak before and now. Sorry if I'm overexplaining.
I'm sorry for your loss.
@@spinach001 absolutely understand this. My mum was never spiritual but when certain spiritual practices were advertised to help cure cancer I definitely noticed a shift. Sending my love to you 💕
these were exactly my thoughts tbh. I've never lost anyone to cancer (i hope you're doing okay) but its really not that hard to empathize. some people are just weird little goblins that never learned empathy and unfortunately their opinions seem more prominent because of the internet.
Many people watch too many movies and tv. A lot of people don’t take life serious.
The fact that she was basically terminal and tried this in a last ditch effort to save herself for her family, is absolutely heartbreaking. She tried to save herself and became a toxic weapon on accident and now, all we know her as is a sideshow attraction. That's honestly making me cry, I miss my wife.
I am sure your wife is in a lovely place where she can watch over you and she can keep you in her heart ❤️
I don’t know if this helps or not, but her family is protecting her dignity in the only way they can. I’m sure they know, in their own way. But she did it all for them, I can understand why they’d do this for her.
I’m so sorry for your loss but I want you to know that Wendigoon and all of his kids love you ❤️ We’re here for you.
I miss your wife too
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I feel bad for the woman that held the vial too. Her health tanked and she had no answers for what happened, while the hospital just shrugged and didn’t seem to care about the survivors.
@@kingsrevenge9234 shut up
Seriously they just called her hysterical
@@kingsrevenge9234bro no one cares, why are you promoting yourself on this type of a video? get a grip and get a brain
@Sabizos-TheSacredCowTipper bro trauma dumping in the lowk
@@pepefrog7456 ur reading comprehension isn't the best. js
Man, I’d heard of the ‘toxic lady’ before, but never heard the actual story. I was born in the exact same hospital only five months prior to her emergency intake there. Sad to see she’d been reduced down to a title that sounds like a freakshow exhibition. Thank you for humanizing Gloria with your retelling of her tragic story, Wendi.
Thank you for humanizing Gloria. When you are in pain, or you get news as bad as cancer, it's sometimes hard to even think straight, you will do whatever you can to live, even if it's something as dangerous as taking cleaning chemicals. I hope more people who watch this video gain that empathy for her.
This is a common issue with people who fall victim to scams, mlms, alt medicine, televangelists, cults, etc. People think they're "stupid" for being desperate, sometimes for their lives. All people are still people and have a story behind their decisions.
I've felt the desire to clean myself on the inside, and I'm not even seriously mentally ill. I imagine it can't be too huge of a leap for someone who's very sick to drink bleach.
@@ashcombrink4998 if you want to clean yourself on the inside eat some roughage
Most chemo is so toxic that people die of the treatment....but at least treatment killed the cancer, too
Reminds me of when coronavirus was just becoming an issue and the media was fear mongering and those people ingested fish tank cleaner to protect themselves from it and the wife was hospitalized and the husband died. People mocked them online despite one literally dying and the other seriously harmed and now a suddenly a widow but I can sympathize with being that afraid of something that you don’t think rationally.
This is the first video that talked about Gloria Ramirez as a person and not a stupid person not wanting to die of cancer.
Mr. Ballen did a good one too about a month ago.
no it's not thr first video I've watched many and 99% of them treat her as a case report, it doesn't make a difference if you treat her as one for educational purposes, she's long gone, nobody was outright treating her as " stupid" person
@@exiledkenkaneki701 I haven really seen anyone treating her as "stupid", this feels to me like some kind of narrative, every UA-camr that I've seen has covered her as a normal person dying of cancer and nothing more
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Drop the tinfoil, they're speaking from their perspective.
Toxic femininity.
when i clicked on this video, i clearly remember thinking “eh i’ve heard this story before, but i’ve never heard wendigoon tell it!”, very soon i sadly realized i’ve never heard the true, detailed story. THANK YOU for giving Gloria the respect she deserves, i’m so glad you were the creator to give us this story!!
Same! ❤
Don’t judge a book by its cover
I have actually heard it this way, thankfully. I came into knowing it's a tragic case of a terminal woman trying something out of desperation. I knew he'd do it right also though. So glad that not everyone treats this story as a circus attraction.
Exactly! He just put out the video of the Japanese man that blasted by insane amount of radiation. I was like, ehh I’ve heard about this story already but i still watched it to pass time. My eyes and ears were glued to my phone the whole time! Insane amount of info that weren’t mentioned in other stories.
yes agreed!
You said cancer and garlic smell and I IMMEDIATELY thought DMSO. My organic chemistry professor told us that he was working with it in a lab, and I believe he got just a bit on his glove and it's potent enough that within minutes he could taste garlic. He also told us it's been used as a cancer treatment, usually self medicated. Also, my mother read in a magazine just this year that it's some kind of miracle cure I had to tell her it's not, and I hadn't even heard this story yet.
Edit: aaaand most of what I just said gets explained lmao. I'll add what I told my mom: even if it cures ANYTHING it must be taken with doctor supervision. If you self medicate, youre missing a lot of info about dosing, interactions, etc. It's just dangerous. And really sad looking at specific cases like this one. I really feel for Gloria. I know how complex biochemistry is, and if I were diagnosed with cancer, you know... I might just try something I likely shouldn't. It's desperation, not stupidity. It's something that people put out there as an option, and it sounds like she followed it up. I can't blame her. The rest seems like a freak accident, that we can hopefully learn from at least.
And sidenote, it's been a year since I graduated college and being able to predict the outcome made me feel like I haven't forgotten anything. Comforting.
I have used it pretty extensively and I've only ever tasted the copper 'blood' taste. My trainer, a nurse, who recommended it to me mentioned that she tasted garlic.
The edit about remembering it from college is so real. I just started college as a biochem major ane being able to piece together the chemical reactions was kinda comforting that maybe I am learning.
@@benjiusofficialyeah, I’ve used it off and on for years, and I’ve never tasted garlic. I think it’s kind of like asparagus pee smell, only affects some people.
Ex ER Nurse here: Nobody eats dinner when working a busy shift. Even less when there's a cardiac arrest patient coming to the door. PLUS, the DMSO4 didn't even need to be vaporized. If it was in a trace concentration, the intubation into the lungs with high amounts of positive-pressure oxygen could have aerolized the DMSO4 and dispersed it into the room.
This is exactly what my wife said - she's a respiratory therapist.
Ah healthcare...I often eat while I chart. (Stroke unit)
@@Imperial_Cosmonaut Ha! I never eat food, because I get sick right after.
@@antisocialal4799 we'll order you continous portable jevity tubefeedings
I was thinking about that this whole time! I’d heard the case study before without the proposed answer and I figured it had to do with some nerve agent. I did EMS before nursing and they did a pretty dang good job on teaching us about how if multiple people are impacted by the same unknown cause (especially with new onset after arriving on the scene), the first thing to suspect is related to the environment! I can only imagine how scary it would have been to be working that code and watching your colleagues fall out on top of trying to save a young woman’s life. Codes are hard enough with all the chaos - things such as a missing syringe or body parts missing after two autopsies seem logical, as traumatizing as it may be to the family.
The moment I realized what the defibrillator did, I gasped and had to pause my video to look at my keyboard. The amount of perfect accidental steps to make this exact scenario happen, when in any other situation the nurse and doctor's responses are correct and standard for ER care, is chilling.
It reminds me of the bell curve meme template with the drooling imbecile at the low end, the normal person at the peak of averages in the middle, and the genius at the opposite low end.
0 IQ imbecile take - "yOu ShOuLdN't AlWaYs FoLlOw PrOtoCoL"
100 IQ NPC take - "You should always follow protocol."
200 IQ gigabrain take - "You shouldn't always follow protocol."
Protocol works 99.9% of the time, but the real master of their craft knows how to identify when protocol needs to be broken, via some hidden lore that isn't accessible to any but the prodigy of prodigies; all the while, to everyone else, you still sound like an imbecile, because "☝🤓 That's not protocol!"
literally, i was eating and had my spoon halfway into my mouth like, that series of events all lined up coincidentally for a domino effect is freaking insane
If you think this was lots of random things happening in right sequence you should check aviation accident investigations.
Event chain leading to some accidents literally started many years ago. (Japan Airlines Flight 123 accident "started" 7 years earlier)
Good point about aviation accidents!
The Doctor is underrated, he *caught* a falling colleague, *remained in the makeshift gas chamber,* and doesn't get the credit he deserves because of one simple fact: He took his oaths seriously and tried to save her life even though she clearly was the source.
I’ve heard this story around 4 times now through different sources, and it never gets less bizarre. It’s one of those stories that at first seems obviously exaggerated, but there is a TON of documentation about it, down to what medication she was given
Several decades have passed since then, and you can really tell from the details. So many years were spent trying to untangle this mess of mysteries, and the driving force was the question: „HOW?“
@@dansouthwell6557 I like your method of getting clicks lol
@Leaked Videos no, he didn’t. You just sound desperate
The DSMO in her blood can be explained by the fact that if you don’t empty your bladder or can’t empty your bladder, everything will start to go to your bloodstream as an escape route. Her organ failure caused her to be unable to urinate, which could have caused the DSMO to seep into her blood and her colon (explaining the fecal matter)
A doctor elsewhere in this comments section said the feces is best explained by the first autopsy, since cleanliness after the process is a very low priority for a dead patient. “Everything goes into the viscera bag, including any traces of feces.”
This case always makes me weep inside. The extremes that cancer patients go to are saddening but understandable. I can only hope that her family finds peace.
:( this is true.. rip gloria rip chadwick boseman rip WW fuck cancer
Her family got 800,000 dollars in hospital settlement, they are thieves because they said she didn't use dmso as if they could know for sure what chemicals are in what ointments and what they do, they deserve whatever they get coming. Her poor kids though I hope grew up well and became decent pple
@crashy102 ;)
That's incredibly harsh. You can't judge them when they most likely just told what they knew!
This is like that McDonalds customer sues after spilling coffee! At first you think "this is ridiculous, that old lady is just money hungry", but if you look into it, the truth is that she was right to sue, McDonalds used to serve their coffee A LOT hotter than normal coffee, which meant if you got burnt, it would be incredibly serious burns, not the kind you get from coffee you make at home!
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The fact that they first tried to dismiss this as a case of mass hysteria is wild to me. Great vid as always Wendi.
"The next time you think, 'The government wouldn't do that'; oh, yes they would."
This is the problem with those Occam's Razor types. In this world, the most straightforward answers usually *aren't* the actual truth.
To me it just sounds like someone had to put down SOMETHING for the cause of the event, and 'mass hysteria' basically equated to 'hell if we know' at the time. Without the understanding of all the chemistry going on I can understand why people would be so confused.
It's not that wild, people are lazy.
@@chuckn4851 Not really... This is such an unique and absurd case. Most of the times the simplest answer is indeed the answer, the thing is, MOST of the times aren't ALL of the times. You can't possibly tell me that this death is a standard one
It makes me so deeply sad for Gloria that she was dying so young and probably in such a state of desperation for anything to work, ended up dying such a gruesome death as a result. I’m happy that your videos take the time to empathize with and see the human in these stories
She actually didnt die from any of the toxic fumes. She died from the cancer. Everyone else just had to deal with the insane situation her death eventually caused.
@@kajwaverider9353they didn't say it was because of the fumes, they just said a gruesome death. Sad either way.
Her situation was sad, but the use of homeopathy is inexcusable. It can vary from harmless and ineffectual, to downright dangerous like we see here. Would you still try to sympathise if her actions did result in multiple nurses, possibly mothers too, dying?
@@Oujouj426 ok but how was Gloria supposed to know that would happen? Plus none of these symptoms would have happened had the hospital not done certain medical procedures. She was young, a wife, a mother, and was just told she had cancer and was destined to die. She just wanted to live for her family and was desperate. Demonizing her for that is frankly heartless
@@llamasaurwithabiscuit5690 Just don't use homeopathy. Removes the need to know anything. How many stories have you heard of someone desperate for a cure making things much worse for themselves or others?
Terrifying to think the hospital was trying to help her but they actually made the situation so much worse
It's admirable that she wasn't left alone to die in there though, they still tried to save her while everyone was evacced. *Enduring nerve gas for her.*
@@XXMatt0040XXmy question is if they knew it was nerve gas would they have stayed. I hope not if your body is PRODUCING the damm nerve gas you're probably fucked
maybe it made it worse but, i doubt she would have survived even if the oxygen mask and defib werent used. it already sounds like she had kidney failure before the oxygen mask, and with the elevated amount of diomethal-sulfoxide i doubt her liver would have been able to process it all, likely leading to a slower, more painful death
I am an Emergency Physician. Learning about Gloria in medical school around a decade ago was simply fascinating. Her emission of Dimethyl sulfate was a popular theory even back when I was a medical student.
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Wendigoon being sponsored by a life insurance search tool is extremely fitting, hilarious, and dark all at the same time. I love it
@User-sde4jh7nkl9q Bro cant be this dumb 💀
@User-sde4jh7nkl9qnaaahhhh theres wendigoon bots now
She was only in her 30s. She shouldve had her whole life ahead of her. To find out that she was dying, leaving behind her family. I could never blame her for doing anything it takes. It's just so tragic.
I can. It's one thing to want to help yourself and it's another thing to assume you can take cancer into your own hands and find a miracle cure scientists haven't found after almost centuries, that's just absolutely idiotic, especially since her lack of foresight and common sense lead to the death of others so she indirectly murdered a few people because she thought she could alleviate her own symptoms, which is what everyone who's sympathizing with her forgets to mention lol. I have family who passed from cancer and cancer survivors, none of them attempted to do anything this heinous despite how desperate they were, there's desperation and then there's being delusional.
@@that_deadeyegamer7920 How was she supposed to know that it would harm others?? Yes, those are harmful chemicals but how was she supposed to predict that the chemicals would cause a mass poisoning?? She was desperate, probably not thinking very clearly. I can’t even imagine the panic and anxiety that sets in when it comes to that diagnosis.
@@that_deadeyegamer7920 I would like to point out that it took doctors years to solve this mystery. She could not have known what would happen.
@@that_deadeyegamer7920 _and_ I must say that she was terminally ill. I don’t know about you, but if the treatments the doctors gave me were too expensive, not going to work, or were just going to hurt me more, or were pointless, and I was only middle aged, had children and family and loved ones who I wanted to live for? I’d try everything to survive, even if it wasn’t an official treatment.
@@that_deadeyegamer7920 are you kidding? no one, not even a chemist or doctor would have thought it would turn into a nerve gas of all things. there's a good chance she knew of the negative effects and didn't even expect it to magically cure her. when you're in that situation, there's really nothing else to do. as far as she and anyone else knew, the absolute worst case scenario is that she suffers some negative effects from the chemical and it doesn't help treat her cancer. even then, it still would've helped with her pain so that she can give more of her remaining life to her family, and there was no way anyone could've know it would become harmful to others. in conclusion, take the stick out of your ass and have some empathy. she experienced a series of terrible events that led to her death. none of the events at the hospital were her fault.
I’ve seen many people cover this case before and you’re the only person to speak of Gloria with compassion and understanding. She deserves to be remembered with respect, I wish more people would remember she was a person suffering in her weeks & final moments.
In her callousness she murdered half a dozen people.
I wanted to comment on the family denying she took DSMO as a treatment. it's very likely that if Gloria was feeling desperate enough to try drain cleaner as a treatment method, she felt embarrassed and didn't want her family to know. their adamant denial now could be them either not believing she would do that, or refusing to accept that she'd do it and not tell them. I can only begin to imagine what that situation would've have been like for Gloria, and what its like for the family now, but I can see this happening. I also have to wonder how sure they are that she didn't. "she didn't use that, we've never even owned that stuff" is much different to "she didn't use that, she's not like that".
This is exactly what I thought. Maybe she hid the fact she tried it because she was embarrassed. From the family’s perspective, I understand why they deny it and blame the hospital. Saying someone used “oven cleaner” to try and help themselves sounds ridiculous and the way she died was surrounded in such bizarre circumstances that it’s hard to believe mistakes weren’t made. They were angry, and grieving, and needed someone or something to blame and refused to blame Gloria. In the end it was a tragic and freakish set of one in a million circumstances. I truly believe it was no one’s fault and that it was all just a freak accident.
Yes exactly, its not difficult to hide something like that from your family. If this happened to me, I wouldn't be surprised if my family have no idea about it.
family planning on suing the hospital someday and get that cash loll, honestly they r probably in denial or sum
I can’t honestly blame them if they are just unable to process what happened in any healthy way. To hear that someone you loved went through a death of unprecedented agony, the only person to ever die like this…..At this point I wonder if their denial is shaped more like “She did not die that way.”, rather than “She did not use this chemical.”
There aren’t many people who wouldn’t be horribly traumatized while trying to accept it.
As a cancer survivor myself, I in no doubt why Gloria would try the oven cleaner as a remedy. She isn’t stupid, being diagnosed with cancer is one of the scariest things on the planet, on top of being terminal or treatment not being an option, being so desperate to try anything to cure it or at least deal with the symptoms. Her course of actions is 100% valid and makes sense as someone whose gone through cancer also. Anyone who thinks she’s stupid or dumb for doing this has never understood going through that with no way of dealing or treating it.
Yeah, people don't get how desperate something like that makes you until they experience it. People belittling her as dumb is just shameful on so many levels.
Desperation is a hell of a beast
@@lsswappedcessna100%. Anyone who belittled this woman or called her stupid is lucky, and privileged to never have to get a diagnosis like that, which treatment being either not an option or an option that works.
If I had been told that DMSO would have relieved even a small fraction of my Nana’s pain as cancer killed her I would have helped my mom; aunt and the hospice nurse apply it.
Anything to see her be her one last time.
When you're essentially backed against the wall, you just go instinctually toward trying to stay alive
i'm really happy to hear you humanizing and empathizing with Gloria. i've seen multiple videos on this and have always thought about how if i was in her shoes with that prognosis, i'd use anything to see if it would help me. i hate to see people blaming her or judging her when all we know is that her prognosis was bleak
Agreed. I felt very awful for her as she only wanted to save herself, she never had a way of knowing the effects of what could happen.
I agree too. There’s really no way anyone could have predicted this chain of events, and honestly I don’t blame her for trying it
I just hate alternative medicine. I'm not gonna dunk on a desperate cancer patient, but I will say that I hope whoever spreads this kind of "remedy" around has their kneecaps revoked. Especially since there's evidence to suggest it actually WORSENED her condition internally.
@@warbossgegguz679for real, people who push that shit are taking advantage of sick people it's fucking disgusting
@@warbossgegguz679 alternative medicine really is just alternatives TO medicine
As a cancer survivor myself, you will become DESPERATE for ANYTHING to ease your suffering. The nurses tending to me on the Oncology floor didn't properly rehydrate me after my first round of chemo. When they sent me home I was constantly dehydrated and was unable to keep anything down- not even water. My stomach would not hold anything and it got to the point where I was begging, pleading even to my parents to get me anything with CBD just so I could be able to drink water and not puke it back up.
I can totally see and understand a mother willing do try anything if she wasn't able to afford the medical care, even if its something unproven and outlandish like an oven degreaser.
Also the perfect storm for all of that to just come together to cause that is absolutely astronomical. You would honestly think the hospital staff would stop and try to clean the stuff off her chest before putting the paddles on her but I guess every second counts when it comes to cardiac arrest.
Man I love Wendigoon’s sponsors one minute it’s cereal next it’s life insurance. There’s such a huge difference between those two things.
never let them know your next move
They’re about the same to me
Life insurance fits pretty well for the channel tho, if he ever drowns in a river by shooting himself in the back of the head 3 times hell need it.
Well maybe you'll eat so much Magic Spoon that your health is in danger.
Also, when you inevitably go out to meet the magic elves that make it, you might not come back...
dont forget RAID SHADOW LEGENDS
I've heard this story before and thought it was interesting but strange, but hearing it now with my dad dying of cancer and only having a few months left it really hits me hard. There's a desperation that hits people when theyre confronted with the fact that there's nothing more to be done, my family has had years to deal with it but it's still the hardest thing I've ever had to think about, I can't imagine what it must be like to one day suddenly be told that you're dying and it's too late and there's nothing you can do. I can see her trying a last ditch effort to treat herself, when all the doctors refuse or are unable to help you you really have no other option but to try alternative treatments whether you really believe them or not.
I agree. I think that it's insensitive to say she was stupid to take something unproven when most people will try anything to cure their cancer. This was in the 1980's, too. Cervical cancer was much less understood then. I think it's fair to assume that we'd all be throwing hail marys.
Plus, it's not like Gloria knew anyone else would be harmed. As far as she knew the worse that would happen is she would die... Which was going to happen anyway. Why wouldn't you try?
So many mfers are sooooo scared of death when their lives will of have never amounted to much anyway, woowhee join the other 8 billion people who have jobs and families lmfao, as numerous as grains of sand on a beach.
On top of that many people used it as muscle pain treatment too (Wendi particularly talking about gym people using the same type of oven cleaner stuff she used)
So you'd think if all these doctors on tv are telling you dsmo might help cancer, AND all these healthy gym bros were using it after a particularly rough workout and were totally healthy, it doesn't sound as bad of a idea (especially if maybe one of those gym people were a friend she possibly trusted suggested it to her and vouched for it as a good treatment)
My mom got diagnosed with cancer last year, and her prognosis isn't good at all.
I swear to God if I find that me dancing naked in the middle of a mall can cure her, I will constantly escape prison to get arrested again the very same day.
I wish you and your mother all the best, if that were the case we’d all be dancing with you.
I'm sorry to hear that man. My mom is a heavy smoker, I've been telling her for years that she needs to quit I dread the day that she gets diagnosed with cancer but hopefully that day will never come. Regardless of what your personal stance is on the existence of God I will still remember your mom in prayer.
Modified citrus pectin can be helpful for some kinds of cancers.
I'm so sorry.
@@CatzlovichCatnipAndCabbages if she won't listen to you then the only thing you can do is have faith and believe she will be well and live a long and healthy life ❤️ maybe I'm just another nutter on the internet but I believe in the power of thought x
Dayum. This is one of those "truth is stranger than fiction" moments.
Thank you for making this story easy to follow for laypeople like me. Much appreciated.
I’m glad that bigger channels like Wendigoon and MrBallen are telling this story with empathy and compassion rather than just making it a scary internet story.
@@aa-gs5vp I highly suggest you find better publications than buzzfeed anything. there is so much better content out there covering anything buzzfeed will half ass touch
Its so bizzare to me that Wendigoon is now considered a big channel when I first found find he was just about 50k.
I'm cringing at people who can't stop mentioning " empathy" here like stop nobody fkcn cares, you won't give a fk and remember her after this video why do you need to make a big deal out of it???
@@exiledkenkaneki701 dont project your inability to feel bad for people onto others. its an important part of being a human, when we see something awful happen to someone and feel bad it sticks in our memory better. if a similar situation arises later, we can remeber "oh shit, i remember blah blah happned to that person, maybe we should go about this in a different way"
@@uDaniels stop using the word project half hazardly, what you said made no sense knowing that the original commentor hasn't exaggerated a claim, i don't need to have empathy for a women who died Ages ago and had nothing over my life, my grandfather has passed from cancer and I felt sad, so it's obvious there is no projection here, stop making it deep
Clearly the people who ridiculed her for “being stupid” to try oven cleaner to cure cancer have never had the misfortune of being so desperate that you’d try ANYTHING.
Makes me so mad
why are you mad over internet videos
@@squidward8125 ? did you watch the video at all?
@@squidward8125 Because Cruelty is outraging.
Why so mad over someone's opinion? 🤔
@@atmywhitson why so unempathetic to other people?
she must have been in so much pain before she passed away. how anyone could place any blame on her for what happened is so beyond me. sometimes our desperation for relief can lead to consequences but this is just completely bizarre and unimaginable and my heart aches for her
Like all tomorrows
It is that same desperation that can also make people forget empathy.
I'm sure the blame came from the people that were around her that day, and they surely grew bitter because, remember, some people had permanent damage in their organs and while in not Gloria's fault at all that this happened, its way easier for embittered people to forget that and blame her. I just hope that this video gains more traction- because before this video, I remember there was one myth-buster video that solely blamed the hospital and did agree that it was simply mass hysteria.
It’s no wonder she was in so much pain, late stage cancer pain can’t be controlled with codeine. It’s an old, very mild narcotic that was outmoded for severe pain even in the 90s.
28:14 A lot of people also don’t remember that you can make mustard gasses at home with cleaning supplies and not know it until it’s too late. She may not have known either and heard random advice for an at home remedy.
Small correction, the recipe I know you're thinking of produces chloramine gas, not mustard gas. Common misconception. Not nearly as horrific, but still extremely hazardous.
If Ramirez's family is adamant she didn't use the de-greaser, it could be that she bought an alternative medicine that didn't say exactly what was in it. My grandmother bought some weird stuff when she had cancer and that was recently, I imagine in the 80's it was so much more unregulated
The degreaser was the alternative medicine. He explains it in the video how the de-greaser and its component is a alternative medicine for cancer.
@@Misskraehe i think they mean that gloria bought alternative medicine, not knowing what was in it, and it happened to consist of the degreaser if that makes sense. like she got "laced" with DSMO in a sense (if this theory is correct)
@@Caspians_Corner Its entirely possible. DMSO is used to suspend many things.
@@Adam-tp8py real
@@Caspians_Corneror it could even be someone taking that degreaser and essentially just re-packaging it as a treatment. That way there’s enough of a concentration of it for this to happen.
My mother was a nurse there . And we lived a few blocks away . The story is 100 percent true.. she didn't go to the hardware store for cancer treatment. She was going to Mexico to get cancer treatments and who knows what they put in her body. That is what the family is failing to tell people that is where the DMSO came from
Seconding that this is also likely and is still very common. The amount of friends/family I have who go to Mexico for cheaper medicine, surgery, other treatments is pretty high. It becomes a dangerous gamble when you start to seek out treatment for more dire conditions.
My friend who is trans went to Mexico to get testosterone to take. He wasn’t taking testosterone, he was taking steroids the whole time.
@@gaminglightning4363 as a trans guy this makes me want to throw up
@@gaminglightning4363 wtf.... ima trans girl and this enfuriates me so much...
This is a very good point and one I saw often working in a retail pharmacy. Even in the states, a lot of my Brazilian patients (there's a pretty substantial Brazilian population in my area) went to Brazilian doctors who would prescribe medications that were common treatment options for their conditions back in Brazil, but weren't common in the states. I saw this a lot during the pandemic (not ivermectin lol)
I'm happy you had that bit at the end about how Gloria Ramirez was an actual person. I've always felt, just like you said, people keep on forgetting that this was a human with an actual life, a family-a woman with people who loved her. What happened to her was tragic, and if this theory is correct, it's really nothing but a series of unfortunate events that went on to trigger each other.
Mystery solved. I first heard this story on the BuzzFeed unsolved series and always thought she must have been taking some kind of holistic or alternative medicine for the cancer. The DMSO explains everything. Especially since they observed her chest was glossy - if she was having heart problems, chest pain and/or trouble breathing she probably put the degreaser all over her chest, where it would make direct contact with the defibrillator. I'm surprised they didn't think to wipe her down before using the defib but then again, there's no time for that if she's coding.
They are *machines* in those moments. They've got all the info needed in their heads, which is how the coordination is so good.
Unfortunately, when *this* freak event happens, well you know... I don't blame them though
By now Wendigoon is just using us as therapy for the horrible things he discovers.
Hey, it’s free content! =)
@@ArDeeMee It's definitely a win-win situation. Except for the subjects of the videos.
the difference between a traumadump and a good video is presentation and charisma
well thankfully we've got therapists ourselves
I'm using HIM as therapy 😁
Thank you for humanizing what happened with Gloria. Absolutely devastating to think about how desperate she must have been. Rest in peace.
agree, other videos I saw on the topic had little to no respect for her. I feel so bad for her cause my grandpa was in a similar position but less dire. He is a diabetic and due to this, his toes were having trouble getting oxygenated killing the toes and damaging the feet. He had two options from doctors, amputate the foot or amputate the toes and deal with everything else. I will never understand why anyone can't understand that type of desperation in someone especially one who lived nearly his whole life as the one others depend on and for being fit and always out going.
honestly, thank you for showing "true crime" in a way that doesnt make the victim look stupid. gloria's death was so incredibly sudden and tragic, and i applaud you for showing how she just wanted to find a cure
This isn't a true crime case though lol
@@palestar828 true, but i associate these w/ true crime because of the complexity n stuff
What was the crime here? Ignorance? Is that a crime? I thought it was the basis of the entire US government
@@forestunknown Oh, sorry... just read your reply. -- have a good day! don't bump your helmet getting off the short bus!
@@youtubegarbage7876 haha, good one! you too lmao
I’d like to say, as someone who loves chemistry, I really appreciate you going into detail and explaining how these compounds work. I feel like most people would gloss over the nitty gritty and you didn’t. :)
I've always heard the more supernatural, spooky version of the story and how it was made to be so mysterious like there was no possible cause. I'm glad to finally hear a logical explanation for it, and in a way that's very respectful.
This is why wendigoon is the best youtuber he is factual and logical while staying respectful
I think I heard the version where her name isn't even mentioned and the story goes that she just walked in, died, and was never identified. And she wasn't just covered with lotion, she was yellow, as in her skin was unnaturally bright yellow. And the medical staff was fainting and puking all around her just from the smell of garlic, and the blood was clumping and coagulating in the syringe. Like, all the details are there, just exaggerated to an absurd degree, but most importantly, completely dehumanising her. I think that version was leaning heavily towards the devil possession angle. Basically all it's missing is literal fire and brimstone.
It's nice to actually hear a logical theory about Gloria because I had only ever heard of the mysterious and supernatural theories from videos I had seen in the past. It always felt weird that her personhood was stripped away and she was made into some wild conspiracy theory object.
So thank you for telling us about her along with what happened. She was a person and she deserves to be remembered for more than the strange way she died.
Dang, I was just rewatching the weird history Playlist. The way you tell stories makes it so easy to watch over and over!
same here…
@YeaMan say something a human would say
You should watch Kyle Hill's videos, his half-life stories are just so good and he went to Chernobyl and documented on what's going on there
The video came out 14 mins ago but this comment is 34 mins old 😂
@@quantumcat9744 bro what is going on 😂
This is the first video I’ve seen from your channel, and based your thorough take on her case in addition to the comments, I’m definitely going to check out more. Your final thoughts remind me a lot of my dad who passed away from thyroid cancer. He battled it for a long time, so perhaps the level of desperation that Gloria experienced wasn’t present, but as other commenters stated, were we in her situation, we might have slathered him in oven cleaner, too. Thank you for your work on this video!
Gloria was really the victim of bad luck, even when she was trying to get help, the help ends up killing her, multiple others, and hurting more. And none of it was her fault directly, just a series of dominoes that caused such a tragedy. That's terrible and terrifying...
It really does sound like the biggest freak accident possible
@@fredriklind6727 yeah like they did all the standard procedure that would normally save someone's life and that's what ended up killing her, may she rest in peace
I believe the reason the women would on average have a stronger reaction isn't just due to coming in direct contact with Gloria but also is due to the fact that they would weigh less than their male counterparts, this is why (if i understood correctly) the women who didn't come into contact with gloria also had worse symptoms than the men. Weight usually plays a role in how strong a dose someone has to receive of a substance before it starts to take effect and how much they can take before it's an overdose, this is why you are asked your weight when you need medical treatment. As well when you haven't eaten in a while your body is able to metabolize substances quicker as eating would cause the nutrients from the food to dilute the toxin and would also "distract" your body from metabolizing the substance in the first place, this is the same reason you get drunk faster on an empty stomach, and is the reason why those who hadn't eaten had stronger side effects as well.
Thats usually true, but most women in the US weigh as much, if not more than men do. The average man weighs about 190 whereas the average women weighs about 170 while being significantly shorter.
@@NickMachado so op's point is still kind of true/plausible? maybe even more back then?
it could also be that the women were around her for longer as well
@@NickMachado that is almost true for todaythe average American Male weighs 197lbs, 27 more than a female, which is quite a difference when everyone is under 200 lbs anyways. A nurse also is typically going to be in better shape and weigh less from working in their feet, especially back in the 80s when the average female was closer to the 140-150lbs.
@@NickMachado Are you tarded or something
Thank you for saying her name and not just calling her toxic...She was a human being who was dying from a horrible disease and was probably terrified. RIP Gloria.
rest in piss she wont be missed🤣
As for the vial of blood going missing: you’d be shocked how much stuff just gets thrown out by accident at the hospital.
I was recently in the hospital for and extended stay of cancer treatments, and one day a nurse came and took 11 vials of blood from me.
She came back 15 minutes later apologizing profusely because she accidentally put them in the “disposal area”, and they got thrown out, and had to take 11 more.
I was in the hospital for dengue fever in 2022, and had to have blood samples taken everyday to monitor my platelet count.
I think we put in a request for a separate test to confirm my blood type, but for some reason, this required them to extract 1-2 *more vials* of blood (dunno why they couldn't just analyze the sample they took for the platelets but whatever).
I never got the results from those since the staff apparently forgot to process it and those samples were never heard from again.
She was a vampire, that's just how she gets extra snacks
Oh she didn't want to report her mistake to her team. Wild. You cannot take 21 vials in a 30 minute period. That's way too much. Someone asked her where they were to be sent for processing and she didnt answer truthfully. Or else she and the team wouldve had you wait.
'youre crying from Wendigoon?'
'His empathetic handling of Gloria's story that didn't reduce her to the subject of a conspiracy, a creepypasta or ridiculed her desperate attempt to stay alive got to me.'
it's kinda tragic that I didn't even realize this is the first time I've heard her talked about as a person and not a body. I've watched many videos on this case over the last 5 or so years and I guess I never noticed that aside from her cancer diagnosis, and that background, Gloria was a body that was doing all of this to other people, instead of the woman she was, going through one of the most terrifying deaths imaginable. the shift to recognizing her as the victim in this is nice. I think the really villain is the people peddling dangerous cures to desperate sick people. I'd say there needs to be a punishment for that, but that would just validate the conspirators even more.
@@ErieRosewood he's one of the few people who talks about true crime stuff with empathy for the victim, instead of treating it like a scary story and the victim as a plot device and that always gets me emotional.
You must have very few positives in your life if someone treating a person as a person makes you that emotional.
Wendigoon a king though
@@theanubisfan10 Cofeehousecrime does it also, they're both good guys
@@MaxiemumKarnage If you don't consider that to be rare then it might be you who needs to widen your scope of the current world.
I live in the Riverside area, and the Toxic Lady story is still pretty prevalent out here. Thank you for doing the actual story justice, sometimes the scariest occurrences are the ones we can naturally explain. I hope Gloria is resting easy now
Dad was a Veterinarian back in the day. He used to use DMSO for sore muscles. When I was 14 years old I injured my back. So, Mom decided that it would be a good idea to put some DMSO on it. Well, she somehow managed to get ahold of the bottle that hadn't been diluted. Needless to say, the skin on my back turned to deep blisters until it fell off. Burning didn't stop until four days later. It was pretty much a nightmare.
Where was your Mom's intuition?
Jesus Christ, that's nuts.
@@rmx4087 Though she didn't do this on purpose, my mother was actually quite an evil woman. I won't get into it here.
@@panheadbob2926 I feel your pain. Look up (ironically enough) Toxic Mother Syndrome.
@@rmx4087 Well, it's labeled as a topical analgesic, ready to use (not a concentrate), and didn't bother her own hands when she dispensed it.
Most people ignore the label advice to try a tiny spot first and watch for reactions, that's present on many products such as hair dye. Some people have a strong allergic reaction to DMSO.
It could have been the "strong allergic reaction" that happens in some people.
I find it funny that ppl would call her stupid for trying something to prolong her life when there are ppl out there that thought that eating laundry detergents for the fun of it.
Reminds me of horse meds to cure COVID lmao
@@Lapeoconor the people that thought getting a rushed untested vx would prevent ever getting it again
@cheeseebun Okay bud.
@@cheeseebun Yeah, everyone knows how anti-parasite horse medicine was extensively tested and proven to kill viruses in humans.
@@cheeseebunare you off the horse meds
To those who don't understand why the family denies that she used that product as a self cure: they were trying to maintain a position that would leave a window open for legal compensation, and leave the hospital liable
Still doesn't make it the right thing to do or helpful in medical study
@@AstroKFP Didn't say it was, just said how it is because i saw a few people confused
This is what immediately jumped to mind. Of course the family vehemently denied her taking DMSO - they're trying to win a lawsuit and get money from the hospital.
They genuinely might have not thought she was using it, if she went to another country for cheap healthcare it's very plausible that they didn't know (at first.)
Maybe, and hear me out... Maybe we shouldn't make people pay their entire life savings to stay alive.
@sandraswan9008 I don't think they had one. I think they just glanced at this comment and wanted to look like the "good guy," and was assuming the OP was excusing it
I first heard about this story a few years ago and immediately knew that it had to be some sort of bizarre biochemical event. As a chronically ill person who takes a bunch of meds, hearing how someone trying desperately to heal themselves and instead ending up dying and unintentionally and unknowingly making others around her sick is horrifying and fascinating. Thanks for the awesome breakdown of events; it was very easy to follow and understand (even with a minimal level of chemistry knowledge) while being very compassionate to Gloria and her loved ones.
Yup trained doctors didn't know what it was for years but you knew immediately. Sure dude.
@@valinor5397 the doctors probably also knew it was some biochemical event. It doesn't take a genius to realize that. Just when you have to analyze it all and diagnose the specific name of the cause you're likely to give up and write "Probably hysteria or something idk.".
@@valinor5397 It's pretty obvious that the cause was some kind of chemical reaction or gas, and the doctors were technically right when they said there was a gas leak.. just not a gas leak from the normal source
@@valinor5397 There’s a difference between knowing the exact cause of something and a general idea of what might have happened.
For instance, if you see a lego castle with 5 kids standing right next to it, you’re not gonna know which specific parts were worked on by which kid or why. But I guarantee you can tell that these 5 kids made the castle.
I remember learning that statistically even women doctors and detectives have a history of downplaying the testimony of women patients/interviewees
i think its like an ingrained misogyny kinda thing. like i also heard poc and black cops will still treat poc and black people how a white cop may; thats of course not to say its true in every instance, id lean towards it being rather uncommon even, but it would have similar roots. crazy how society can make people turn on eachother for issues bith people face
"Not like other girls" syndrome.
@@spit_soupsame concept with men’s mental health you could be going through hell mentally and be at your lowest and the best you get is “man up”
yep, that's patriarchy at play
Women are more prone to fall for mental tricks than men. Look at every cult ever. It always starts with a charismatic man, who attracts women and then comes men looking for wap who play along.
I've never heard this one before, but I really love with how much respect and compassion you went through all the details and factors. You never dissapoint! Honestly need more people like you talking about conspiracy theories and the unexplainable and less idiots just trying to make spectacles and clickbait out of the stuff. Thank you for being awesome!
This is such an insane and terrifying series of events. It's so unlikely but it's the kind of story with so many "normal" pieces that it sounds like it could happen to almost anybody.
I had always prescribed to the mass hysteria theory, but this accidentally made toxic chemical theory really wraps the strange bits all together. I appreciate your note about how Gloria was a mother and a loved family member. I feel like her case is often gawked at like some wild science fiction story when she was a real human who passed away.
"This person has oily skin, a bizarre smell and strange blood so there's clearly some chemical at play"
"Nah it's just everyone's imagination lol"
"hey I had to stay in the hospital for two weeks and parts of my body are gangrenous"
"nah it's all in your head silly goose 😜"
@@madeliner1682 no I'm not discounting that she was sick, however correlation does not equal causation. Just because the one nurse had a medical episode doesn't mean it was actually caused by Gloria. A lot of "paranormal" or off occurrences can usually be explained by separate normal occurrences happening and people conflating causation and correlation.
You always say “thank you for watching” so I just wanna take a moment to say: thank you for the content. Honestly the work you do is amazing. You know what you’re talking about, I don’t feel like you’re spreading mis information because you do your research and mostly: you keep me (someone with crippling ADHD and therefore a short attention-span) entertained and engaged in the story. Love it. Thank you.
Re: the lost blood sample, once my doctor ordered a 24-hour urine sample (exactly what it sounds like, I had to piss in a jug for an entire day) and the lab lost it. If a gallon pissjug can get misplaced, it's pretty safe to say a small blood vial could simply get lost in the chaos.
I hope my pissjug is doing ok wherever it is.
Rip pissjug
it's smelling heinous as fuck by now probably
i appreciate you bringing up how gloria is not stupid or wrong for trying remedies as a last resort for cancer treatment. everyone in this situation did what they thought was right in the moment and it happened to end so tragically
This and the lady who just randomly combusted are my two favorite mysteries
"Favorite" sounds a bit grim lmao
Ok now i need to find out about the second one, what was her name? Sounds crazy
@@Storming_edits Mary Hardy Reeser is her name. This was back in the late 40’s
@@andonlane thanks!
@@chuckn4851 crazy how someone can die and someone online goes man that’s lit huh
Wendigoon: "DMSO4 needs a lot of energy-"
Me: "THE DEFIBRILLATOR!!!"
I feel for Gloria. Such a painful situation to be in with the cancer, of course she would have tried anything. I hope her story can be told with respect in the future, and that her legacy is one of learning and not derision.
NGL, I had heard about this case before and the tie to a degreaser, but I has always assumed the defib catalyzed what was on her skin. I would've never imagined the reaction was internal were it not so thoroughly broken down for me.
Shit's wild.
sup, pfp bro
@@Not_Soundwave ayy, I see you are fellow person of culture 👌
That poor woman. Desperate to cure her cancer, she falls more ill and in the hospital’s attempt to save her, it sets off a chain of events that proves chaotic for so many. I can’t imagine what she was going through!
Thank you for giving Gloria the respect she deserved. She was a mother, she was loved. I've watched plenty of UA-cam videos on this, and the only other person who gave her respect like you did was Joe Scott.
It's just terrible to think about being so desperate for a cure your literally trying anything. I know people do this, I get why, but man is heartbreaking to think where you have be to just give in and hope literally anything can help you. RIP Gloria.
Though it IS fair to point out that there's a pretty large community of conspiracy theories who don't take real medcine and only use stuff they can find on facebook groups because they're conspiracy theorists. Not saying that's what happened here since we don't know WHY Gloria did this, but there's enough stories you can read where someone died because their facebook group said that drinking acid would kill the demon inside instead of going to a doctor that this is at the very least still a possibility.
The thing with family accounts that's always hard for me is, as much as I want to listen to them, families oftentimes want to protect the memory of their loved ones and are quick to shoot down anything that they feel 'tarnishes' their memory.
In this case, I think it's very likely Gloria didn't even tell them she was using anything. Perhaps worried they'd judge her, or not wanting to get their hopes up about something she knew was uncertain. Or they did know, but there's comfort it being able to assign blame, and if she did use DMSO- then it's an unfortunate series of events that no one could've anticipated.
Makes me think of all the times someone's family will be on the news calling them "such a nice boy who would never hurt anybody" and it turns out this "nice boy" has a rap sheet as long as they are tall.
@williamjenkins4913 there's a lot of cases where someone very clearly died due to drug use or alcohol, but the family refused to accept it because their loved one "never would've done that" or the many instances of someone committing suicide, but the family refusing to accept it.
It's always horrifically sad, because it's such a human thing to want to see only the best of those you love. At the same time, though, i do think accepting the truth is honoring them in its own way.
@@transantag Indeed. Not just honoring them posthumously but helping them while alive. They are called enablers.
First time viewer here. Former Podcaster and Sports Broadcaster. Normally this community hates on each other but not me. You're a phenomenal story teller. You have an easy voice, you're knowledgeable, and you speak properly. This was good stuff. 💪
This whole situation kind of sounds like the plot to a B-movie body horror flick. Such a scary situation, for someone to basically become a nerve agent and releasing toxic gas everywhere.
It inspired a story in the "Memories" set called "Stink Bomb" with a scientist who has a cold tries some experimental medication and then falls asleep, only to wake up later to find everyone in his lab dead and us later finding that the medicine reacted to the shot in his body and now he's letting out a highly toxic gas that even Hazmat suits can't contain along with throwing off the trajectory of missiles and such aimed at him while he tries to go to a lab the military ask him to go to and, of course, try to see what they can learn and how to use it.
i really appreciate wendigoon's calm, empathetic demeanor as a buffer so i can actually learn about these tough, scary stories and not spiral
Same with me. Im autistic and things are already hard as it is understanding some of these Concepts and I feel everything so deeply. The fact that he often uses non scary music during the really creepy stories like the one about the five guys that disappeared, and his calm personality and his kindness and empathy, give my nervous system a rest so I can pay attention to the story and not worry about my own coping mechanisms.
@@pinup_charmer3348i'm not autistic but i totally get what you mean! Its more like a documentary and not some over exaggerated "scary" storytelling. More Information and less useless tension
Others have said it better than I will, but this video is really eye-opening. There was no conspiracy or government-coverup or freakish display concealed by an apathetic hospital, it really just was a series of unfortunate events. Nobody was "in the wrong" here, it's the story of a desperate and agonized mother trying to soothe her pain and a hospital's attempts to help her only resulting in further damage. May her soul rest in peace
The fact that it took me 10 years to finally hear the "theory"/explanation of how all of that happened and how she became "the toxic lady" is astounding
What’s really wild about it is how normal hospital procedure lined up in a nearly impossible situation to make this happen like if any one thing; the kidney failure, the use of dmso, the oxygen mask, the defibrillator; was removed then none of this would have happened
insane
And just think. Each day is made up of thousands of those moments.
It’s the most tragic series of chain reactions that could have happened
It reminds me of a youtuber I watch that covers airplane accidents, they happen in much the same way. One problem overlaps with another overlaps with someone not noticing something, etc etc
its like a fucking spelunky death
thank you for keeping my mind occupied while my mom is in the hospital. keep up the great work, wendigoon.
prayers and blessings over your mother and your family 🤍
I hope your mom will be ok. Stay strong
I hope you and your mom get better ❤️ you are both so strong
Hoping your mother comes out ok!
I hope your mom ends up okay! good luck with everything :)
i think it makes sense that no one in her family knew she used dmso for her cancer. alternative medicine users are sometimes very shy about telling people in their lives that they use it because they're afraid of judgement. imagine you tell your family you use dmso for your cancer, they'll probably just tell you you're an idiot, go see a doctor. this makes so much sense and i don't think there are any loose ends at all
It makes me wonder why the family is so vehemently against this theory.
@@williamjenkins4913 people usually believe the first theory that sounds plausible to them, she died in the most weird circumstances possible and the investigation ended in them calling it "mass hysteria", so for the months/years it took for people to find out it was DMSO, the family was already convinced this was a coverup + the fact that this just can't be recreated in a lab due to many human rights issues
The reason why people might call you foolish or just plain dumb for using “alternative medicine” is that at best it does nothing and the placebo effect kicks in. At worst it makes whatever ails you worse because some weirdo from Arizona told you rubbing a crystal on your skin rash would make it clear right up and now the rash has spread.
It’s a valid reason not to mention your doing something potentially dangerous when you don’t fully understand just what your doing.
@@williamjenkins4913 well, look at how people react to it. "Wow, that woman must have been pretty dumb to use that degreasing stuff huh". They don't wanna see the person who literally died in a bizarre way as someone stupid
@@crabohato4954 callin it "degreasing stuff" is very misleading. It is used in medicine and was groundbreaking when discovered. It's danger comes from its usefulness in transporting chemicals across the skin barrier. A lot of negative and nefarious possibilities therr
I really appreciate how respectful and honorable you are in your tellings of these peoples' stories. It's difficult to stomach sensationalised tellings of a real person's suffering, and it gives a lot of peace of mind knowing I can get information from your channel without having to risk giving a view to someone treating the topic improperly.
You are such a breath of fresh air in explaining this situation with so much empathy towards this poor woman. Thank you for making a video on this subject.
thank you for covering this story with respect towards Gloria and emphasizing the circumstances regarding her suffering and the cancer diagnosis. you handled this with a lot of grace and empathy and science-- which not a lot of people who have talked about this story have
After THREE autopsies, no wonder the heart was missing and their was occult fecal matter. It's not often that we keep an entire organ in medical autopsies (They usually just take a sample for histology and then the rest of the organ goes back in the viscera bag. Most places put the bag back in the body when they send them to the funeral home/crematory), but it's not unheard of. And sometimes organs just have to be taken in whole and set in the formalin for a long time because of the state that they are in before they can even be prosected and sent for histological samples. And with her medical conditions, I can only imagine that her bowels were not looking good. Even when being as careful as possible, I've still sometimes perf'd a bowel while eviscerating someone who because of illness had really delicate tissue. Shit happens. And no matter how long you soak the bowel in water, and no matter how much water you run while doing so, you're gonna get shit in places it probably shouldn't go when running the bowel. And then once that gets plopped back into the viscera bag with all the other prosected organs, the fecal matter is just going to get mixed in. Except for microbiology samples, most things in a medical autopsy aren't stringently sterile like in surgery. They're dead. They can't get an infection and die.
"It's not often that we keep an entire organ in medical autopsies"
Before you get called a liar for saying "we," I'm curious; would you say this is a situation *so weird* they would have taken the heart, samples, ect, and *not told anyone but the family?* There were investigators, there was so much chaos, it was unprecedented.
The fact the blood was "lost" (likely properly disposed of) screams of "We're doing the best we can!" And I wanna reiterate, I'm not saying you're lying. Other people will though lol.
(Idk if people realize how easy going septic is either... I can imagine just the defibs somehow causing some to leak due to the amount of energy released/the body's natural reaction to being shocked)
@@XXMatt0040XX Given the nature of the FIRST autopsy when they were not sure if she was carrying a lethal contagion, I would not be surprised if they went in a little overzealous
Fascinating, thank you for the insight
tf is "occult fecal matter"
@@krodmandoon3479 its gonna be the new name for my heavy metal band, thats for sure
1: I love the repeated feeling of "aaah that's what did it" and immediately hearing about the hitch that prevents that being the explanation. Great presentation.
2: Oh my god that's incredibly unfortunate.
I absolutely understand Gloria Ramirez's desperation. This isn't some botched cosmetic alternative done for the sake of vanity. She was fighting for her life, looking for any way out from a bleak circumstance. I can't imagine the dread and terror going through her head when she found out how bad her situation was... Enough for her to do this.
Thank you for always having empathy when dissecting these strange, real life stories.
I’m taking O chem right now and the way you explained the chemical mechanisms motivated me. It’s very impactful how people like those doctors followed their gut instinct and were able to conclude the real, chemical reasons for Gloria’s death and the people who got infected
Honestly I think a chemistry teacher would be happy to know you're using the information for something like this. These kinds of cases show how complex chemistry is and how unexpected things can happen with seemingly everyday objects. We don't often think how something as simple as an oxygen mask would affect things but in very specific circumstances like these, they make a world of difference.
I'd argue the real horror of this is the desperation and fear people are faced with when they are told they're going to die. That's scarier than any demon or ghost people can come up with.
I appreciate how respectful you are and present the story from multiple sides. I love how you meticulously explain all the science and make it easily digestible for everyone. Thank you for the awesome videos!
This case has always made me feel indescribably uncomfortable. RIP Gloria.
Funny thing, I brought this up with my medical field parents tonight for my birthday dinner and apparently my dad's friend was apart of the autopsy. Small world.
Things like that really make you realize how small the world is💟
@@mollylollipops hope you didn't shake his hand
@@mollylollipops6 degrees of separation
My dad died like that too. They checked him 4 times and found nothing, and then he had end stage cancer all over his body. They told him there was nothing he could do. Chemo is a coin flip on one tumor already, which is why it is important to do it before it spreads. Yeah, he had 7 end stage, ready to spread again.
My mom considered magic magnets from a warlock for 500 bucks a week. What else you gonna do? Nothing? Just give up.
Well... yeah...
Shoot that 'warlock'. 500 bucks a week... It's disgraceful. Your father was a human being, not an ATM.
I am sorry you had to go through that.