Renna O’Rourke’s grieving parents have issued a warning to others after her death as a result of an internet trend.

Renna was confirmed brain dead on June 1 after spending many days in the ICU. She was barely 19 years old.

Renna died of sudden sniffing death syndrome after participating in the TikTok fad ‘cleaning,’ which involves getting high by inhaling aerosol goods such as computer dusting spray. People sometimes refer to this activity as chroming or puffing.

Following Renna’s sad death, her parents, Dana and Aaron O’Rourke, have made it their goal to raise awareness about the apparent trend in the hopes of preventing other young lives from being lost.

Dana described their late daughter to AZ Family: “She was vivacious, caring, and loyal.”

Her father continued, “She always said, ‘I’m going to be famous, Dad.'” All you have to do is watch. I’m going to be famous, and regrettably, this is not under the best of conditions.”

Dana proceeded to caution other parents: “No ID is necessary. It is odorless. It has everything that kids want. They can afford it, obtain it, and it does not show up on Mom and Dad’s drug tests.”

The distraught mother went on to describe Renna’s dying days: “She spent the next seven days in the intensive care unit.” She never regained consciousness.

“We don’t have children to bury them,” Dana continued.

Dr. Randy Weisman, who directs the Intensive Care Unit at HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center, has also commented on the disturbing internet trend.

“When they inhale these chemicals in the gas, it will actually replace the oxygen within their lungs and within the rest of their body,” he told me.

It just takes one puff for someone to experience life-changing repercussions to their body, such as liver failure, heart failure, or lung illness.

Dr. Weisman went on to say, “She isn’t the only one who has experienced this. Several more teens have succumbed to the same condition.”

Following Renna’s death, the O’Rourke family put up a GoFundMe campaign, which has raised over $10,000 as of this writing.

Aaron created the website, and his bio describes his late daughter as ‘the sunshine in every room she went into.’

“The pain that her family and friends feel is simply immeasurable,” according to him.

Aaron went on to say that the money gathered on the website will go towards ‘the hefty medical expenses, funeral fees, treatment costs, and to promote awareness about the hazards of huffing/dusting.’