Florence Girard was so small when she died that she 91裸聊视频渓ooked like a child91裸聊视频� in her casket, her sister told a British Columbia coroner91裸聊视频檚 inquest into the death of the woman.

Sharon Bursey told the inquest jury in Burnaby, B.C., on Monday that she was ready to quit her job to take care of Girard 91裸聊视频� who required round-the-clock care 91裸聊视频� had she known the seriousness of her sister91裸聊视频檚 condition and if the province provided additional support.

91裸聊视频淚 loved having her on my holidays,91裸聊视频� said Bursey, who paused frequently and sometimes broke into tears as she testified.

91裸聊视频淪he91裸聊视频檚 part of my family. My kids grew up with her. She liked to tickle them, but she would hurt them because she had such pointy little fingers. Her laugh was the best.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 at a loss. I have her in my ashes like my necklace. I have her urn next to my bed, because I can91裸聊视频檛 bury her.91裸聊视频�

Girard died in 2018 weighing only about 50 pounds, and Astrid Dahl, who was caring for Girard as part of a program for people with developmental disabilities, was convicted in 2022 of failing to provide the necessities of life in the case.

The inquest is aimed at forming recommendations for B.C.91裸聊视频檚 care system to prevent similar deaths from happening in the future.

Bursey was the first to testify at the inquest and carried with her a photo of her family with Girard sitting in the middle.

She said that the provincial Crown corporation Community Living BC did not offer financial aid to help Girard stay with her family.

It meant that Girard had to live in Dahl91裸聊视频檚 home who was overseen by the Kinsight Community Society, which had been contracted by Community Living BC.

Bursey told the inquest that Dahl either didn91裸聊视频檛 answer her calls or said she would call back when she wanted an update on her sister leading up to her death in 2018.

Bursey said Girard was kept in a bedroom suite in the home that was blocked off by a baby gate, with a mattress on the floor and the movie 91裸聊视频淭itanic91裸聊视频� playing in the background at all times.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 like she was thrown in the hole of the prison 91裸聊视频� where they just leave you to starve and die and go crazy for not seeing people, just looking at the walls 24/7,91裸聊视频� Bursey said.

91裸聊视频淭he last four years of her life were awful,91裸聊视频� she told the inquest. 91裸聊视频淚 just can91裸聊视频檛 believe that happens in Canada.91裸聊视频�

Dr. Juliyana Romey, who took over as Girard91裸聊视频檚 family doctor from 2013 to the time of her death, told the inquest that she last saw Girard in 2014, and the woman was 91裸聊视频済enerally looking well91裸聊视频� with normal body temperature, blood pressure and respiration.

Romey noted, however, that Dahl did not bring Girard in for another visit.

91裸聊视频淭hat is very unusual,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淪ince she was still a patient at the office, it will happen that patients move away and we don91裸聊视频檛 hear from them, but obviously she had not moved away.91裸聊视频�

Romey testified that her records did not show Girard being taken to an emergency room any time from 2014 to 2018, something that a family doctor would be notified about.

She said family doctors do not have procedures in place to proactively recall patients unless there was an unusual circumstance such as abnormal blood tests or other results.

91裸聊视频淥ther than that, it is the responsibility of the patient or the caregiver to initiate contact with us, to engage with us,91裸聊视频� Romey said.

91裸聊视频淔or the past 15 years, I have (had) a disabled family member living with me in my household, and I can confirm that is the caregiver91裸聊视频檚 responsibility to initiate contact with doctors, with dentists, optometrists, or whoever they would need care from.91裸聊视频�

Romey said the next time she heard about Girard was when the BC Coroners Service sent her a note about the death.

91裸聊视频淚t was an unpleasant notification for me to receive,91裸聊视频� she said.

Bursey, who has repeatedly said the care process needs to be changed in order to avoid similar tragedies, told the jury that she is worried something like this will happen again.

91裸聊视频淭he amount of cases where people that have reached out to me, it91裸聊视频檚 sickening,91裸聊视频� she said.

91裸聊视频淪he deserves so much better,91裸聊视频� Bursey said of her sister.

The inquest is scheduled for eight days.