Florence Girard was 55 pounds when she starved in home-share. Her sister wants change | Unpublished
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Author: The Canadian Press
Publication Date: January 12, 2025 - 11:35

Florence Girard was 55 pounds when she starved in home-share. Her sister wants change

January 12, 2025
The sister of a British Columbia woman with Down syndrome who starved to death in a Port Coquitlam home in 2018 says she believes more people will die if systemic changes aren't made to how people with developmental disabilities are treated.


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