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Family of woman who died in B.C. home-share says officials ignored concerns [Video]

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Another British Columbia family has come forward with a story of home-share care gone wrong.

It comes as Community Living B.C., the Crown corporation tasked with providing support for some of the province’s most vulnerable adults, faces deepening scrutiny.

Tim and Barb Windle are grieving the loss of their daughter Allison, who died earlier this month just weeks before her 39th birthday.

Tim said he’d been raising concerns about her condition just weeks before her death.

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“I said, ‘I’m fearing for my daughter’s life,’ to anyone who would listen,” he told Global News.

Allison lived with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

Her parents described it as an “invisible disability,” and one that is frequently misunderstood.

“Some days she would be firing on all cylinders and get everything you’re saying to her,” Barb said. “Other days, she’s missing on them all.”

When she died, Allison was living in a basement suite of her home-share provider.

Her parents said she …

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