The family of a B.C. woman with a disability is calling for an investigation after she died alone at the Peace Arch Hospital.
In life, Ariis Knight’s family says she defied limitations. The 40-year-old had cerebral palsy and was non-verbal, but found her own way to communicate with her family and support workers. “She had a full range of facial expressions,” her brother David Knight told Global News. “She was able to answer yes or no questions not with her voice but with her eyes.” Ariis was admitted to hospital April 15 with symptoms of congestion, fever and vomiting.
But her support staff were not permitted access due to restrictions put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. “She was never given the opportunity to have someone speak up