Almost three years after their toddler’s “preventable” death in hospital, her family wants to light a fire of change.

Annah White, the mother, addressed the media outside the NSW Coroners Court located in Sydney’s west today. This took place as the inquest into her daughter’s unfortunate demise due to sepsis continued.

Pippa’s grandmother Marianne Stonestreet said she felt “broken and angry” and blamed the healthcare system for failing a critically unwell child.

“Annah tried – she tried to get help, she knew something was wrong,” Ms Stonestreet told the court.

“No one listened to her, no one took her seriously and because of that Pippa died.”

Pippa’s father Brock spoke of how he first turned to drinking to numb the pain and then took up playing rugby league because he “needed to be hurt”.

“I walk around in a shell of my former self, broken,” he said.

The courtroom was packed with Pippa’s family and friends who travelled to Sydney for the inquest.

Outside court, Ms White described them as “Pip’s army”.

“We are all equally broken, shattered,” she said.

“A life sentence – one without the chance of parole – that’s what life is like for grieving families.”