SAN DIEGO -- A woman who admitted smoking marijuana with the mother of Danielle van Dam before the child was discovered missing has been fired from her job as a flight attendant, it was reported Friday.

Denise Kemal (pictured, left) said losing her job with Southwest Airlines, which took her years to get, has ruined her life, The San Diego-Union reported.

"I've always wanted to fly," Kemal said.

Kemal testified in the murder trial of David Westerfield that she went to Dad's Cafe and Steakhouse the night of Feb. 1 with Danielle's mother, Brenda, and another friend, Barbara Easton. She told the court they smoked marijuana in the van Dam's garage and again in the parking lot of the nightclub.

Southwest Airlines terminated Kemal June 28, two weeks after she took the witness stand, according to The Union-Tribune.

A company spokeswoman said use of controlled substances while not working was unacceptable because it could affect on-the-job performance.

Kemal said she was appealing the decision because smoking marijuana was not an everyday thing.

The recently divorced woman now lives in Florida.

Westerfield, 50, faces the death penalty if convicted of kidnapping and killing the 7-year-old victim. The trial is on a break while Superior Court Judge William Mudd takes a vacation. Testimony is scheduled to resume July 22.