Fortunately she got a letter from an attorney asking her to go to Washington to handle some matters related to the late general. She also felt that Washington would be a better place to educate her children, and so moved there, thereby creating a whole new life for herself.
還好當時陳香梅收到律師的信函，要她到華府處理一些陳納德將軍的後事，她覺得華府倒也是個教育小孩的地方，遂移居此地，也因此開創了另一個春天。