When she returned, she found her home changed beyond recognition. Her father was so shocked by events that he lost his memory, and her once bubbly son and daughter wouldn't speak to anyone. None of her efforts to comfort them seemed to have any effect.
海嘯來襲時，她正好外出逃過一劫，但當她回到面目全非的家園後，赫然發現老父親因驚嚇過度而失憶、不認得她了；一雙原本活潑外向的兒女變得退縮、沈默不語，她怎麼安慰都沒用，「這比房子毀了、學校沒了，更令人絕望。」