The couple stayed in one of Tzu Chi's tent cities for a time, but were beside themselves with grief. For three months, they searched everywhere, hoping in vain that their kids would turn up. They were despondent and utterly dependent on Tzu Chi's aid to make it from one day to the next.
撿回一命的夫婦災後到慈濟帳棚區暫住，整天失魂落魄，3 個月了還是抱著一線希望四處搜尋，完全無心工作，靠慈濟的救濟勉強度日。