General Discussion

We cannot expect people who have been traumatized to speak eloquently, even coherently. Rationality can be in as short a supply as food and water. I cannot emphasize how psychologically, emotionally, and physically damaging living through something like this can be. Your sense of reality is gone. You're desperately coming to terms with what happened, how you're going to make it through the next minute, and trying to figure out your future simultaneously. I'm not going to hold anyone accountable for what they say at a time like this. No clue what was going through her head at that moment.

You know what gets lost in recovery and relief efforts? The psychological impact down the road. The PTSD is horrific and too many people don't recognize it as such and/or don't have access to help.