A middle-aged couple with three young children are longtime residents
and homeowners in the community of Massapequa, New York. When Superstorm
Sandy makes landfall on Long Island on the evening of October 29, 2012,
their stable, productive and serene lifestyle is suddenly shattered.
As the storm surge floods their home, along with the homes of thousands
of others living in coastal communities, they struggle to survive and
then recover as one crisis seems to follow another. During the many
trials and tribulations that follow, they experience kindness from
family, friends, and neighbors while also facing greed and exploitation
from those trying to profit from the misfortune of others.
For most victims in this story and in the real life experiences from
Superstorm Sandy, it is a story of resilience in the face of chaos and
destruction, but other families and their lives, will never be the same
again.
As the ninth anniversary approaches, the story of this family's
resilience and that of their Long Island community is uplifting, yet the
little-known reality is that hundreds of families never really recovered
from this tragedy.