She acknowledges the term Katrina brain as a phenomenon describing the widespread mental health decline of people after the disaster.

“There's a psychiatrist named James Barbie who said, quote, "People are just wearing down. There was an initial spirit about bouncing back and recovering, but it's diminished over time as weeks have become months." End quote.”

Hurricane Katrina caused significant damage to his family's home, which necessitated their relocation, though it was not a totally devastating event for them.

“Hurricane Katrina did damage to my house that was really like it wasn't no point in repairing it, you feel me? So we was just like, [ __ ] it, let's go back to Florida.”