Perseverance - six years after the tsunami

So I just got back from spending a few days in the southern part of Sri Lanka. I was in a beach town called Unawatuna. Unawatuna was hit hard by the Tsunami on December 26, 2004. Everybody in the town has a story. I met this man who sells fruit on the beach in Unawatuna, people call him Uncle.

His story: (Story a little vague due to language barriers)
During the Tsunami his mother was killed by a falling building, he was there but could not help her out. He helped many other people find safety during that terrible time. He has severe PTSD because of the events and has spent nine months in a mental hospital and is now on medicine that is helping him a lot. He sees his mothers ghost everyday. He takes trips to go see monks and pay respect to them in honor of his mother, this is said to help free her spirit to move on. His hands are still shaking from the terror he saw but he hopes that in the coming months with the medicine and the help of Buddha things will get better. He makes his living on the beach by selling fruit. He has a really sweet presence and is determined to persevere.