It's very difficult, but we're lucky to have what we have.

They haven't asked a lot of questions.

We just saw all the cars there and realised something had happened.

They were friends of my brother and they came around our place a lot.

After his death, we moved back to New Orleans. We needed healing, and we didn't think we were going to be able to do that in Joplin. And, passing Ozark Memorial Cemetery every day that was going to be real hard.

The reality is, we're homeless right now. This wasn't the challenge we were looking for at this point in our lives. But I can't tell you how much it's meant to see the love that people have shown.

I feel fortunate because I have my family. They're healthy, and they're in the same place. ...There are a lot of other families going (through) a whole lot worse and our prayers go out to them.

Sadly for one million children, their future chances are wrecked by bad housing.

They were really outgoing kids. They were real fun, always had a smile on their faces. Normal teenagers -- always stayed out of trouble.