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condaleza_rice t1_j72vxip wrote

I have a friend who lost his sister in this. It was really awful.

He was in the U.S., and initially she was just reported as missing. During that time he was holding out hope, but so so frustrated at not being able to do anything about it. To cling to hope, knowing that each passing day makes a good outcome less likely...awful.

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maidenfern t1_j74t5pk wrote

Has he heard the story of the wind telephone someone set up in his garden? It’s just a pay phone booth that isn’t connected to anything where people come to talk to people who went missing in the tsunami. This American Life featured it in a really good episode.

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condaleza_rice t1_j76gxqg wrote

I'll check out the episode, thanks for sharing it. He's been back to that area a few times since, so he might be familiar with it. Unfortunately it's been a few years since we last saw each other.

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maidenfern t1_j76meiu wrote

I hope you like it, I listened to it again today and it still brings me to tears. I can’t imagine what he and everyone else went through. It’s the not knowing that’s the hardest.

The story was originally covered by NHK so he may have. Hopefully your friend is ok and you can see each other sometime soon.

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