ABSTRACT
This article presents a narrative account of living with repeated threats of hurricane destruction within the context of past and present caregiving responsibilities. The narrative is based on the author's experience of providing care to a daughter with cerebral palsy and to several elderly family members. Excerpts from a diary of informal conversations with friends, neighbors, and other community members during Florida's unprecedented hurricane season in 2004 are used as additional sources. The narrative highlights similarities, differences, and interactions among costs and benefits associated with various categories of anticipatory and realized loss and trauma.