04.19.2026 Living in the Trauma of a Storm Long Past For the people of Jamaica, the impacts of Hurricane Melissa are still unfolding. In the hardest-hit areas, community members and health workers are finding moments of relief and care. By Emma Schwartz Sonia and Rox Roy Dihnam, a couple who has been together for over 50 years and married for 10, sharing their experiences at Project HOPE’s MMU in Barrett Town. Six months after Hurricane Melissa tore across Jamaica, Sonia Dihnam still sleeps under a tarp. The storm severely damaged the home she shares with her husband, her partner of more than 50 years, ripping off the roof and leaving it exposed to the elements. When the storm came, water rushed into their house as the roof gave way. Sonia, who uses a wheelchair after a stroke, couldn’t move on her own. “We were in the sitting room,” she said.…