a month after the quake, sarah shriner brought us this report from sri lanka. >> reporter: this refugee camp is home to 900 people left homeless by the tsunami. inside the conditions are dire. only the lucky get a bed. the bathroom is a large bowl the contents which are tipped out some where. this man says he saw his entire family swept away by the wave. >> my sister and my sisters family and my sister's daughter. and my other sister's daughter. so sorry. >> reporter: his legs were slashed so mercylessly by debris that he has not been able to walk for weeks. the thought of leaving this place is his only source of joy. >> do you want to leave sri lanka. >> in my mind. >> reporter: where would you go? >> if you ask, i come with you. >> reporter: you have a new toy. and they have long term plans to stay. kaiser permanente has agreed to send rotating doctors for a year. >> and there's an incredible spirit here. the kids here are wonderful. they're alive, they're engaging and instead of to me it represents an opportunity for people to sort of move on. >> reporter: it may be that spirit that