Puerto Ricans are still without access to basic resources like power and cell service. They have come to accept their post-Hurricane Maria lifestyle as the new normal. Hundreds of people are still dying and are not being properly counted. The hurricane's aftermath has accelerated the rate of Puerto Ricans leaving the island for the US mainland. Despite Governor Ricardo Rosselló’s optimistic promise of getting 100 percent power back by Christmas, most people have accepted that this will be a holiday without lights.