As power crews work to restore power to thousands of customers throughout Central Florida, one family in Sanford says being in the dark for several days has taken a toll.

Johanna Jagdeo, family without power for four days

Others in Jagdeo's neighborhood have had power restored

Jagdeo lost her home to Superstorm Sandy in New York four years ago

Johanna Jagdeo says she and her two boys have been in the dark for four days.



“It’s been very tough,” said Jagdeo.



The power outage from Hurricane Matthew brought back horrible memories for Johanna. She lost her home to Superstorm Sandy in New York just four years ago.



“I’m getting a little emotional just thinking about it,” said Jagdeo. “It feels like a deja vu right now.”



Luckily, some smashed glass in a door is the only physical damage Hurricane Matthew did to her current home. But like thousands of people across Sanford, and more than a million across Florida – Matthew's passing shut off the lights in Jagdeo's home.



“You know, being in the dark and you have to have candles, and God forbid if something happened – it’s kind of scary," said Jagdeo.



She said she misses cooking meals for her boys, who still, out of habit, try to flip on the lights.



“They turn it on and then turn it back off and they’re like, ‘Do we have light mommy?’” said Jagdeo.



There's also, of course, no watching TV, and they've traded cheking their phones for playing board games.



With power restored to many of their neighbors’ homes, the family's frustrations grow.



“Across the street we have lights, over there they have lights, down the street they have lights – but we still don’t have any lights,” said Jagdeo.



Despite that frustration, they do know the power will come back on. More importantly, they know they’ll still have their home and each other once it does.



“It’s a different perspective,” said Jagdeo. “You can’t take life for granted.”