Terry returned to Green Bay where she lived, and this time, she stayed with her aunt and cousins. The following year, she changed her name to Tere. This was her way of starting anew and showing the world that there was more to her than just being a survivor. In an interview with CBS News in 2010, Tere Duperrault Fassbender believed that her miraculous survival at sea happened for a reason. She said, “If one person heals from a life tragedy, my journey will have been worth it.”