Pearl Sanger, 92, just wanted to head home from hospital.
As we have reported today, now she faces uncertainty after her house was burgled and then set alight.
Pearl's home of 30 years had just been tidied and cleaned by her nephew, in anticipation of her return home.
We could pontificate long and fruitlessly about why this happened. It is truly senseless. But what's the point - would it help Pearl?
Thankfully, the Tikipunga widow was insured and will be looked after in that sense.