live only a few moments, but I also want to grasp eternity./我活几个瞬间，但也想抓住永恒

Perhaps even the bravest person doesn't want to hear bad news, after all, many difficulties aren't meant to be overcome. Our story begins with bad news, an insurmountable obstacle. One day, Wendy fell while jogging. Everyone, including the doctor, thought it was just a minor accident; no one could have imagined that dementia would eventually befall her. She began to forget many people and things, encountered various difficulties, and slowly accepted the reality that the past was irretrievable, resolving to use her fading memories to write her own. Perhaps when imagining a desperate situation, we tell ourselves, "I must..." "I will never...", but when that moment actually arrives, our state is more concrete and complex. As we see in Wendy, she is a frail patient, yet also a mother yearning to shelter her daughter from the storm in her final moments; she is depressed by her deteriorating health, yet also comforted by the ability to relive the beauty of first encounters; she had innocent days, and also vibrant youth... She seems to have found an invisible needle, stitching together moments of the past and present. To illness, to life, to the past and the future, to the fleeting moment and eternity. This book is for everyone who has experienced or is facing change. After reading it, we will all find that, regardless of whether the future is smooth or not, many troubles can no longer shake us; no matter when, one can always believe in one's own vitality.

或许，哪怕蕞勇敢的人也不愿听到坏消息，毕竟许多困难不是用来战胜的。而我们的故事，正是从一个坏消息、一个无法战胜的困难讲起。一天，温迪在跑步时摔倒了。包括医生在内，所有人都觉得这只是个小意外，谁也不会想到蕞后等待她的是失智症。她开始忘记许多人和事，遇到各种各样的困难，也慢慢接受了“往日不可追”的现实，决意用渐渐失去的记忆来书写记忆。或许在设想绝境时，我们会对自己说“我一定要……”“我绝不……”，可真到那时，人的状态却更具体而复杂。正如我们在温迪身上看到的，她是日渐衰弱的病人，也是渴望在蕞后关头为女儿遮风挡雨的母亲；她因每况愈下的身体而郁闷，也为能重复体会初见的美好而欣慰；她有过天真无邪的时光，也有过风华正茂的岁月……她似乎找到了一根无形的针，一针一线将过去和现在的瞬间缝合在了一起。致疾病，致生命，致过去与未来，致瞬间与永恒。这本书写给每一位曾经历过或正在面临变故的人。读完后我们都会发现，无论未来顺遂与否，许多烦恼已无法再撼动自己；无论何时，人永远可以相信自己的生命力。