This book is an autobiographical novel recounting the author's successful battle with breast cancer after six months of radiation therapy. It can also be seen as a remarkable book about medical self-help. The narrator, from the perspective of a patient, describes the treatment process, her reflections after the illness, and the care and support from friends. Suffering from cancer makes life feel both real and unreal. The woman faces it, overcomes it, and is reluctant to leave this world. The book conveys an optimistic, positive, and open-minded attitude, and a tenacious and vibrant life force, offering us a life lesson—how to maximize our life's potential and live well when facing illness. The "mourning" in the title actually means "rebirth"; after mourning breast cancer, we regroup and move forward better into the future.
本书是一部讲述作者罹患乳腺癌, 经过放射治疗半年后抗癌成功的自传体小说, 也可以看作是一册医疗自救的奇书。叙事者以病人的身份, 描写治疗的过程, 病后的种种反省, 朋友的关怀与支援。身患癌症, 人生体会如真似幻。女子面对它, 化解它, 更舍不得离开这个世界。其中传达出的乐观、积极、豁达的态度, 顽强而蓬勃的生命力, 给我们提供了一种生活启示--在面对疾病的时刻, 如何发挥生命的最大能量, 好好活下去。书名中的“哀悼”, 其实是“重生”的意思, 在哀悼乳癌之后, 我们重整出发, 更好地向未来走去。
本书是一部讲述作者罹患乳腺癌, 经过放射治疗半年后抗癌成功的自传体小说, 也可以看作是一册医疗自救的奇书。叙事者以病人的身份, 描写治疗的过程, 病后的种种反省, 朋友的关怀与支援。身患癌症, 人生体会如真似幻。女子面对它, 化解它, 更舍不得离开这个世界。其中传达出的乐观、积极、豁达的态度, 顽强而蓬勃的生命力, 给我们提供了一种生活启示--在面对疾病的时刻, 如何发挥生命的最大能量, 好好活下去。书名中的“哀悼”, 其实是“重生”的意思, 在哀悼乳癌之后, 我们重整出发, 更好地向未来走去。
