I was joyfully expecting my first child at the same time that my once-energetic,zestful mother was losing her battle with a brain tumor.

• 一方面我怀着喜悦的心情准备生第一个孩子，与此同时，曾经精力充沛、活得有滋有味的母亲却正被脑瘤折磨得支持不住了。