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.

• 当时，我满心欢喜地期待着第一个孩子出生，与此同时，我那一度精力充沛、风趣热情的母亲与脑瘤的斗争也最后失败了。