"Orchids Also Have Sad Tears" is a masterpiece of a novel written by Ge Guilin after fifteen years of pain and suffering. Every time I read a sad part, I can't help but burst into tears. The novel tells the story of Lan'er and her husband supporting each other in illness and difficulties. Lan'er suffered from a severe central lumbar disc herniation. Her legs were numb and painful, and she also suffered from difficult stomach problems. She was tortured both physically and mentally. Her husband never gave up and took her to the county hospital, an old Chinese medicine doctor's office, and acupuncture clinics to seek medical treatment. She tried various therapies such as drugs, massage, and acupuncture, but she was repeatedly frustrated. The treatment not only failed to achieve results, but sometimes worsened the condition.
As the new year is approaching, Lan'er almost collapsed due to hospital holidays, failed treatments and other shocks. She even had extreme thoughts, but her husband was always by her side, making porridge, giving her massages, and asking around for folk remedies and famous doctors. From Lingyuan's surgery case to Dandong Kuandian's special treatment information, every glimmer of hope is firmly grasped.
In the novel, the couple struggle between poverty and illness. There are Lan'er's desperate cries as she is tortured by pain, and her husband's silent commitment and tenderness that never leaves her. It also reveals the low-level people's persistence and glimmering hope for "living well" under the weight of fate. The words between the lines are full of the bitterness of life and undying hope.
