{"product_id":"135127","title":"A joke for any season ","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/tmgdisk01.cafe24.com\/images\/vs\/4172\/sv\/3jYCU9XD9iehHVUe1ESoC1Sp9M1yGY.png?v=1765052272\" style=\"max-width:100%;max-height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center;font-size:30px;font-weight:bolder;line-height:1.6em\"\u003e A joke for any season \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd 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style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eBook Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eStage 4 bile duct cancer, on the blurry border of life\u003cbr\u003e One person's sentences of recovery, beginning with a renewed grasp of the seasons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A Joke of a Certain Season\" is the chronicle of the life and spirit of author Park Joo-hye, who miraculously recovered from stage 4 bile duct cancer and a six-month prognosis.\u003cbr\u003e This journey, which begins at the end of life, is a story not only of the painful moments of facing death, but also of the hope and love that were not lost even in that midst, and the determination to live again.\u003cbr\u003e The seasons he faced while in the hospital were unusually slow and quiet, but the author found the strength to live again by capturing that time in writing.\u003cbr\u003e This book is more than a medical miracle; it is a lyrical account of one man's recovery, a man who endured his season even in despair, and a powerful and quiet word of encouragement for someone enduring today.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe author accepts everything from brief conversations with those close to him, glances exchanged in silence, to the trivial daily routines that fill each day, and questions the meaning of \"being alive.\"\u003cbr\u003e The book quietly permeates with the connections made with people he met while battling illness, his longing for family, and the words of greeting that he never put off even in the face of an uncertain future.\u003cbr\u003e These writings are not anecdotes of people who overcame illness, but rather testaments to the power of the heart that keeps people human even in their most vulnerable moments.\u003cbr\u003e To everyone living through this season, I offer the belief that some kind of recovery is definitely happening, even at this very moment.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e You can preview some of the book's contents.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePreview\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eindex\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Recommendation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e prolog\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 - In Summer\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It's pancreatic cancer.\u003cbr\u003e Between hope and despair\u003cbr\u003e Amming out\u003cbr\u003e Bringing back a sense of everyday life\u003cbr\u003e Mother's Prayer\u003cbr\u003e Is chemotherapy really that scary? \u003cbr\u003eIs chemotherapy really that scary? 2\u003cbr\u003e Jespri Kiwi Tight\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2 - In Autumn\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Nightmare 5th Chemotherapy Diary\u003cbr\u003e The heart of making kimchi\u003cbr\u003e Miracle of the day\u003cbr\u003e The sincerity in the gift\u003cbr\u003e Be more eager\u003cbr\u003e Son's birthday\u003cbr\u003e Gondola service has been suspended.\u003cbr\u003e Mongshell Tongtong\u003cbr\u003e Words that keep me alive\u003cbr\u003e Bucket list\u003cbr\u003e Gwangan Bridge\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3 - In Winter\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e seasonal happiness\u003cbr\u003e Inside the soybean paste jar\u003cbr\u003e Bloom again\u003cbr\u003e Personality is destiny\u003cbr\u003e Funeral wishes\u003cbr\u003e About Miracles 1\u003cbr\u003e About Miracles 2\u003cbr\u003e What Cancer Gave Me\u003cbr\u003e name\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4 - And again, in spring\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A story I want to tell you - Tidying up\u003cbr\u003e A story I want to tell you - Saeongjima\u003cbr\u003e A Story I Want to Tell You - Sharing the Burden\u003cbr\u003e A Story I Want to Tell You - The Pill Soldier\u003cbr\u003e A Story I Want to Tell You - Mental Health\u003cbr\u003e A Story I Want to Tell You - Information Overload\u003cbr\u003e A Story I Want to Tell You - The Scarlet Letter\u003cbr\u003e A story I want to tell you - with a book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDetailed image\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/image.yes24.com\/momo\/TopCate5494\/MidCate008\/549376076.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Detailed Image 1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eInto the book\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e So, overnight, I became a cancer patient.\u003cbr\u003e I've heard about cancer a lot in dramas and books.\u003cbr\u003e That disease that darkens the atmosphere just by saying it out loud.\u003cbr\u003e A disease usually used in dramas or books to eliminate characters.\u003cbr\u003e Death always accompanies the disease called cancer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I remembered how uncomfortable I felt one day when I heard that an acquaintance had cancer and didn't know what to say to comfort him.\u003cbr\u003e But today, I was sitting there as that someone.\u003cbr\u003e The old man must have been uncomfortable too.\u003cbr\u003e Because I heard him say on the phone that he would wait on the bench until his son came with the car.\u003cbr\u003e I had become an uncomfortable person who I avoided because I didn't know how to comfort them.\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Prologue\" pp.28-29\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eKnowing that chemotherapy would be difficult, my husband must have felt sorry and afraid as he asked me to hold on a little longer and stay by his side.\u003cbr\u003e My husband had been struggling since the pain, a precursor symptom of cancer, began and didn't know what to do.\u003cbr\u003e I couldn't make my husband feel helpless and hopeless any longer.\u003cbr\u003e I think that moment that day left a very strong impression on my mind.\u003cbr\u003e The determination to fight and overcome this cancer that threatened to completely destroy my life was deeply rooted in my heart.\u003cbr\u003e --- pp.35-36 From \"Chapter 1 Between Hope and Despair\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e They say that the risk of hair loss as a side effect of chemotherapy for bile duct cancer is less than 1%, but I ended up losing my hair.\u003cbr\u003e I talked and laughed with my husband.\u003cbr\u003e “I’m in that difficult 1%.\u003cbr\u003e “The 5-year survival rate could be within 2%.” \u003cbr\u003eEvery time I wash my hair, I see a ton of hair falling out and I think, 'If I wash it five more times, I'll go bald.'\u003cbr\u003e I was planning to go to the hair salon before Chuseok, but I'm holding off for a bit because I'm worried that the adults will be upset when they see my hair.\u003cbr\u003e After the holidays, I plan to get a wig and shave my head before I get discouraged by my hair loss.\u003cbr\u003e I thought to myself, \"Isn't it cool and good to make my own choices before being controlled by circumstances?\"\u003cbr\u003e --- pp.67-68 From “Chapter 1 Is Cancer Treatment That Scary? 2”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e One of the biggest things that made me depressed from time to time during my cancer treatment was the inability to make any plans for my uncertain future.\u003cbr\u003e Even amidst this uncertainty, as I continued to encounter positive results, the things I had dreamed of gradually began to feel like empty dreams over the past few days, adding to my depression. \u003cbr\u003eIf you think about it carefully, you will feel a sense of injustice as you wonder why everyone else can do it but you can't.\u003cbr\u003e At this point, I decided that I needed to transform my stubbornness, a kind of fighting spirit, into a will to achieve it.\u003cbr\u003e And don't leave this promise vague, but put it into practice and make it a 'must-achieve'\u003cbr\u003e I'm going to try changing it to a 'horse plan'.\u003cbr\u003e --- p.111 From “Chapter 2: Desiring More”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Every time I experienced the change of seasons, I felt anxious because I thought that this might be the last time.\u003cbr\u003e Especially for me, who waits for the pretty, sparkling warmth of Christmas all year round, I expected that the Christmas tree would bring me a sense of happiness and satisfaction not only in the cold winter but all year round.\u003cbr\u003e But I realized that props that were out of date and out of style didn't create lasting excitement. \u003cbr\u003eNow that I think about it, I probably missed the point that when the cold wind blows, you have to take out the tree and decorate it, and that the excitement of waiting for the Christmas tree to warmly brighten up the cold winter is also a part of fully savoring the happiness of the season.\u003cbr\u003e --- p.165 From “Chapter 3: Seasonal Happiness”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This year, filled with countless ups and downs, was a time when my life philosophy was able to become more firmly established.\u003cbr\u003e Many people who heard the news of my miraculous recovery are now blessing me and cheering me on, hoping that I will now walk a path of flowers and have only happy times.\u003cbr\u003e Now, even times of sadness, joy, and hardship will be like a flower path for me, and I will be able to accept every moment with gratitude and happiness.\u003cbr\u003e Because I realized that being alive, being alive itself, is a blessing.\u003cbr\u003e And I believe in myself. \u003cbr\u003eEven if another time of trial comes, we will once again boldly raise our hopes.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e --- From \"Epilogue\" pp.283-284\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003ePublisher's Review\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eStage 4 bile duct cancer, 6 months to live, on the edge of a blurry life.\u003cbr\u003e Sentences of recovery that begin by recapturing the seasons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the midst of a season when life hesitates, as if catching its breath,\u003cbr\u003e A brilliant record of one person who chose to blossom on his own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Perhaps I have already encountered several miracles by now.\u003cbr\u003e What else could it be but a miracle that we can dream of a day's worth of peace and hope?\u003cbr\u003e This moment, where I can live a quiet and ordinary life with a clear hope, is a miracle to me.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"A Joke of a Certain Season\" is an essay that records the journey of author Park Joo-hye, who was diagnosed with stage 4 bile duct cancer and given six months to live, to choose life again at the end of her life, and ultimately to a miraculous recovery.\u003cbr\u003e However, the message this book conveys is not simply 'the story of someone who overcame cancer.'\u003cbr\u003e Rather, this book is a quiet and profound confession and record of what people hold on to and what they rely on to take another step forward when their lives have completely collapsed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The author quietly gazes at the seasons that have arrived in the frozen time of a limited time.\u003cbr\u003e Even in that place where time passed slowly and everything was uncertain, she wrote to hold on to herself and rediscovered the small, precious sensations in everyday life. \u003cbr\u003eIn the midst of a recovery process that cannot be explained by medical statistics, she regained her composure by tracing back the traces of life that remained in her one by one.\u003cbr\u003e The hands of family members, the sunlight seeping into the hospital hallway, the silent glances of those who greeted me.\u003cbr\u003e This book speaks in a very quiet voice about where the real power that shapes life lies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A Certain Season's Joke\" is not a story of one person's struggle with illness, but rather a chronicle of the heart of a person who endured despair while enduring the season.\u003cbr\u003e The author's sentences are simple but resonate deeply, and each line is a fierce reflection on life.\u003cbr\u003e Her confession, \"I will not die, but live,\" comes as the most affectionate and strong breath to those who feel they have lost everything.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis book is a living testimony to anyone enduring this moment, showing how fragile life can be, and at the same time how resilient it can be to rebuild.\u003cbr\u003e A season that begins again at the end of life.\u003cbr\u003e For readers who go through that season together, this book will remain as an unforgettable comfort.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “When I was diagnosed with cancer and told I had six months to live, I came home and looked at the countless books on the bookshelf and changed my thoughts of ‘What’s the use of all this?’ to ‘I want to read.’ That is my attachment to life and my daily life.\u003cbr\u003e I need to recover it.\u003cbr\u003e Because I am not dying, I am going to live.” \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd 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