The one time in life that it’s good to let go is when you're dealing with a long-term medical crisis. Yes, let go. Stop hanging on to your routine; stop wishing you could go back to normal. Remember that you’re caught in a riptide, being carried out to sea, to a place you’ve never been before. Relax, or fight the current at your peril. For the current is unrelenting. Let it take you where it will—through shock, denial, and despair—because swimming against the current will exhaust you till you drown.
Instead, swim parallel to the shore, breathe deeply, and remain calm. Gaze into the blue sky, marvel at the churning of the water. Watch the memory of yourself on the distant shore—the self you used to be, before you knew how erratically and unpredictably your world could flip—and know that when you eventually step back on that shore, you will be changed, and that change won’t necessarily be all bad. You will have gained a new respect for the fleeting human life span. You will yearn to seek out meaning, and may even finally learn to love yourself and others without holding back.
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