““Those of us who battle chronic illness are in it for the long haul. I need to come to grips with who I am and what is important before I can function at my best with others. That has yet to happen, for I am a work in progress with no end in sight. Coping is forever an aspiration. I need to stop getting hung up on conventional issues of control and inabilities that just do not matter.””
![“it’s important for people to hear from [those] who have good fulfilling lives and manage chronic mental illness as part of those good fulfilling lives.” quote by John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a2f/john-green-12_inspirational_it-s-important-for-people-to-hear-from-t_3060062.jpg)
![“I am not sure of the future," he [Cohen's father] says, "but I will take it as it comes." Adjust, after the fact. Do not simply react to possibility.” quote by Richard M. Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/535/richard-m-cohen-46700_parenting_i-am-not-sure-of-the-future-he-cohen-s-f_2041787.jpg)
