e parts of their identities. And people talk about how hard it is to let those identities g…e people have been sick since childhood, and some people are quick to tell me how active they were. Many people tell me that being an athlete was a core part of their identity, and that losing that identity has been one of the most difficult parts of adjusting to life with chronic illness. But it’s not just athletics; people also talk about how their careers or their volunteer commitments or their social lives were core parts of their identities. And people talk about how hard it is to let those identities go, to grieve the person that they use…
