HI Bart
I must be loosing the ability to use the keyboard lol. Had said, I think those of us who have had a spell in uniform have been in situation we are not in control of so focus on the details we can influence and work the odds for outcomes in our favour whilst recognising we cant pin our hats on anything for certain until all is done. Plus of course managing discomfort is part of the profession! You hit the right tone with adjusting and adapting.. my diagnosis came when I took a month out to travel having left one job and had a nicely paid, promotion, better role lined up, in between wooooo shock diagnosis so job offer withdrawn.. finances trashed and as I was about to look for a mortgage that is out the window for a while as I am high risk borrower as far as banks are concerned. Having the financial commitments of a reasonably well paid single man I went into panic mode for a short while then quickly realised 1. I have no control so don't sweat hat I can't change right now, 2. Reassemble ones priorities fast. I pretty much put my battle head on which is 1, crap yourself, 2. re focus on what you can control, 3. chill out, you cant avoid it so take a deep breath and organise oneself in ways you can and manage things you can predict or didn't expect as those challenges arise. 4. It will probably get worse before it gets better so mentally prepare for curve balls to hit hard and hurt. 5. It ain' over till it's over so keep fighting, every second counts.