How can one cope when overcoming a horrible illness?

I was diagnosed with sepsis from a kidney infection which caused organ damage and I was in the hospital for a week and out of work for almost two months. I was told that if I didn’t have emergency surgery I would have died. I have decided I can no longer handle the career I once had due to the physical demands of the job and am trying to change careers completely. I don’t want my family or friends to judge me based on this. How do I cope?
How can one cope when overcoming a horrible illness?
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