I think you've put the comma in the wrong place in that quote.. Assuming you aren't actually saying that "their life is over", the comma should move forward on

I think you've put the comma in the wrong place in that quote.. Assuming you aren't actually saying that "their life is over", the comma should move forward one word in your sentence to show that it is "life as you know it" being over, rather than life being over "as you (already) know".