New life adventure

I am experiencing a new phase of my life at the moment, cataracts in my eyes.  Of course, playing the piano is my favorite hobby and it is actually more than a hobby, it is life to me.  I started lessons in a group in our country school and practiced on a toy piano for years.  When I was14, my mom and grandmom managed to get  a piano for Christmas, my best gift ever.  It was an upright and now sadly, I have forgotten the name.  Lighting was poor on the farm and I struggled with lamplight to practice.  My lessons were paid for by fresh cream and butter from the farm.  My teachers were task masters and I excelled.  Went to college on music scholarship, but lagged in practice due to pressure of other classes. I never was really smart, but just got by.  Didn't deserve the good grades at all and though I got honor roll most of the time, I don't think it was really earned.  Now as I am older, I see how I really needed more structure in my education.  I have messed up badly, but am trying to make the best of the time I have left.  I pray my eyes will get fixed and I can continue to play my piano.  Tom still calls me, "the girl at the piano", because the first time he saw me was at the piano in church.
Needless to say, I am really concerned about this new phase in my life.