Lovely to learn more about you @lizelle, and I love the way you've woven the events around those beautiful personal artworks. You've had a few ups and downs! Very sad about what happened to your uncle.
Your old piano looks lovely. My 16-year-old nephew Sam tunes pianos, so he might be able to help bring yours back to life if he was able to get over there. He also plays the piano beautifully. There's a project in Glasgow to renovate old pianos. Some of them have been repainted and then put in public places so that people can play them.
I got chicken pox as a child luckily, as some of these infections can be more unpleasant in adults. But I got mumps as an adult, about 12 years ago. It just seemed to strike out of the blue - not one other person I know got it. I was really ill with it - almost delirious at one point!
Thanks for taking up the challenge and suggesting others!