Oh LellyM that must have been a bit traumatic for you to see in the media, but music is wonderful as a means of escape and also very self defining.
I am in no way a musician, not like you and Dulciana, but I did play the piano and the treble recorder but, sadly, did not keep it up since 2003 and was never of a standard to play publicly although I did do a small local concert that my music teacher hosted.
In my dreams and fantasies though I am a concert pianist like my grandmother.