Grateful I am able to still hear something via /r/gratitude

I was diagnosed with a disease called Menieres and it causes vertigo and damages the components of the ear. It's been 30 years since I contracted it. Over this period I have steadily lost more and more ability to hear things. I currently have about 10% ability in my left ear only and the right one doesn't work at all. I miss music, birds, leaves rustling and how rain sounds. I've become isolated from so much and friends and family have avoided me to the point of being gone for good. I still have a nice record collection and a very powerful home stereo and I am so very grateful to have a little bit of recognition and the memories of my favorite music when I was growing up. I just wanted to say that being disabled isn't always the end of the world and it can make you cherish things you never gave a second thought.