Glad you are feeling better Mags and I too like to be left in peace when unwell.
Action, when I gave up the home I had run for 12 years, I really struggled with the loss of my identity, my work was my life in so many ways, so I can truly relate. I still struggle with calling myself retired, as in my mid fifties I'm sure people think I sponge off my husband! Fact is my job brought in a fraction of his pay, and in the end what I saved us in tradesmen doing home and garden work myself, more than made up for my lost income!