Rayna, good to hear from you and that you are going to give it all a try.
I have a good friend who is blind from birth, he's been a broadcast engineer for a Christian radio station for many, many years now. He does terrific things. I learned to read braille as a sighted person from this,not with my fingers. lol
I know it's such a change, and can be so depressing. I lost my sight very briefly as a child, and from then on I counted steps to all rooms and things (with my eyes closed) just in case... it was a real fear.
I'm sorry this has happened to you, but desperately want you to rise above your circumstances. We all have to do that, for each person it's a struggle. I'm glad you had sight though, and hope that the images of what you know will stay with you a long time.
You are strong. You can do this.