Struggling to Embrace Islam: Any Advice?

As-salamu alaykum. I need to share something that's been on my mind. I come from a Muslim background, but my family is a mix – some are Muslims, some aren't practicing, and others are atheists. My mother doesn't really practice, and I wasn't brought up strictly Muslim. I actually believe that everyone should choose their own path, and I'm grateful I wasn't forced. Now I'm thinking about practicing Islam, but I'm facing some hurdles. First, I have health issues that make wudu with water difficult (though I've heard there are alternatives). Second, I worry about being consistent in my prayers. But the biggest thing is that I don't know Arabic. My parents speak it, but we never used it at home. I've memorized a few surahs, but even though I recite them daily outside of formal prayer, I don't understand what I'm saying and I'm starting to forget them. People tell me to just learn Arabic, but it's such a hard language and I wouldn't use it in my daily life. Maybe I could just learn Quranic Arabic. But then there are more worries: wearing hijab, eating strictly halal when it's not easy to find where I live, fasting in Ramadan (which I've tried before but found really tough), avoiding music, dressing very modestly, the idea that I'd have to marry a Muslim man... I feel like I don't want to become a nun; I just want to feel closer to Allah. Sometimes I feel like the Quran only talks about punishment, and it scares me. Yet I wonder if we're still tied to Allah through the religion we're born into, especially with my complicated family background – my father was from a Muslim family but explored Christianity before his health declined. Any advice? JazakAllah khair.