My life was perfect when I was twelve years old. I had a big family, including my sister,Chrissy,and my little brother,Patrick,whom I loved greatly.

Spring was coming, and I was excited about another summer with Grandma.

She and I had great fun together last summer. She was retiring (退休) this year, so that meant more time with her.

Then, on April 11,2017, at 10:00 p.m., we were all going to bed when the phone rang. My uncle was calling to say that Grandpa had just taken Grandma to the hospital.

The next morning I was told that Grandma was gone due to a heart disease. I tried to be strong, but even my father cried. I hadn’t even said good bye to her. I couldn’t control my feelings any more and

began to cry loudly. It finally hit me: She was gone forever. All she had left me were memories in the garden—the hours we spent planting flowers and taking care of them.

I believe that my grandma is a star watching over me, and she would have wanted me to be strong and happy like her, even though there are bad times.

My family and friends love me for who I am and support me for what I do, as I know my grandma would, too.

上面一篇是青岛市2020年中考英语题目，我对这篇文章有几处的疑问：

1) My life was perfect when I was twelve years old. - when是否应该改为until ?

2) 根据上下文，retiring 使用是否有误？应该改为retired吧？不然和这句“so that meant more time with her.”似乎有矛盾。

3) would have wanted me 这里表达了对过去的事情的推测吗？很难理解。

4) even though there are bad times. - are 应该改为 were 吧？

5) 文章结尾My family and friends love me for who I am and support me for what I do, as I know my grandma would, too.似乎意思上和前面的不对应，感觉脱节，是吗？

     love me for who I am - 这里是什么意思？如何翻译？看不懂。