[Abigail]

I think there's been a small misunderstanding here.

Get this "I have to sound native" out of your system.

My original post read:

I'm not delusional, I know native-like pronunciation is next to impossible at my age. But, will I be able to at least be somewhat fluent?

I state exactly the opposite of what you said. Fluency was my main concern not native-like pronunciation.

Personally I think that intonation is very important, too - another thing which I underestimated in the past - it plays a great role in getting accross, and fortunately, it's much easier to be improved (in my opinion).

Thanks for the tip, Vibovit

"I will do the best I can and then a bit more".

That's the way I'm approaching this

Abby