I think giving up one thing doesn't mean only a loss but sometimes it means an opportunity to have another and it would show you a new world. And regardless of your age, it may happen. Grandma Moses is a good example. She was an American painter and began painting in her seventies after abandoning a career in embroidery because of arthritis. She painted a lot of pictures until she passed away at the age of 101. Thus, don't be disappointed even if you have to give up something, and irrespective of age, all you have to do is find another thing that you like or that you can do.