From Kevin:

Here's a heartwarming and inspiring story about an actress who is making her Broadway debut at the age of 81. Her name is Alice Duffy, and one of her daughters is a producer at NBC Nightly News. The daughter, Clare Duffy, has this to say about her mother's acting career, which was temporarily halted when she had a family:

"[M]y mother did what a lot of women of her era did, she focused her energies on family -- raising three children. But she never lost her love of the theatre. When she got back into the theatre in Boston as a character actress, doing plays, television commercials and even movies, I learned a very important lesson -- that it's never too late to do what you love. And I've loved the chance to see my mother admired by her fellow actors, reveling in a world that's helped her get through some very hard times -- losing my father, both of her siblings and, just four months ago, my sister."

In the video clip of Alice Duffy, the reporter says that she (Duffy) almost backed out of the role after her daughter died. But she decided go forward with it because that is what her late daughter would have wanted.

Older adults have different abilities and talents, of course. Perhaps the moral of the story is that no matter what stage of life you are in, try to do what you love, if possible.

Here's an article about Alice Duffy with a video of her story:

http://dailynightly.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2010/01/27/2186509.aspx

Enjoy!