Just picking up on a comment in Mark (MDS) Porsche thread - do as much as you can in the time available, but don't overdo it.
Sue and I had managed a weekend away (part of it a Christmas gift from her daughter) just a couple of weeks before she took a sudden downturn. She was back in hospital for a few weeks, then home for palliative care. There was no chance to fulfil other trips that we both wanted to do. We thought there was still plenty of time...
It's never easy.