Karen had been wanting to visit some family down in Tucson that hadn't been able to make it up to see us here in Phoenix. She enjoys seeing her nephews and nieces in particular. I think spending her birthday in observation made her more feel more isolated than usual, even if we probably wouldn't have done much otherwise.
We spent two days - a little more than 24 hours - visiting in Tucson. She had said she'd be ok putting a mask on, but when it came down to it she opted not to. While part of the decision was certainly because she was feeling better, I think another part of it was not wanting to be remembered as being sick. In the end we had a good time, and she did remarkably well. A lot of times in the past, when we've traveled somewhere she's needed a lot of rest. And she did rest quite a bit once we got back, but I don't remember her doing this well in a long time.
After sleeping a bit heavily for the next day or so, she rebounded quite well. I don't remember the last time there was a week where she was this active. I wonder now if she felt compelled to do more on her week off knowing it'd be another month until she'd feel that well and have that much free time again. We did push it a little near the end of the week, going out a little more and staying up a bit late. Either way, it was a very happy week for us.
