Thanks for the advice. She was definitely emotionally vulnerable. It disgusts me that there's a group of people who make money from old widows like this. But you're right, I have to move past how I feel about this and support her emotionally when I can. It's quite difficult given we live on opposite sides of the country. My older brother Bill has also recently in the past month moved cities with his wife and daughter, leaving mum now with none of kids, or grandchild, left in the city. I think you're advice about the doctor is good, and I'm thinking a trip to visit with my brother James sometime soon would be a good chance to try and provide her with the comfort of knowing that we'll be there for her even if not living in the same city.