Thanks db,
My mum does not have a lot of people close to her in her life. Her mum passed at the worst time possible (right when she and my dad were separating). his estranged from ehr dad (both of them have been really not good to each other). She's estranged from her sister (sister did some untasty things, but so did my mum, mostly my mum really. My aunt went no contact like 2 years ago).
She had a close friend who moved away and is hard to reach. Her one other close friend is in a horrible situation himself (huge debt, abusive common law partner who just got diagnosed with cancer. Guess who is taking care of her? Him), and it's complicated.
Cant rely on my own sister, their relationship is way too complicated.
The other people in her life she trusts all live too far away.