237SJ---You will only get confused with all these answers. The best solution is the one you came up with yourself. Get yourown tablet first and then when you are used to it let your mum try it. So sorry about your mum's illness . My sister (69years ) has ovarian cancer. She is using a tablet now and getting tremendous pleasure from it-- ebaying , playing games, e-mails etc. etc. It's lovely to see her enjoying herself and forgetting about her problems .Oh --and she's got hooked on that blooming Candy Crush!!!