I told her that she's always welcome here for however long she'd like to stay but she stated that she's afraid to fly....
Yup, so Mom, which are you more afraid of? Planes or hurricanes?
I don't know how we're going to handle the holidays if she refuses to fly anywhere. All of us can't leave our families to be with her in FL.
I'm sorry she's not doing so well yet but she hasn't had a lot of time to grieve yet. She needs time to heal and adjust to being alone. Hopefully she'll get back to doing things with her friends.
As for her having to choose between hurricanes and flying, well, you know how I'd vote. I must be her daughter!