Thanks again everyone. I thought I was over-thinking this one which I never really do but as my mother gets older I just want to make sure I make the best possible choices -- realizing that nothing is ever 100%. This is after all the same woman who dodged the back alleys of Mong Kok with me in the middle of the night a few years ago and jumped out of a moving taxi (without me that time) in Mostar -- so we should be fine :-). Just being the over-protective son I suppose.
I am now focused on going with the flow and enjoying all that the City has to offer.