What to do with my mother and my cat

Fortunately I do have family - they should be able to help out my not yet 76 year old mother.  Bigger problem - telling her, clearly versus beating around the bush - that I have, once again, accepted a job in China.  This time is different, I will be going alone, and she no longer has my father here.
However, what else is a 54 year old woman with no job in sight to do?  I came up with the answer one day walking or driving, might even have been biking - although that less likely.  Write a travel book about going through China, with eye catching photograpsh and catchy snatches.  Call it, Go East Old Woman; surely some would get it.  Problem with that is I do not even own a camera, cell phones do not count, let alone know how to take even passable pictures.  I also do not have the means to pay for getting to China let alone traversing around without direction.   Then there is Mozzy.
My cat, very much  one cat in the household cat.  He is from China.  Perhaps I should consider travelling across China doing photo shoots of cats; along with catchy phrases that would most include certain unappetizing words like, blood, bloodcurdling, tetanus.  Well, Mozzy is going to have to stay in Canada, with family - they think I am asking too much.  I needed a new direction, but still with the idea of a book percolating in my brain. (yes, I am old enough to know that's what coffee does - or did until certain brand coffe shops took over)  I will go back to China and teach.  I loved it last time.
As of tonight, I have the job, no money and nobody to take care of Mozzy or my mother.  Hm.  This trip is off to a rollicking bump in the road.