Tuition

My mom met Jack and Lea before I was born, I think. She took care of Lea years later as she slowly (or quickly, depending on your point of view) went down hill due to alcoholism. Jack is now alone and very rich. My mom goes out to dinner with him pretty often (once every two to four weeks). She calls him up and invites him to dinner (he pays) because he is lonely. He is always saying to ask him if we ever need any help with money; he says he has plenty of it and would not mind helping someone else. My mom finally decided that she would ask him for help with my tuition for school and if he didn't want to help, he wouldn't. He did say yes, he is paying for my mom's half of the tuition plus a little extra just to be nice. Wow. I don't know what to say.