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anthonywell, if you plan on keeping the cards until she passes...then i say, treat her to a "day out" or something, old people do get lonely and they love to talk. maybe a day of lunch and ice cream for an exchange of some more of that story.
if you plan on selling some, i'd re-itterate the value and tell her you will split it or donate some to a charity of her choice...if she still insists, then take the above approach...
a neighbor lady's (85 yrs) father who was an officer in the spanish-american war with cuba, hired me to be a handy man since her husband died 12+ years ago, although the jobs usually took 1/2 hour i'd end up spending 3x that just chatting and hearing her family history. she's moved into an assisted living and we still keep contact