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Huh? If you believe in what the Catholic Church teaches about sacraments, then attendence at a Protestant Church is not an option or a substitute.

What point does it make to say one "considers" herself Catholic, but doesn't seem to think it matters one whit if one gets valid sacraments or not?

A lot of people don't (I'm not endorsing the behavior, just pointing out what I have seen)

Please note (again) that this is the ONLY Catholic Church in town. Her options are, in that regard, rather limited.

Myself, I'd drive 50 miles to go to Mass. But how many people wouldn't? How many people would say, "I'm Catholic but there's no Catholic Church that I can go to, so I'll go to ________ instead, because I have no other choice"?

Again, I'm not indorsing what she's saying as being valid, just trying to understand its context.

It's far too easy to condemn somebody...

Please note (again) that this is the ONLY Catholic Church in town. Her options are, in that regard, rather limited.

Maybe so, maybe no. There seem to be 12 parishes in her local "region" as defined on the diocese web site.

If she truly felt that way and truly had no other recourse, I'm sure God would understand. But it seems here to be a problem of her own making.