She is protecting herself as a vulnerable population member. She apparently thinks not getting the virus is more important than having the freedom to roam around town exposing herself to a disease that in her case would likely kill her if she caught it.
I am hard pressed to say her actions are irrational.
Nobody likes being cooped up. The problem is vulnerable populations don’t get a second chance at survival. Are you going to be the one to tell these people just take a chance?
If she weren’t my sister, and I didn’t know her, I doubt I would say anything to her. However, she IS my sister, and I know her better than probably anyone on this planet, at least in certain ways.
She wants to be reassured. That much I can tell you. When she talks with me, I get the sense that if we could just talk more frequently, I could get a little bit of her fear to dissipate.
She really wants to live again, but the news and others have made her over the top fearful. I think if she got CoVid, she might do fine as long as she has a doctor who will give the HCQ cocktail right away. Of course, I do not know, there is no crystal ball.
I can tell you this much. If she ventured out past her yard once a week, she would probably be fine. She lives in a decent neighborhood, and before CoVid, when I have visited, you’d only see people walk by every so often. Maybe a few people in a couple of hours. There’s barely any activity, but she is afraid of even that. It is unrealistic.
I love my sister and the LAST thing I would want is for her to die, from CoVid or any number of other possibilities. I also don’t enjoy seeing her cowering in fear like this. We are all fearful to an extent. I’m sorry, but the Democrats and the media have made my emotionally vulnerable sister transform into a hermit. This isn’t healthy for her. So yes, under certain somewhat safe circumstances, I am hoping to convince her to take a chance. Life is worth living.