Help for my sister

Christine, its the fear of getting sick. She feels the most comfortable and safe at home. That’s how I felt for two years- I would not travel anywhere because of „ what if”. This year together with my cousins from Europe I , scared to death, went on a two week trip visiting g us national parks. I had all my equipment, meds, antibiotics just in case,and more with me. I did it with a lot of understanding from my cousins and my husband. I discussed how it works for me before we set off. They wanted me to go with them and were very understanding throughout the whole trip. I would wake up every day more than an hour earlier than others, did AC, washed my stuff and set the sterilizer when they already would have breakfast. It was not easy I must say and two weeks were too long. But I would go for a week after that experience. So please show your sister my post. If you would like to email me, email my personal email for more info. I hope your sister will break the wall at some point. Wish you my best.

Thank you so much for commenting. I really appreciate your information. Sure does sound like there’s a lot involved as that’s kind of what she says too. She is worried she might have to go on another round of antibiotics. I worry cause she’s so thin now. I read that this disease can go away, but can come back.
I believe she got diagnosed with this about three or four years ago, we live in different states and she won’t come back to visit us because of this I have visited her a few times. I worry that it is consuming her whole world and I don’t think she’s happy. Otherwise she’s doing OK. She did move to a new home and is exercising and meeting new friends so I guess maybe it’s not that bad. I was just hoping she might go on a little short trip with me to get a break from it all. Bless your hearts for having to deal with this illness.

Having read your comment "I read that this disease can go away, but can come back." I want to be sure of what you were referring to. Bronchiectasis, the chronic disease, will not go away ever. It is permanent damage to the lungs.
Now, the infection, bacteria within the lungs can be treated with the antibiotics to hopefully clear up the infection, bacteria within the lungs. Some people have success with the antibiotics and some have a hard time clearing out the infection, bacteria even with taking the antibiotics. It is true that if you are fortunate to have cleared the infection with the antibiotics it doesn't mean you won't again develop another infection, bacteria again.
One nebulizes and does air way clearance methods to hopefully keep the mucus moved out and not sit in the lungs. When mucus sits in the lungs and not cleared out it allows for greater chance of contracting infections, bacteria in the lungs.
From my understanding and personal experience, so far, nebulizing, air way clearance methods and light exercise can also help to hold an infection, bacteria at bay and not get worse. Up to now my infection continues to stay at a low level and I feel fine at 82 and two months away from 83. I was diagnosed in August of 2022 but had obvious signs of it since 2018 prior to being diagnosed and then told in 2023 of the infection that I apparently had had before 2022 due to what I was bringing up....a yellow/green mucus plug. I no longer have that color mucus, it changed to a light yellow after having started nebulizing etc.
Hope this helps you further with all that you have come to understand about what your sister is dealing with and why she may not be ready, just yet, to do certain things she did before.
Barbara