If a 114 year old person wants the lockdown rules to end, don't you think we should grant her wish?
She's fully vaccinated and she's had enough.
America’s oldest person wants the same thing as everyone else — for the pandemic to end.
Thelma Sutcliffe, 114, of Omaha, became the oldest person in the US when 116-year-old Hester Ford died on April 17, according to the Gerontology Research Group.
Sutcliffe is currently living in a locked down senior center, and her longtime friend, Luella “Lou” Mason, says she just wants to be able to entertain a lunch guest.
Mason has power of attorney over Sutcliffe and is allowed to visit her in her room. He said the country’s oldest woman can’t wait until the center’s dining room allows visitors.
“She asks me every time I visit, ‘Are you going to eat with me today?’” Mason said. “It breaks my heart that I can’t.”
Sutcliffe’s senses aren’t what they used to be, but her mind is “very sharp,” according to Mason.
“Thelma is as determined as ever to do what she wants to do,” her friend said.
MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY - APRIL 26:Sara Azar, 88, and her son Nelson visit through a window at Hogar Israelita nursing home under COVID-19 protocols on April 26, 2021 in Montevideo, Uruguay. The residence has a glass cabin with headsets and microphone to allow relatives see the residents during the pandemic. Even though most of them already received the two shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, strict protocols will continue to reduce chances of contagion. (Photo by Ernesto Ryan/Getty Images)