My relative was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer. She's only in her late 40's and it had been assumed that it was a kidney infection that hadn't cleared up. The expectation was that she had a kidney stone or something else that was more serious, but kidney cancer that had already spread into lungs and lymph nodes wasn't at all what was expected.
She's very unwell. The Pazopanib meds have knocked her quite a lot. As has the diagnosis as well. She's using a wheelchair part of the time already because she has zero energy, a walking stick the rest of the time for balance. All in all pretty shit.
She lives in a row of four houses. There is four parking spaces outside and extra cars have to park at the end of the road. It's quite a walk. Two of the neighbours have said that while she waits for her blue badge and a space (she's been given PIP under the special rules as she's expected to die within the next 6 months) they'll leave the space outside her door empty. They've also been doing little things like taking the bin out to just save her husband a wee job.
The neighbour next to her, who have since they moved in parked 1 car in the spaces and 1 at the end of the road (basically like everyone else) have decided to ignore the the decision made by the other neighbours because "they pay road tax" so they are entitled to park.
I get that they can do so if they wish legally, but last night rather than be able to walk from the car to her house she had to be pushed in the wheelchair the 500m from the end of the road. She can't go herself as she needs a hand on the steps as she's a bit wobbly and it would have meant leaving her car in the middle of the road to help her.
They know everything that's going on. They've seen her (she's lost around 5 stone in a month or so - she is very, very obviously ill). And yet they've decided to be that awkward. She won't let her husband or anyone else say anything to them because she doesn't want any trouble. I just think they are utterly shit neighbours. It's 500m. It makes hardly any difference to them, but it's a huge thing for her.