Yep, people who have been raised in a culture of entitlement, have difficulty understanding that you have to invest something in the short term, (not just money but time, effort, self sacrifice etc.) to get the long term benefits. And there is nothing like, a capitalist consumer culture with easy credit, to promote shallow entitlement in people. Can you not find a friend with a garden you could use sometimes ? My deepest sympathy if not.

Many of us now share your living conditions; however, some invalids live this way for decades.