Had A Health Scare This Past Summer And Finding Out Neighbors Aren't So "Neighborly"

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On Saturday, July 23rd I was in for a surprise to say the least. I went out to do my usual errands, things I've done a gazillion times before without a thought. But next thing you know, I was waking up in the hospital. I had an episode of heat stroke. It's been a long road to recovery, since the effects can take minimum two months to get out of one's system but even up to a year. But here's the negative thing I discovered. Neighbors. In the following weeks after my heat stroke, I just plain didn't trust going out again, since it was still VERY hot and didn't want to risk another "episode". Well I did ask one neighbor if she could do some grocery shopping for me…no problem…she did. Thing is I was hesitant to be a "pain" about it and keep asking as she does work LONG hours. So I began asking another neighbor, a neighbor who has lived next to me for 40 some odd years if she could do the shopping for me….She agreed. But then she "changed". No doubt, she was talking to her friends about doing the shopping for me and one had suggested that she should charge me to do so. So sure enough the last time she did grocery shopping for me she says she would charge me $20.00 to do so. SAY WHAT?? She seems to have forgotten the numerous "favors" I did for her in the past, including helping her clean her place as it looks like a hurricane, tsunami, and tornado went through it. She is classic "hoarder" type. Also, used to give her BIG platefuls of holiday dinners in the past for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. I never asked her for a monetary reward. I'm still not feeling too keen, but have been managing to do errands again myself, but you better believe I'm NOT going to ask that neighbor for any help again. What's your take on a person, a neighbor you've known a LONG time "demanding" money for a favor? Take about "chutzpah."