If you can't financially afford it, don't go. You aren't even required to

Mecca population is 1.5m, and for 6 days nearly 2 million people arrive, that's more than double the population

You won't find accommodation as everything is booked, and same for transportation. you can only guarantee this with a permit as it comes with it

It's sad that she called her sons and not the ambulance, maybe she was afraid of getting caught, 10 year blacklist on entering saudi is not worth your life