When he walked into a local pharmacy in Geraldine, Alabama, a farmer who was living off his meager retirement savings made a huge difference in the lives of people in his town when he began giving $100 per month to cover the pharmacy bill of those who were unable to afford it. This farmer made a massive impact on the lives of people in his town.
Brooke Walker, the proprietor of Geraldine Drugs, recounted that around 10 years ago, Hody Childress questioned her on the existence of families in their community who were unable to afford the medicine that they need.
Walker confirmed it, and then added, “Unfortunately, that does happen rather often.”
The elderly farmer then gave her a bill for one hundred dollars that had been folded and instructed her to give it to anybody who was unable to pay their pharmacy charge while maintaining their anonymity.
Hody said, “Don’t tell a soul where the money came from – if they ask, simply tell them it’s a gift from the Lord,” despite the fact that he knew the source of the wealth.
Later on that month, he came back with another $100 in folded notes to present to Walker, and he continued to do this once every month for a number of years.
However, he was no longer able to go at the end of the previous year since the chronic obstructive lung illness had made him too weak.
After Hody passed away on the first day of the new year at the age of 80, Walker said that she wanted to educate his family about the gifts that had assisted hundreds of people in the remote community located around 60 miles from Huntsville.
Hody shared the news with his daughter Tania Nix about his contribution just before he passed away.
Nix said that her father was not a huge spender but always given what he could by saying, “It was simply who he was — it was in his heart.” She also mentioned that her father had always donated what he could.
She goes on and on about her father’s kind nature and how he raised her. She stated that when Peggy Childress was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and became unable to walk, her father devoted a significant portion of his life to taking care of and carrying his daughter.
“Everyone in town recalls my dad bringing her up to the front row of the bleachers at the high school to watch the Friday night baseball games when she was a little girl. Tania said that he continued to do it until the year 1998, when he had heart surgery and was no longer able to raise her.
Tania is under the impression that her father was motivated to start assisting others with their pharmaceutical costs as a result of the substantial medical expenses incurred by her mother.