In Homes Left Empty By COVID-19, This Georgia Woman Packs Up The Memories
Cathy Cody was born and raised in Albany, Ga., a close-knit community pushed to the edge by the outbreak. Albany has seen one of the nation's highest rates of infection, and she's found a way to help.
by Danny Hajek
May 26, 2020
3 minutes
On a Tuesday morning in Albany, Ga., Cathy Cody is walking through the empty hallways of a home left vacant by COVID-19.
"Right now, I'm standing in a home we started on, packing up their loved one's belongings because that's all they have left," Cody says during a Facebook Live video.
She's stacked U-Haul boxes on the carpeting, filled with shoes, clothes, perfume bottles and purses â every last item she'll haul into storage. It's a somber glimpse into the final days before the virus took a
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