Jimmy Carter Once Showed Up with Black Eye to Build Houses for People in Need — 4,300 People Got New Homes

Jimmy Carter has been a prolific public figure for many years. Still, perhaps the most impressive thing about President Carter is that after suffering many health concerns for many years, he showed up to give back to charity.

From 2015 to 2019, Carter suffered many health issues. In 2015, he had brain cancer, and in 2019, he was the victim of a broken hip. However, he never let either of those things stop him from giving up on his values.

In August 2015, Carter revealed that he had been diagnosed with melanoma that had spread to his brain. He did not believe that he would live more than a few weeks after being diagnosed, but he was lucky enough to live longer.

However, by March 2016, he confirmed that he fortunately no longer needed cancer treatment and was on the mend from the treatment he had received. He

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"Now I feel pretty certain about my cure and the cancer being in remission, but the doctors are still keeping an eye on me."

Three years after sharing that he no longer needed treatment, he suffered a fall at his home in Georgia. The fall left him with stitches above his eyebrow. He went to the hospital for treatment but ensured that he made it to his commitments.

The day after he had been to the hospital, with a bandage on his head and a bruised eye, Carter made his way to a building site for Habitat for Humanity to carry out his volunteering duties on site. This was not the only fall he suffered that year, though.

The other fall happened when he was preparing to go turkey hunting. Unfortunately, this fall left him with more severe injuries than the other. After this fall, Carter was left with a broken hip and had to undergo surgery.

While many were concerned about his health, Carter was simply worried that there was a week left of turkey hunting season that he would not be able to take part in and hoped that the next year would promise better luck.

Carter's Fight with Cancer

Although Carter was able to overcome cancer and was declared healthy in 2016, during the first few weeks after his diagnosis, he and his wife were not convinced that he would ever live a healthy life again, if he lived at all.

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that when they removed part of his liver because they had found cancer, he began doubting his ability to recover. His doubts were exacerbated when he was told that cancer had spread to his brain.

He confessed that when he found out there was melanoma on his brain, he was sure that he would not live for even a few weeks longer. He then underwent surgery, radiation treatment, and immunotherapy.

By November 2015, Carter had begun showing promising signs of responding to the treatment, which led him to be declared in remission early the following year, something he had never dreamed possible.

The former president has since ensured that his makes every day count while still ensuring that he gives back to his community to the best of his ability alongside his wife.

Building Houses at 95 for People in Need

At 95, when Carter had a fall that left him with a black eye, he knew he couldn't miss the opportunity to support his community. He had volunteered to help build homes and true to his word, would not let the fall stop him.

The footage of Carter on the building site quickly went viral, with many fans admiring him for his work at the organization. He has been a member of Habitat for Humanity for many years and proved his dedication to the cause by showing up when he was not in the best shape.

He was seen on the job site holding power tools and told audiences he had a priority: to be in Nashville helping build houses. It was the 36th build that Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, volunteered to be a part of.

Years later, Carter has still not slowed down in terms of volunteering. Although he is nearing his hundredth birthday, he has not stopped giving back to his community with an open heart and a friendly face.

An Active Volunteer at 98

Carter has been an active volunteer for many years and has shown multiple times how much he loves and cares for his community. In 1982, he founded the Carter Center with Emory University.

Forty years after it was founded, the organization still revolves conflict, promotes democracy, and prevents disease worldwide. By 2002, Carter had

the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the Carter Center.

More specifically, he was awarded for his work mediating peace between Israel and Egypt in 1978. And now, at their advanced age and even after spending 30 years working for the nonprofit, Carter and Rosalynn still volunteer for Habitat for Humanity one week a year.

Talking about what they do on the job sites, Carter revealed they were not afraid to get their hands dirty. He

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"We do it all. Except we don't generally get on the roof. We did for a while, but they had a shooting in Miami when we were down there building houses, and the Secret Service asked us not to do it anymore."

While Carter is involved in many philanthropic pursuits, the list would go on for miles if written down. He has been involved in disease eradication, clean water initiatives, and mental health foundations during his life.

The former president also

Sunday School until 2021 and loves learning new things whenever possible. While volunteering, Carter and Rosalynn have

over 4,300 homes in 14 different countries.

Carter and Rosalynn have often expressed what volunteering means to them and said that as long as they are able to offer their skills and services to various organizations that need them, they will continue to do so.