The 39th president, who turned 98 in October, escaped both a life-threatening house fall in 2019 and a cancer diagnosis in 2015.
After numerous brief hospital admissions, the former president Jimmy Carter has chosen to undergo hospice care at home, the Carter Center announced on Saturday.
The statement states, “Following a string of brief hospital stints, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter today chose to spend his remaining days at home with his family and receive hospice care rather than further medical attention.” “His family and medical staff are fully behind him. The Carter family requests privacy at this time and is touched by the concern displayed by his devoted following.
In October, Jimmy Carter, the 39th president, turned 98. He overcame being diagnosed with brain cancer in 2015 and a life-threatening fall at home in 2019. Due to the pandemic, Carter has maintained a low public presence lately, but he hasn’t stopped raising concerns about the dangers to democracy.
Jason Carter, a former state senator from Georgia, wrote, “I met both of my grandparents yesterday.” “They are at peace, and their house is as always filled with affection. I appreciate all of your warm sentiments.
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Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia wrote on Twitter: “President Jimmy Carter, a man of tremendous faith, has walked with God through the seasons of life. It is certain that God is walking with him at this difficult period of transition. May that serenity comfort him, Rosalynn, and the entire Carter family, who are in our thoughts and prayers.
The Carters were both born in the small farming town of Plains, Georgia, where they currently reside.
Carter won the presidency in 1976 despite being a little-known Democratic governor of Georgia at the start of his campaign. In the general election, he went on to beat President Gerald Ford.
In 1980, Republican Ronald Reagan beat him after a single turbulent term.
Carter led the country while under pressure from the Cold War, erratic oil prices, and social unrest over racism, women’s rights, and America’s place in the world.
He achieved success in foreign policy by keeping Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat at the negotiating table for 13 days in 1978.
Although he tolerated autocrats in Asia, Carter also built on Nixon’s opening with China and pushed Latin America’s dictatorships toward democracy.
Carter’s electoral coalition, however, broke apart as a result of high double-digit inflation, long queues for petrol, and the 444-day Iranian hostage crisis. His worst moment came in April 1980 when eight Americans lost their lives during a botched hostage rescue, which contributed to his resounding defeat.
Along with his wife Rosalynn, Carter launched The Carter Center after leaving office. In 2002, his diplomacy there won him the Nobel Peace Prize.
