The Carter Center announced on Saturday that former President Jimmy Carter, the longest-living American president at 98 years old, has entered home hospice care in Plains, Georgia.
According to the statement, Carter “chosen to spend his remaining time at home with his family and accept hospice care instead of more medical intervention” following a string of brief hospital stints.
What Happened To Jimmy Carter?
The 39th President is fully supported by his medical staff, according to the statement, and his family “asks for quiet at this time and is appreciative for the care exhibited by his many supporters.”
Prior to the 1976 election, Carter was a little-known Georgia governor who had just started his presidential campaign. After the Vietnam War and the Watergate incident, which resulted in the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974, he went on to defeat then-President Gerald R. Ford by capitalising on his outsider status in Washington.
Carter had one turbulent term in office before being soundly defeated by Republican Ronald Reagan in 1980. This crushing defeat ultimately paved the way for Carter’s decades-long promotion of democracy, public health, and human rights around the world through The Carter Center.
His Life Choices
Carter, who spent the majority of his life in Plains, travelled frequently into his 80s and early 90s, including annual trips to build homes with Habitat for Humanity and frequent trips abroad for the Carter Center’s election monitoring and effort to eradicate the Guinea worm parasite in developing nations. Carter, who has spent the majority of his life in Plains, was a lifelong resident of the United States.
The former president’s health, however, has gotten worse over the course of his tenth decade of life, particularly as the coronavirus pandemic limited his public appearances, including at his beloved Maranatha Baptist Church where he taught Sunday School lessons for decades to standing-room only crowds of guests.
His Health Conditions
Carter underwent liver surgery to remove a tiny malignant tumour in August 2015. The following year, Carter declared that he was done with therapy since an experimental medication had wiped out all evidence of cancer.
After leaving office, Carter said that he had undervalued the significance of working with influential figures in Washington, especially the media and lobbying groups based in the capital. Years later, when he was a nonagenarian and was diagnosed with cancer, he expressed happiness with his long life.
FAQ’s
1. Who is Jimmy Carter?
A. He was a former American president
2. What is his profession?
A. Politician
3. What is Jimmy Carter Nationality?
A. American
4. How old is Jimmy Carter?
A. 98 years old
5. What Happened to Jimmy Carter?
A. He is in hospice care at home
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