Jimmy Carter Begins Hospice Care ‘After a Series of Short Hospital Stays’: Former President Has ‘Full Support of His Family and Medical Team’
usmagazine.comJimmy Carter has started end of life care. The Carter Center, his foundation, announced that 38th president of the United States of America entered hospice care on Saturday, February 18.“After a series of short hospital stays, former U.S.
President Jimmy Carter today decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention,” the Carter Center announced in a statement. “He has the full support of his family and his medical team.
The Carter family asks for privacy during this time and is grateful for the concern shown by his many admirers.”In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesJason Carter, one of Jimmy’s grandchildren and a former Georgia State Senator, retweeted the Carter Center’s statement with his own update. “I saw both of my grandparents yesterday.
They are at peace and—as always—their home is full of love. Thank you all for your kind words,” the 47-year-old wrote on Saturday.Jimmy (born James Earl Carter, Jr.) lives in his hometown, Plains, Georgia, with wife Rosalynn Carter, 95.
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