Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of The United States, will begin receiving hospice care, his charity, The Carter Center, said on Saturday.
The Carter Center said the following in a statement, “After a series of short hospital stays, former United States President Jimmy Carter today decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention. 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.”
Jimmy Carter had a small cancerous mass removed from his liver back in 2015, later announcing that he would need no further treatment thanks to an experimental drug called Keytruda, which had eliminated any signs of the cancerous cells in his body.
The cancer had also spread to his brain, though he remarkably announced he was cancer-free in December of 2015.
Carter, the oldest living former President at 98, also suffered a bad fall in 2019, requiring surgery and 14 stitches after he hit his forehead.
A peanut farmer and United States Navy lieutenant, Jimmy Carter rose to the Georgia senate, then became the governor of the Peach State in 1971 before running for President of the United States after the end of his term in 1975.
Carter defeated former President Gerald R. Ford in 1976, serving as the Commander In-Chief for four years before he was bested by Republican Ronald Reagan in the 1980 election.
Along with his wife and former First Lady Rosalynn, Jimmy Carter established The Carter Center, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2022, after his final year in The White House.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Jimmy Carter during this time.
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