Jimmy Carter’s grandson has provided an update on the former president’s health after more than a year in hospice care, acknowledging that his life is “nearing the end.”
Speaking Tuesday at a mental health forum at Georgia’s Carter Center, Jason Carter, 48, said his grandfather is “doing fine” and said he is grateful for the “outpouring” his family has received since the death of former first lady Rosalyn. He praised his “unconditional love.” Carter, the namesake of the Forum.
“My grandfather is doing well. You know, he’s been in hospice for almost a year and a half now, and I think he’s really nearing the end,” Jason Carter said at the 28th Rosalynn Carter Georgia・I spoke mentally. health forum. “As I said before, there was a part of this faith journey that was very important to him, a part of that faith journey that he could only live at the very end, and he was in that space. I think.”
Jimmy Carter, 99, entered hospice care in February 2023.
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Former President Jimmy Carter previously revealed that he has melanoma that has spread to his liver and brain. (Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)
In his speech, Jason Carter remembered his grandmother and the impact her death had on his family, including the former president.
Jason Carter added: “My grandmother’s death was a difficult moment for all of us, including my grandfather.”
Rosalynn Carter passed away on November 19th at the age of 96. (Getty Images)
Former US President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalyn were married for 77 years. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
He also thanked the many memorabilia the family received.
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“The outpouring of love and support that our family has received from the people in this room and the rest of the world has been so amazing and meaningful to us. And it’s just the whole process. We turned it into a celebration,” the grandson continued. .
A wooden cake celebrates former US President Jimmy Carter’s 99th birthday on the north lawn of the White House on September 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Jimmy Carter, 99, entered hospice care in February 2023. (Alex Brandon/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
Jason Carter also talked about a conversation he had with the former president while watching MLB a few weeks ago.
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“I said, ‘Dad, I know, I can’t do it. People ask me how I’m doing and I say I don’t know.’ And he said, ‘Well. I don’t know myself,”’ Son said. “So he’s still there.”
Jason Carter, 48, provided an update on his grandfather’s health during a mental health forum held at the Carter Center in Georgia on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. (Bryn Anderson Poole/Getty Images)
Jimmy Carter is the oldest living president in history. The previous holder of this record, George H.W. Bush, passed away in 2018. He was 94 years old at the time.
The former Democratic president has survived brain cancer, liver cancer and various medical procedures.
