Former US President Jimmy Carter wants to spend whatever time he has left at home with his family after a series of hospital stays. The 98-year-old has decided on palliative care at home over other medical measures, the foundation he founded announced on Saturday. “He has the full support of his family and medical team,” he said.
Oldest Former US President
At the same time, the Carter Center asked that privacy be respected. The Democratic politician from the southern state of Georgia was President of the United States from 1977 to 1981, when he was succeeded by Republican Ronald Reagan. He is the oldest living former president. His successors Reagan and George Bush died in 2004 and 2018 respectively. In 2002, Carter received the Nobel Peace Prize for his international services. He has been married to his wife Rosalynn (95) for 76 years. They have four children.
“House of Love”
Carter’s health has deteriorated in recent months, the Washington Post and other US media reported. He now uses a wheelchair and his wife needs a walking aid. Grandson Jason Carter tweeted on Sunday: “I saw both my grandparents yesterday. They are at peace and – as always – their home is filled with love.” The grandson now heads the foundation’s board of directors.
survived cancer
Jimmy Carter announced in 2015 that he had liver cancer. Melanomas were also discovered in her brain. A year later, he announced that he had overcome the illness. In November 2019, the former peanut farmer made it clear at a church service in his hometown of Plains that he faces death with serenity. “I didn’t ask God to let me live,” he said. “I asked God to give me an appropriate attitude towards death.”
Departure at the Peanut Festival
In recent weeks, Carter has asked for trips to his hometown of Plains, US media reported. On his 98th birthday nearly five months ago, the small town put on a parade for him. A week earlier, Carter and his wife had been driven through the streets in a red convertible to celebrate the annual Peanut Festival.
Joe Biden admires Carter
Today’s President Joe Biden, who has repeatedly expressed his admiration for Carter, was briefed on the health status of his party colleague. The 80-year-old man – also from the Democratic Party – remains in close contact with the family, CNN reported.
Term started with hope, ended in disaster
Carter was the 39th president of the United States, but only for one term. He lost the 1980 presidential election to Reagan.
The presidency of the trained peanut farmer and nuclear engineer from southern Georgia began with hope: In September 1978, Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin signed the agreement two peace framework agreements – a sensational coup Carter masterminded in tough secret negotiations at Camp David. Another success was the SALT II Strategic Arms Limitation Treatythat Carter and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev signed in Vienna in June 1979.
But then they overshadowed Iran’s Islamic Revolution Including Hostage Drama of Tehran, the Invasion of the Soviet Union in Afghanistan like this Economic crisis and collapse of the dollar its mandate. For 444 days, Iranian students held more than 50 Americans in their power after a 1979 attack on the US embassy in Tehran. A liberation action by the military ended in disaster.
Nobel Peace Prize for Conflict Resolution
In 1982, Carter founded his non-governmental organization, the Carter Center, which works, among other things, for the peaceful resolution of conflicts around the world. In 2002, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.