Jimmy Carter‘s grandson says the 99-year-old former president is ‘coming to the end’.
Jimmy Carter’s Health
The oldest living president has been in hospice care for more than a year after deciding to forego any further medical treatment.
Since then his beloved wife Rosalynn has passed away and he has been living at home with regular visits from his family.
What Carter’s Grandson Said
Jason Carter said at a mental health forum on Tuesday:Â ‘(My grandfather) is doing OK.
‘He has been in hospice, as you know, for almost a year and a half now, and he really is, I think, coming to the end that, as I’ve said before, there’s a part of this faith journey that is so important to him, and there’s a part of that faith journey that you only can live at the very end and I think he has been there in that space.
His Health Struggles
Carter entered hospice care in February 2023 after a series of hospital visits.
He has already survived metastatic brain and liver cancer.
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In November, JC made rare public appearance for his wife Rosalynn’s memorial service, in a wheelchair and covered in a blanket depicting her face.
They were married for 77 years, and lived in the same modest home in Plains, Georgia, for decades.Â
The longest-married couple in U.S. presidential history, they met when Jimmy was just three years old and Rosalynn was a newborn, and celebrated their 77nd wedding anniversary on July 7, 2023.
Family members say that he was determined to hang on even after entering hospice care, in part to ensure that Rosalynn was never left alone.
