Former US President Jimmy Carter marks one year in palliative care

Former American President Jimmy Carter It turns one year old this Sunday palliative careA period in which he defied all odds, celebrated his 99th birthday and mourned the death of his 77-year-old wife, Rosaline.

“A year after entering hospice care, President Carter remains at home with his family“The Carter Center said in a note to the media, marking the anniversary of his decision to decline further hospital treatment for various health problems, and spent his days at his home in Plains, Georgia.

“The Carter family appreciates the countless expressions of affection they have received during this time and the continued respect for their privacy.

”, assured his non-profit foundation.

“The family is pleased that their decision to enter hospice care last year has sparked many family discussions across the country about an important issue,” he concluded.

sump, Nobel Peace Prize In 2002, an advocate for charitable causes and a former peanut farmer, he is the longest-serving president in United States history.

The Carters also had the longest marriage of any other president, lasting 73 years George H.W. Bush and his wife Barbara.

After passing a Brain cancer At age 90 and suffering from other ailments that required hospitalization, Carter was believed to be in his final days in February 2023, when the Carter Center announced that he would spend “the remainder of his time” at home with his family in a palliative program.

But Carter protested and even made a public appearance during the funeral in November 2023 Rosalyn Carter

. The former first lady died at the age of 96, just days after entering palliative care.

President Joe Biden And the first lady Jill BidenHis old friends, along with the former president, joined him in the front row Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former First Lady Melania Trump, Michelle Obama and Laura Bush.

Vice President Kamala Harris And another knight Doug Amhoff US of Georgia Senators and Governor Brian Kemp and his wife Marty honored him. More than 1,000 people filled the sanctuary, including a large contingent of Secret Service agents. Former Presidents Donald Trump, Barack Obama and George W. Bush was invited but did not attend.

Jimmy Carter trusted his wife so much that in 1977, a few months into his term She was sent on a mission to Latin America to tell dictators that she was serious about refusing military aid and other assistance to human rights violators.

“When he first went into palliative care… we thought it was a matter of days” his grandson Jason Carter confessed, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Carter then served only one term (1977-1981) as president The Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal. His presidency included successes such as peace agreements Camp DavidBut controversies like the Iran hostage crisis.

After retiring from active politics, he devoted himself to humanitarian causes and founded the Carter Center, which promotes human rights and conflict resolution.

(With information from EFE and The Associated Press)