"We hope that sharing this news will allow us to talk more about this important topic." Former First Lady of the United States Rosalynn Carter has neurodegenerative disorders, her family announced Tuesday, while her husband, former President Jimmy Carter, is in palliative care at home.
The Carter family is sharing that former First Lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia. She continues to live happily at home with her husband, enjoying spring in Plains and visits with loved ones.
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— The Carter Center (@CarterCenter) May 30, 2023
At 95, Rosalynn Carter "continues to live, happily, at home with her husband" in the city of Plains, Georgia, the family said in a statement, praising her work in the field of mental health. "We hope that sharing this news will allow more discussion of this important topic around the family table and in doctors' offices across the country," she added.
Jimmy Carter in palliative care
In February, the Carter Foundation announced that the 98-year-old former Democratic president was in palliative care at home, where he wanted to "spend the time he has left" after a series of hospitalizations.
Jimmy Carter held the White House from 1977 to 1981 and served only one term. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for "his decades of tireless efforts to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts".
