Former first lady Rosalynn Carter enters palliative care

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, 96, entered hospice care Friday at her home in Georgia, the Carter Center announced.

“Former first lady Rosalynn Carter entered hospice care at home. “She and President Carter are spending time together and with her family,” the Center said. saying in a sentence. “The Carter family continues to ask for privacy and remains grateful for the outpouring of love and support.”

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– The Carter Center (@CarterCenter) November 17, 2023

Rosalynn Carter was diagnosed with dementia in May, while former President Jimmy Carter, 99, went into hospice care in February.

Jason Carter, the couple’s grandson and president of the Carter Center, said in September that the couple is “reaching the end” but remain together in love. according to the Hill. (RELATED: ‘I shouldn’t say that’: Biden lets details of Jimmy Carter’s funeral slip)

“They’re together. They’re at home. They’re in love and I don’t think anyone gets more than that,” he told the outlet. “I mean, it’s a perfect situation for this time in their lives.”

Hugo Wentzel, another grandson of Rosaland and Jimmy Carter, spoke about his grandmother’s battle with dementia in a interview with Entertainment Weekly.

“I just want to say that she is an incredible woman. She has worked a lot in her life. She has done things for mental health. “I want everyone to know how incredibly important and beautiful she is as a person and as a grandmother,” she said. “Yes, she has dementia and when I see her, sometimes she forgets what is happening, but when she remembers it she is incredible. I love her.”