Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, are still holding hands and making memories together in their Georgia home six months after he entered hospice care there, one of the couple’s grandsons said on Monday.
The former president, 98, is “still very much Jimmy Carter,” his grandson Josh Carter said in a telephone interview.
“He’s still opinionated, he’s still strong-willed, he’s still him.
And that’s great to see.”Mr. Carter, an avid outdoorsman who now uses a wheelchair, and Mrs. Carter, who uses a walker, try to get outdoors every day around the ranch-style home they built in the 1960s, their grandson said.
According to the American Medical Association, hospice care is generally intended to relieve pain and suffering in patients who most likely have six months or less to live.
Persons:
Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter, ”, Josh Carter, “ He’s, he’s, Mr, Carter
Organizations:
American Medical Association
Locations:
Georgia