Grandson says Carter is 'coming to the end' in brief update about former president's health
Source: CNN Politics
Updated 4:27 PM EDT, Tue May 14, 2024
CNN Jimmy Carters grandson said Tuesday that the former president is coming to the end in a brief update about the 39th presidents health.
(My grandfather) is doing OK, Jason Carter said at a mental health forum named in honor of his grandmother, the late former first lady Rosalynn Carter, at the Carter Center. 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 Ive said before, theres a part of this faith journey that is so important to him, and theres 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.
Jimmy Carter, now 99, became the oldest living president in history after George H.W. Bush died in 2018 at the age of 94. He has survived metastatic brain cancer, liver cancer and a number of health scares, including brain surgery after a fall in 2019. He entered hospice care in February 2023 after a series of hospital stays and made a rare public appearance to attend his wifes memorial service back in November.
My grandmothers passing was a difficult moment for all of us, including my grandfather, Jason Carter said Tuesday. But, he added, The outpouring of love and support that we, as a family, received from people in this room and from the rest of the world was so remarkable and meaningful to us. And it really turned that whole process into a celebration.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/14/politics/jimmy-carter-health-update/index.html
LetMyPeopleVote
(147,303 posts)This is not unexpected
mahina
(17,930 posts)Aloha ʻoe Jimmy ❤️❤️❤️
TNNurse
(6,963 posts)He is an example of how human beings should act and think toward others.
Some will remember that I have a list of people who make me proud to be from GA. He is at the top of the list.
Oopsie Daisy
(3,088 posts)brer cat
(24,817 posts)nowforever
(332 posts)TNNurse
(6,963 posts)but I wish Jimmy Carter peace when it is time.
catbyte
(34,703 posts)My heart is breaking already in anticipation of all the ugliness and hatred that will come spewing out of the MAGAts. Decency is the one thing they can't stand. But we will honor him.
Irish_Dem
(50,349 posts)The GOP adores evil.
AllaN01Bear
(19,892 posts)Novara
(5,944 posts)Damn Reagan.
AllaN01Bear
(19,892 posts)Novara
(5,944 posts)calimary
(81,988 posts)I never trusted him. But he was pretty good at reading the script placed in front of him. Always and ever The Actor. With SOOOOOOO many people around him protecting and running interference for him.
I NEVER EVER saw the appeal, OR was taken in by it. My dad thought he was the Second Coming. Hed tease me at the dinner table: well, whaddya think of Reagan now? And Id say Dad, please. Were trying to eat here.
Comfortably_Numb
(3,916 posts)that he deserves.
AllaN01Bear
(19,892 posts)ArkansasDemocrat1
(1,501 posts)I hope there is scheduling coordination between all involved parties to minimize TSF involvement
DiverDave
(4,905 posts)Gonna own the libs.
Good, don't need the bastard stinking up the place.
He can't stand something being about someone else.
calimary
(81,988 posts)GOOD one, ArkansasDemocrat1!
And I, too, expect him to be a no-show. If hes not the star of the show, he wont be interested. Which will be a good thing. I dont want him there.
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byronius
(7,432 posts)Im proud of that fact.
EYESORE 9001
(26,275 posts)I missed the age cutoff for voting against Nixon by less than two months. I was on active duty when the next election rolled around, so I sent in an absentee ballot via snail mail (a term whose time had not yet arrived). I proudly cast my first vote for James Earl Carter for President of the United States.
crickets
(26,056 posts)the world be less when he leaves us. It makes me sad, but I'm grateful for all he's done and hope that his passing is gentle.
SarcasticSatyr
(1,195 posts)May his end come pain-free and surrounded by family . . . .
AZ8theist
(5,670 posts)I will be eternally grateful he was part of my life.
Aussie105
(5,637 posts)and aware that his life has been worth living.
oldsoftie
(12,873 posts)He's such a dick
Or if he tries to come I hope the family tells him to fuck right off
republianmushroom
(14,635 posts)Emile
(24,225 posts)Bayard
(22,583 posts)But he has lived a very full life of compassion, honesty, and dedication.
Such an honorable and rare man in politics.
coprolite
(211 posts)your good deeds, compassion, and understanding what a good Christian really is.
I hope you can fish for trout in heaven, keep your line tight and may the Gods bless you for all good you have done.
usaf-vet
(6,363 posts)hueymahl
(2,529 posts)God bless you.
Botany
(70,899 posts)relogic
(156 posts)was too burned when he lost to JB that he could not respect the peoples choice in 2020. Instead he spread lies and spitefully stayed away during President Bidens Inauguration. So it follows that Trump lacking greatness next to two great patriots- He has no place or seat anywhere near President Carters catafalque when the time comes.
Mark.b2
(324 posts)and his faith and family are great comfort in these final days. He deserve it.