Carter Chooses To Come To A Close

Former President Jimmy Carter, 98, now says he has chosen hospice care to live out his days rather than medical attempts to prolong his life.

 

Former President Jimmy Carter is receiving hospice care at his home, the Carter Center announced Saturday. He made the decision after a series of short hospital stays, the center said in a statement.

The charity created by the 98-year-old former president said that Carter "decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention."

It said he has the full support of his medical team and family, which "asks for privacy at this time and is grateful for the concern shown by his many admirers."

In August 2015, Carter had a small cancerous mass removed from his liver. The following year, Carter announced that he needed no further treatment, as an experimental drug had eliminated any sign of cancer.

Following Saturday's announcement, Sen. Raphael Warnock, who represents Carter's home state of Georgia, called the former president "a man of great faith" who "has walked with God."

"In this tender time of transitioning, God is surely walking with him," Warnock, who is also a minister, said on Twitter. "May he, Rosalynn & the entire Carter family be comforted with that peace and surrounded by our love & prayers."

 

There's nothing wrong with the decision for palliative care, and I wish him well. Much will be discussed about Carter's term and career as America's Elder Statesman after, a role that will pass to the Big Dog soon.

I do wih he had made it to 100, and he still may, but he has more than earned his rest.

Godspeed, Jimmy.