Despite being in hospice care for some time, former president Jimmy Carter found the strength to attend his loving wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter,’s funeral and memorial service. Rosalynn Carter passed away on November 19, 2023, at the age of 96.
Jimmy was by his wife’s side in her last hours of a rich life. According to his kid, he requested some alone time with her so that they could converse while their beds were next to each other.
Despite being in hospice care for some time, former president Jimmy Carter found the strength to attend his loving wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter,’s funeral and memorial service. Rosalynn Carter passed away on November 19, 2023, at the age of 96.
Jimmy was by his wife’s side in her last hours of a rich life. According to his kid, he requested some alone time with her so that they could converse while their beds were next to each other.
Sadly, Jimmy’s condition is also getting worse. Jason Carter, his grandson, provided an update on his grandfather’s health and hinted that the 39th President of the United States might not be around for too long.
For more than 70 years, Rosalynn Carter was her husband’s motivator.
They stood by one another through good times and bad.
Rosalynn was “my equal partner in everything I ever accomplished,” according to a statement made by Jimmy Carter after Rosalynn passed away. “When I needed it, she provided me with sage advice and inspiration. Rosalynn’s presence in the world ensured that I always had love and support from someone.
Nov. 28, Atlanta, Georgia: Grandchildren of the late first lady Rosalynn Carter watch as her coffin is removed from Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church on November 28, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia, after her memorial service. U.S. President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and past First Ladies Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton were present for the event. Jimmy Carter, the former president of the United States, was married to Rosalynn Carter for 77 years before she passed away on November 19 at the age of 96. Throughout her life, she was a well-known writer and activist who supported causes such as affordable housing, mental health, elderly people, and monarch butterfly conservation. (Image by Getty Images/Anna Moneymaker))
Sadly, everyone seems to agree that Jimmy’s condition could rapidly deteriorate now that Rosalynn is no longer with us.
Before Rosalynn’s funeral ceremony, Jimmy’s grandson told the New York Post, “He’s coming to the end, and he’s very, very physically diminished.”
“She really was that rock for him, but he has been this moral rock for so many others.”
Amy Carter, the couple’s daughter, read a letter Jimmy wrote to his wife when he was overseas serving in the Navy during Rosalynn’s burial service.
“My sweetie, each time I’ve been apart from you, I’ve been overjoyed to come back and realize how amazing you are,” he wrote. “I fall in love all over again when I see you.”
Jimmy and Rosalynn’s love narrative has elements of a fairy tale.
Jimmy Carter told aides that Rosalynn was his best friend and that she was “the perfect extension of me, probably the most influential person in my life” while he was president from 1977 to 1981.
In addition to being the First Lady, Roselynn was her husband’s closest confidante, backing him in all of his decisions as the head of state.
The Carters went back to living in their family home in Plains, Georgia, after leaving the White House. When the Carters had their fourth child in 1961 and realized they needed a larger home, they had the $209,996 house built, according to Zillow. The couple’s lives was always quiet and extremely straightforward.
The Carter family disclosed Rosalynn’s dementia diagnosis earlier this year. Soon after, she was placed in hospice care, where she passed away surrounded by her devoted spouse and family. Her health badly degraded, and she was hardly able to move without the use of a walker.
Jason, Jimmy’s grandson, spoke at the 28th Rosalynn Carter Georgia Mental Health Forum on Tuesday and gave an update on his grandfather. “(My grandfather’s) health is good. As you are aware, he has been in hospice care for over a year and a half. I believe that he is nearing the conclusion of his journey with faith because, as I have mentioned previously, there is a particular aspect of it that holds great significance for him. Additionally, there is a phase of the spiritual trip that can only be experienced at the conclusion, and I believe he has been there.
WASHINGTON – OCTOBER 04: In the Ivy City area of Washington, DC, former US President Jimmy Carter listens to the start of an all-week construction endeavor to commemorate World Habitat Day and the annual Habitat for Humanity Carter Work endeavor. This event took place on October 4, 2010. Carter just received treatment for a viral infection and was discharged from an Ohio hospital. In all, 86 residences in Birmingham, Alabama; Washington, DC; Baltimore and Annapolis, Maryland; Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota; and Washington, DC, will be constructed, renovated, or repaired as part of the project. (Image via Getty Images/Alex Wong))
Jason said to the forum attendees, “My grandmother’s passing was a difficult moment for all of us, including my grandfather.”
“This process really turned into a celebration for us as a family because of the incredible and meaningful outpouring of love and support from everyone in this room and around the world.”
Jason recalled talking with his grandfather a few weeks earlier as they were sitting together watching an Atlanta Braves game at the mental health forum.
Jason recalled, “People ask me how I’m doing, and I say, I don’t know.’ He said, ‘Well, I don’t know myself.'”
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