former president of the USA Jimmy Carter started receive palliative care After a series of brief stays in the hospital, the foundation announced in a statement posted on its Twitter account this Saturday by the Carter Center.
The former president, therefore, “decided to stay in his home surrounded by his family, where he would receive palliative care rather than medical attention.”
Pointing to the center, the decision was made”with the full support of his family and medical team.
The 98-year-old Carter became the longest-lived former president after leaving the White House, which he held from 1977 until 1981, when he was defeated by Republican Ronald Reagan.
Term of office marked major foreign policy achievementsSuch as the agreements on the Panama Canal, the Camp David Peace Accords (the peace agreement between Egypt and Israel), the SALT II agreement with the Soviet Union, and the establishment of diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China.
In domestic politics, his government established the Ministries of Energy and Education and strengthened environmental protection legislation.
In 2002, Carter Nobel Peace Prize for humanitarian work.
The former president’s family demands privacy in their statement and appreciates the expressions of love received.