\nFormer president Jimmy Carter has been into hospice for some time now, but he still gathered the strength to attend the funeral and the memorial service of his loving wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter, who passed away at the age of 96 on November 19, 2023.\n
During the final hours of her rich life, Jimmy was by his wife\u2019s side. His son said that he asked to spend some time alone with her so that the two could talk to one another with their beds placed one next to another.\n
The funeral service was held at Maranatha Baptist Church, where Jimmy Carter and the former first lady worshipped. Earlier tributes were held in nearby Americus and in Atlanta.\n
Jimmy arrived in a wheelchair, wearing a black suit and a blanket bearing his and Rosalynn\u2019s faces in her honor.\n
Unfortunately, Jimmy\u2019s health is deteriorating as well. His grandson, Jason Carter, offered an update on his grandfather\u2019s condition and said that the 39th President of the United States might not have too long left.\n
Rosalynn Carter was the driving force behind her husband of over seven decades.\n
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They were by each other\u2019s side through thick and thin.\n
\u201cRosalynn was my equal partner in everything I ever accomplished,\u201d Jimmy Carter said in the statement following Rosalynn\u2019s passing. \u201cShe gave me wise guidance and encouragement when I needed it. As long as Rosalynn was in the world, I always knew somebody loved and supported me.\u201d\n
Sadly, with Rosalynn now gone, the main consensus is that Jimmy\u2019s condition could take a steep turn for the worse.\n
\u201cHe\u2019s coming to the end, and he\u2019s very, very physically diminished,\u201d Jimmy\u2019s grandson told the New York Post prior to Rosalynn\u2019s memorial service..\n
\u201cHe has been this moral rock for so many people, but she really was that rock for him.\u201d\n
During the memorial service for Rosalynn, Amy Carter, the couple\u2019s daughter, read a letter that Jimmy sent to his wife while he was away serving in the Navy.\n
\u201cMy darling, every time I\u2019ve ever been away from you, I have been thrilled when I returned to discover just how wonderful you are,\u201d he wrote. \u201cWhen I see you, I fall in love all over again.\u201d\n
The love story of Jimmy and Rosalynn resembled a fairy tale.\n
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During his presidency from 1977 to 1981, Jimmy Carter told aides, \u201cRosalynn is my best friend\u2026 the perfect extension of me, probably the most influential person in my life.\u201d\n
Roselynn wasn\u2019t just a First Lady, but she was her husband\u2019s closest advisor who stood by his side supporting every decision he made as a head of the country.\n
After leaving the White House, the Carters returned to live in their family house in Plains, Georgia. The house, which according to Zillow is valued at $209,996, was built in 1961, when the Carters welcomed their fourth child in their lives and needed a bigger place. The couple always led a quite and a very simple life.\n
Earlier this year, the Carter family revealed that Rosalynn was diagnosed with dementia. Shortly after, she entered hospice and spent the last days of her life surrounded by family and her loving husband. She barely walked, with a help of a walker, and her health declined significantly.\n
Jimmy\u2019s grandson, Jason, delivered an update on his grandfather while speaking at the 28th Rosalynn Carter Georgia Mental Health Forum on Tuesday. \u201c(My grandfather) is doing OK. 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, that \u2014 as I\u2019ve said before, there\u2019s a part of this faith journey that is so important to him. And there\u2019s 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.\u201d\n
\u201cMy grandmother\u2019s passing was a difficult moment for all of us, including my grandfather,\u201d Jason told the audience at the forum.\n
\u201cThe outpouring of love and support that we as a family received from the people in this room and from the rest of the world was so remarkable and meaningful for us and really turned this process into a celebration.\u201d\n
At the mental health forum, Jason reminisced about a conversation he had shared with his grandfather a few weeks prior, as they sat together watching an Atlanta Braves game.\n
\u201c\u2018People ask me how you\u2019re doing and I say, I don\u2019t know\u2019 and he said, \u2018Well, I don\u2019t know myself,\u2019\u201d Jason remembered.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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