Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter Celebrates 99th Birthday in October

Hospice Life for 3 Months... "Feeling Good"
Longest Living Record Among U.S. Presidents

Updates have been shared about former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who has been battling cancer for a long time.

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According to the Associated Press and other sources on the 23rd (local time), former President Carter has returned to his hometown and has been receiving hospice care since February while battling cancer.

He is spending time with family and friends in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, and is reportedly maintaining good condition by staying engaged with the human rights organization he founded, the Carter Center.

His grandson, Jason Carter, said at a former presidents' commemorative event held in Atlanta that day, "Both of them (former President Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter) are staying at home together and meeting with family."

He added, "When he first started receiving hospice care, we thought the end was very near, but now I want to say that he will be turning 99 this October."

Former President Carter, who celebrated his 98th birthday last October, holds the record as the longest-lived U.S. president in history.

After announcing his battle with liver cancer in 2015, he declared himself cured seven months later, but it is known that his skin cancer recurred and metastasized to other organs. Consequently, in February of this year, he chose hospice palliative care instead of life-prolonging treatment. Hospice palliative care is a medical service focused not on curing but on alleviating pain and improving the quality of life for patients with severe terminal illnesses such as cancer.

At that time, the Carter Center stated, "After several brief hospitalizations, former President Carter decided to spend his remaining time at home with family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical treatment," adding, "He is receiving full care from family and medical staff, and the Center requests privacy during this period."

Jimmy Carter began his political career by being elected as a Democratic state senator in 1960, and in the 1976 presidential election, he defeated former President Gerald Ford to become the 39th President of the United States. Although he failed to win re-election in 1980, he established the Carter Center to lead human rights efforts and has continued his post-presidential life through activities such as Habitat for Humanity volunteer work.

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