Former US President Carter’s wife suffers from ‘dementia’

“The Carter family shares information that former first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia,” the Carter Center said in a written statement. It was said.

The statement did not share details about whether Rosalynn Carter, 95, received any treatment for the dementia diagnosis.

Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, live together in their home in Plains, Georgia.

TOGETHER FOR 70 YEARS

It was announced that 98-year-old Jimmy Carter, the eldest of the 5 living former US presidents, also began receiving home care starting in February after being hospitalized for a short time due to age-related ailments.

Jason Carter, the grandson of the Carter couple, said last week: “At this point, it’s perfect that they are spending their final days together at their home in Plains. They have been together for more than 70 years.” he had used the words.

Carter, who served as the 39th president from 1977 to 1981, holds the title of “longest-lived American president.” (AA)