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A year after Jimmy Carter's entered hospice care, advocates hope his endurance drives awareness (apnews.com)

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Since Jimmy Carter entered hospice care at his home in south Georgia one year ago, the former U.S. president has celebrated his 99th birthday, enjoyed tributes to his legacy and lost his wife of 77 years.

Rosalynn Carter, who died in November, about six months after the Carter family disclosed her dementia diagnosis, lived only a few days under hospice supervision, with her frail husband at her bedside.

Experts on end-of-life care say the Carters’ different paths show the range of an oft-misunderstood service. Those advocates commend the Carter family for demonstrating the realities of aging, dementia and death. They express hope that the attention spurs more Americans to seek out services intended to help patients and families in the latter stages of life.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Jimmy Carter said he wanted the last Guinea Worm die before he did. I really hope he lives to see that - there was a record low of 13 cases in 2022 https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2023-02-27/jimmy-carter-close-eradicating-guinea-worm-disease

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago

what a fuckin bad ass holy shit