https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/former-first-lady-rosalynn-carter-has-dementia/ar-AA1bTJoJ?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=a25bb7315bf04e85b1a2cdce8cf5b906&ei=8
Last week, while Mr. Carter was in hospice, a grandson, Jason Carter, told The Associated Press that the former president and Mrs. Carter were spending time with family and “doing it in the best possible way: the two of them together at home.”
“They’ve been together 70-plus years,” Jason Carter told The A.P. “They also know that they’re not in charge. Their faith is really grounding in this moment. In that way, it’s as good as it can be.”
Mrs. Carter once said that her interest in mental health began during her husband’s 1970 campaign for governor of Georgia. As she traveled the state, she said, she was amazed at the number of people who told her of mental health problems in their families.
“I began to realize that something had to be done,” she said in 1976, “and that we were the ones that had to do it.”
An ex potus and his wife have resources tho that middle income Americans do not…
I thought that would have been the case when my dad died before my mom, but with her dementia she forgot him within two months. I still think that had she not had dementia, she'd have followed him quickly.
It certainly would be nice if more people would follow the Carter’s example of helping others in need.
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They have been married nearly 77 years. They share a very special bond with each other and have cared deeply for others.
I wish each of them well. I’m certain they are appreciated by many, many people. They were generous with their time and dedication to so many causes.
The family noted in its statement that Rosalynn Carter has spent her long public life advocating for individuals and families affected by mental illness and for those in caregiving relationships with loved ones.
"Mrs. Carter often noted that there are only four kinds of people in this world: those who have been caregivers; those who are currently caregivers, those who will be caregivers, and those who will need caregivers," the family statement reads. "We are experiencing the joy and the challenges of this journey."