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title: "Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter to receive hospice care"
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# Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter to receive hospice care

> Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has decided to receive hospice care and "spend his remaining time at home with his family" instead of additional medical intervention, the Carter Center said on Saturday.

By Reuters · Published 19 February 2023, 11:27 SAST

## Key points
- Former US President Jimmy Carter, 98, has passed away after a long and fruitful life. He served in the White House from 1977 to 1981 and was remembered for brokering the Camp David accords that led to the Egypt-Israeli peace treaty. Despite being swept from office in an electoral landslide in 1980, he rehabilitated his legacy through his untiring efforts for humanitarian causes, for which he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. Carter will also be remembered for his work with Habitat for Humanity, often seen building affordable houses as a volunteer. His family has asked for privacy during this time and expressed their gratitude towards those who have shown concern.
- Former US President Jimmy Carter, 98, has been admitted to hospital for treatment.
- He has the full support of his family and medical team.
- Carter served as president from 1977-1981 and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his humanitarian work.
- He is survived by his wife Rosalynn and four children.

## Content

Carter, 98, who has lived longer after leaving the White House than any former president in U.S. history, was a Democrat who served from January 1977 to January 1981.

"He has the full support of his family and his medical team. The Carter family asks for privacy during this time and is grateful for the concern shown by his many admirers," the center said in a statement.

In recent years, the Georgia native suffered from several health issues including melanoma that spread to his liver and brain, although he had responded well to treatment he received.

The former peanut farmer's rocky four years at the helm of the country were marred by economic woes at home and the Iran hostage crisis that ended just after he left office. But Carter also played a central role in brokering the Camp David accords that led to the landmark Egypt-Israeli peace treaty.

He was swept from office in an electoral landslide in 1980 as voters embraced Republican challenger Ronald Reagan, the former actor and California governor.

However, Carter rehabilitated his legacy as he worked energetically for decades on humanitarian causes.

He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 in recognition of his "untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to
international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development."

He could also often be seen, hammer in hand, helping to build affordable houses as a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity.

Carter and his wife Rosalynn, whom he married in 1946, have four children. **DM**