Jimmy Carter continues to achieve numerous milestones throughout his life, constantly adding to his impressive list of accomplishments.
Last week, the former president and Nobel Peace Prize-winning humanitarian celebrated yet another year as the longest-lived ex-commander in chief. He has held this record since March 2019.
In February 2023, he started receiving hospice care, but to everyone’s surprise, he celebrated his 99th birthday in October, as shared by his grandson, Jason Carter.
Jason Carter expressed his gratitude for the significant amount of time they had been able to spend with him, stating, “Having had this much time with him is truly a blessing for all of us.”
According to Jason Carter, the private sector experience and the impactful work at The Carter Center will be the defining elements of his grandfather’s legacy. He believes that Jimmy Carter’s dedication to the most disadvantaged and impoverished communities worldwide, along with his unwavering belief in their ability to transform their own lives, as well as his commitment to human rights and democracy, will leave a lasting impact. Jason Carter, who himself has a background in politics, expressed these sentiments in an interview with ABC News.
According to Jimmy Carter’s grandson, his year in hospice was also quite unexpected.
“When the former president reached the one-year mark of receiving care, Jason Carter shared with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, ‘We believed he only had a few days left.'”
Decades of love for former first lady Rosalynn Carter served as a source of strength for Jimmy Carter, as his grandson Jason Carter revealed to ABC News.
According to Jason Carter, when speaking with the Journal-Constitution, he expressed a similar sentiment: “He is experiencing this phase of his life as an extension of the faith journey he has been on his entire life. And the rest of us are simply accompanying him on this journey.”
Jimmy Carter, after dedicating years to public service as a military professional, politician, and philanthropist, finally stepped away from the limelight last year. Throughout his remarkable journey, he generously invested his own time and energy into making a positive impact on the world.
In 2002, when he was awarded the Nobel Prize, the committee recognized his tireless dedication to seeking peaceful resolutions for global conflicts, promoting democracy and human rights, and fostering economic and social development.
Jimmy Carter once emphasized the importance of utilizing one’s talents for the betterment of others. “If you have any talents, try to utilize them for the benefit of others,” he stated. He affectionately referred to his wife as Rosa and noted that both of them have strived to live by this principle.
