(NewsNation) — Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, 96, has entered hospice care at home, the Carter Center announced in a statement Friday.
Her husband, former President Jimmy Carter, 99, started receiving hospice care, also at home, earlier this year. A few months later, Rosalynn was diagnosed with dementia.
“(Rosalynn Carter) and President Carter are spending time with each other and their family,” a statement from the Carter Center said. “The Carter family continues to ask for privacy and remains grateful for the outpouring of love and support.”
Rosalynn Carter served as First Lady from 1977 to 1981 and advocated for several causes, including mental health research and those in caregiving roles with loved ones, according to a White House biography. She served as the Honorary Chairperson of the President’s Commission on Mental Health from 1977 through 1978.
“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,” a…
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