After a series of short hospital stays, Jimmy Carter has decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care.
Key points:He was the 39th US president when he defeated former president Gerald FordThe charity created by the 98-year-old former president said on Saturday that after a series of short hospital stays, Mr Carter "decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention."
Mr Carter, a Democrat, became the 39th US president when he defeated former president Gerald Ford in 1976.He served a single term and was defeated by Republican Ronald Reagan in 1980.The following year, Mr Carter announced that he needed no further treatment, as an experimental drug had eliminated any sign of cancer.
The Carter Center, which the 39th president and the former first lady established after their one White House term, last year marked 40 years of promoting democracy and conflict resolution, monitoring elections, and advancing public health in the developing world.Mr Carter, born James Earl Carter Jr, won the 1976 presidential election after beginning the campaign as a little-known, one-term Georgia governor.
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