Former First Lady, Rosalynn Carter, diagnosed with dementia

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Former first lady Rosalynn Carter is diagnosed with dementia

The diagnosis was shared as Carter's husband, former President Jimmy Carter, has been receiving hospice care.
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Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia, the Carter family said Tuesday.

The announcement, which was released by the Carter Center, comes as Carter's husband, former President Jimmy Carter, is receiving hospice care at their home in Plains, Georgia.

The center said in a statement that Rosalynn Carter, 95, "continues to live happily at home with her husband, enjoying spring in Plains and visits with loved ones."...
 
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I know it's not a shock for a 95-year-old to have dementia (unspecified so far) but still, this stinks.

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Carter Family Statement about Health of First Lady Rosalynn Carter

The Carter family is sharing that former First Lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia. She continues to live happily at home with her husband, enjoying spring in Plains and visits with loved ones.
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Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter mark 77th wedding anniversary at home in Plains, Georgia

The couple, who have been on the American and international stage together for a half-century, are facing significant health challenges.
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ATLANTA — Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are marking their 77th wedding anniversary with a quiet Friday at their south Georgia home, extending their record as the longest-married first couple ever as both nonagenarians face significant health challenges.

The 39th president is 98 and has been in home hospice care since February. The former first lady is 95 and has dementia. The Carter family has not offered details of either Jimmy or Rosalynn Carter’s condition but has said they both have enjoyed time with each other and a stream of family members, along with occasional visits from close friends, in recent months.

“As we have looked back at their legacy, it has been really wonderful to see the outpouring of support and respect and love,” grandson Jason Carter said recently. “That word love is really the one that defines certainly their personal relationship, but also the way they approach this world.”...
 
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Rosalynn Carter marks 96th birthday at home with the former president, butterflies and ice cream

Family and aides said she had a quiet celebration Friday in Plains, Georgia.
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Atlanta — Rosalynn Carter celebrated her 96th birthday at home Friday with her husband, former President Jimmy Carter, and other family members, while the surrounding community of Plains, Georgia, honored the former first lady's years of public health advocacy.

The latest milestone comes as Rosalynn Carter navigates dementia and the former president, now 98, continues to receive hospice care. Yet they remain together in the same small town where they were born, married and that anchored Jimmy Carter's victorious 1976 presidential campaign...
 
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