Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, aged 98, has transitioned from receiving medical care to entering hospice, as stated by the Carter Center. The center’s announcement conveyed that Carter opted for hospice care over further medical treatment, choosing to spend his final days at home with his family.

President Carter played a role in President Bill Clinton’s peace mission to North Korea in 1994. In 2007, he disclosed his membership in The Elders, a group of independent world leaders focusing on peace and human rights, including figures like Nelson Mandela and Kofi Annan.

Facing a metastatic cancer diagnosis in 2015, Carter revealed the presence of melanoma in his brain and liver. He underwent treatment with radiation therapy and immunotherapy, sharing negative cancer testing results in December 2015. Throughout the following years, he experienced falls leading to injuries, requiring hospital surgery to address brain pressure caused by the resultant hemorrhages.

Despite health challenges, Carter remained active, authoring 30 novels since leaving office, with the latest released five years ago. Before the COVID-19 outbreak, he continued teaching Sunday school in Plains, Georgia. Additionally, he and his wife, Rosalynn, annually volunteered with Habitat for Humanity. The couple, married in 1946, has four children: Jack, James III, Donnel, and Amy. Alongside twelve grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren, the Carter family has maintained a legacy of service and engagement.