Jimmy Carter’s grandson reveals the ex-president, 99, is ‘no longer awake’ daily 16 months into hospice care [Video]

12:50 EDT 11 Jun 2024, updated 13:45 EDT 11 Jun 2024

Jimmy Carter’s eldest grandchild Jason said that the 99-year-old former president is no longer awake every day.

Nearly a year-and-a-half after entering end-of-life hospice care in February 2023, Carter’s loved ones remain by their patriarch’s side.

Jason Carter revealed that the latest decline began after the death of the 38th president’s beloved wife Rosalynn in November 2023 at the age of 96.

‘After 77 years of marriage… I just think none of us really understand what it’s like for him right now,’ Jason told Southern Living during a conversation this month. ‘We have to embrace that fact, that there’s things about the spirit that you just can’t understand.’

‘[He’s] experiencing the world as best he can as he continues through this process,’ Jason, 48, added.

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