Jimmy Carter Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Health === [[File:JimmyCarteronBicycle.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=Carter riding a bicycle|Carter in [[Plains, Georgia]], 2008]] On August 3, 2015, Carter underwent an [[elective surgery]] to remove a small mass on his liver, and his prognosis for a full recovery was initially said to be excellent. On August 12, he announced he had been diagnosed with cancer that had [[metastasized]], without specifying where the cancer had originated.<ref name="CNBC cancer">{{cite news |last=Pramuk |first=Jacob |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2015/08/12/former-president-jimmy-carter-reveals-he-has-cancer.html |title=Former President Jimmy Carter reveals he has cancer |publisher=CNBC |date=August 12, 2015 |location=New York City |access-date=August 12, 2015 |archive-date=August 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150812221113/http://www.cnbc.com/2015/08/12/former-president-jimmy-carter-reveals-he-has-cancer.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On August 20, Carter disclosed that [[melanoma]] had been found in his brain and liver, and that he had begun treatment with the [[immunotherapy]] drug [[pembrolizumab]] and was about to start [[radiation therapy]]. His healthcare was managed by [[Emory Healthcare]] of [[Atlanta]]. He has an extensive family history of cancer, including both of his parents and all three of his siblings.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-08-20/jimmy-carter-says-he-will-undergo-treatment-for-cancer-in-brain |title=Jimmy Carter Says He's Being Treated for Cancer in Brain |first=Toluse |last=Olorunnipa |publisher=Bloomberg News |date=August 20, 2015 |access-date=August 20, 2015 |archive-date=August 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150821073525/http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-08-20/jimmy-carter-says-he-will-undergo-treatment-for-cancer-in-brain |url-status=live }}</ref> On December 5, he issued a statement, announcing that his medical scans [[Remission (medicine)|no longer showed any cancer]].<ref name="Cancer Undetectable">{{cite press release |url=https://www.cartercenter.org/news/pr/carter-center-statement-120615.html |title=Statement from Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter |date=December 5, 2015 |publisher=The Carter Center |access-date=March 21, 2022 |archive-date=December 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212140501/https://www.cartercenter.org/news/pr/carter-center-statement-120615.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Carter broke his hip during a fall at his Plains home on May 13, 2019, and underwent surgery the same day at the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/president-jimmy-carter-undergoes-surgery-breaking-hip/story?id=63012990 |title=Former President Jimmy Carter undergoes surgery after breaking hip |first=Julia |last=Jacobo |work=ABC News |date=May 13, 2019 |access-date=October 22, 2019 |archive-date=October 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007151021/https://abcnews.go.com/US/president-jimmy-carter-undergoes-surgery-breaking-hip/story?id=63012990 |url-status=live }}</ref> On October 6, a forehead injury above his left eyebrow received during another fall at home required 14 stitches.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-jimmy-carter-requires-stitches-fall-home-feels/story?id=66100086 |title=Former President Jimmy Carter requires 14 stitches after fall at home, 'feels fine' |first=Mark |last=Osborne |work=ABC News |date=October 6, 2019 |access-date=October 22, 2019 |archive-date=October 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022184927/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-jimmy-carter-requires-stitches-fall-home-feels/story?id=66100086 |url-status=live }}</ref> A public appearance afterward revealed that the former president had a [[black eye]] from the injury.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/jimmy-carter-black-eye-stitches-after-fall-2019-10 |title=Jimmy Carter was left with a black eye and needed 14 stitches after falling at his Georgia home |last=Hall |first=Kristin M. |website=Business Insider |access-date=November 29, 2019 |archive-date=January 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200104213134/https://www.businessinsider.com/jimmy-carter-black-eye-stitches-after-fall-2019-10 |url-status=live }}</ref> On October 21, Carter was admitted to the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center after sustaining a minor pelvic fracture after falling again at home for the third time in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/22/politics/jimmy-carter-hospital-fall-home/index.html |title=Jimmy Carter hospitalized after fall at Georgia home |first1=Veronica |last1=Stracqualursi |first2=Devon M. |last2=Sayers |first3=Betsy |last3=Klein |work=CNN|date=October 22, 2019 |access-date=October 22, 2019 |archive-date=October 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022125848/https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/22/politics/jimmy-carter-hospital-fall-home/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He was able to resume teaching Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist Church on November 3.<ref>{{cite news |title=In good humor, Jimmy Carter returns to Sunday school after fall |last=Judd |first=Alan |date=November 3, 2019 |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/good-humor-carter-returns-sunday-school-after-fall/FWyJNsy0fjRI2CmoLr7eoN/ |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |access-date=June 3, 2021 |archive-date=June 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604201924/https://www.ajc.com/news/good-humor-carter-returns-sunday-school-after-fall/FWyJNsy0fjRI2CmoLr7eoN/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=former President Jimmy Carter is back teaching Sunday school |last=Reeves |first=Jay |work=AP News |date=November 3, 2019 |url=https://apnews.com/5d66f9855c8f40619222e8e3b99ea66a |access-date=November 3, 2019 |archive-date=November 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104023016/https://apnews.com/5d66f9855c8f40619222e8e3b99ea66a |url-status=live }}</ref> On November 11, 2019, Carter was hospitalized at the [[Emory University Hospital]] in Atlanta for a procedure to relieve pressure on his brain caused by bleeding connected to his falls.<ref name="Emory Hos" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/263073902/pastor-jimmy-carter-up-and-walking-post-brain-surgery |title=Pastor: Jimmy Carter 'Up and Walking' Post Brain Surgery |publisher=Voice of America |date=November 14, 2019 |access-date=November 14, 2019 |archive-date=November 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114205234/https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/263073902/pastor-jimmy-carter-up-and-walking-post-brain-surgery |url-status=live }}</ref> The surgery was successful, and he was released from the hospital on November 27.<ref>{{cite news |title=Former President Jimmy Carter admitted to hospital for brain surgery |last=Allen |first=Karma |work=ABC News |date=November 11, 2019 |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-jimmy-carter-admitted-hospital-brain-surgery/story?id=66926890 |access-date=November 11, 2019 |archive-date=November 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112032603/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-jimmy-carter-admitted-hospital-brain-surgery/story?id=66926890 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Emory Hos">{{cite news |last=Duster |first=Chandelis |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/27/politics/jimmy-carter-released-from-hospital/index.html |title=Jimmy Carter released from hospital after two week stay |work=CNN|date=November 27, 2019 |access-date=November 29, 2019 |archive-date=November 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191129004504/https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/27/politics/jimmy-carter-released-from-hospital/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On December 2, 2019, Carter was readmitted to the hospital for a urinary tract infection. He was released on December 4.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/12/03/784376075/jimmy-carter-hospitalized-for-urinary-tract-infection|title=Jimmy Carter Hospitalized for Urinary Tract Infection|date=December 3, 2019|access-date=September 7, 2021|first1=Brakkton|last1=Booker|publisher=NPR|archive-date=October 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011214301/https://www.npr.org/2019/12/03/784376075/jimmy-carter-hospitalized-for-urinary-tract-infection|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jimmy-carter-discharged-georgia-hospital-urinary-tract-infection-n1095951|title=Jimmy Carter discharged from Georgia hospital after urinary tract infection|date=December 4, 2019|access-date=September 7, 2021|website=NPR|archive-date=June 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628005459/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jimmy-carter-discharged-georgia-hospital-urinary-tract-infection-n1095951|url-status=live}}</ref> On February 18, 2023, the Carter Center announced that following a "series of short hospital stays", Carter decided to "spend his remaining time at home with his family" in Plains to "receive [[Hospice care in the United States|hospice care]] instead of additional medical intervention"<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 18, 2023 |title=Statement on President Carter's Health |url=https://www.cartercenter.org/news/pr/2023/statement-on-president-carters-health.html |access-date=February 22, 2023 |website=The Carter Center}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/politics-united-states-government-gerald-ford-ronald-reagan-hospice-care-f4e26c10a7b366f14e62f690da403b0a |title=Carter Center: Former President Jimmy Carter in hospice care |last=Barrow |first=Bill |date=February 18, 2023 |website=AP News |agency=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=February 18, 2023}}</ref> for an undisclosed [[terminal illness]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 21, 2023 |title=Jimmy Carter enters hospice care. What is it? |url=https://apnews.com/article/jimmy-carter-hospice-care-86b6d73e53eec03ab3cb9980c71bbb32 |access-date=February 18, 2024 |website=AP News |language=en |quote=Hospice care ... is reserved for those declared by two physicians to be terminally ill, with six months or less to live.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Stableford |first=Dylan |date=November 28, 2023 |title=Rosalynn Carter funeral: Jimmy Carter and all 5 living first ladies attend service |url=https://news.yahoo.com/watch-live-rosalynn-carter-funeral-jimmy-carter-all-5-living-first-ladies-melania-trump-hillary-clinton-michelle-obama-162011346.html |access-date=February 18, 2024 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-US |quote=In February, he decided to forgo further medical treatment for an undisclosed illness and entered hospice care at his home.}}</ref> Carter asked President Biden to deliver his eulogy.<ref name="CNNEulogy2023">{{cite news |last1=Judd |first1=Donald |date=March 14, 2023 |title=Biden says Carter asked him to deliver his eulogy |language=en |work=CNN |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/14/politics/jimmy-carter-eulogy-biden/index.html |access-date=March 14, 2023}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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