UPDATE: Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, the devoted wife of the nation's 39th president and a tireless advocate for mental health care, has died. The Carter Center confirmed that she died Sunday morning (Nov. 19) at her home in Plains, Georgia, at the age of 96. The former first lady and former President Jimmy Carter were married for 77 years. She and the former president had four children, 11 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. USA TODAY 11/19/23) Rosalynn Carter, former first lady who championed mental health and humanitarian causes, dies at 96 (yahoo.com)
Previous Story: Former first lady Rosalynn Carter is in hospice care at home in Plains, Ga., joining former President Jimmy Carter, who has been receiving end-of-life care since February, the family announced Nov. 17.
The Carters have been married for 77 years and are the longest-married presidential couple in U.S. history.
The 96-year-old former first lady is suffering from dementia. The former president, now 99, entered hospice care at home in February but remains alert, those close to him say.
They have been together through Jimmy Carter's rise from their Georgia farm to his election to the presidency in 1976.
After his 1980 defeat, the couple established The Carter Center in Atlanta as a global center to advocate human rights, democracy and public health. (The AP 11/17/23) Rosalynn Carter in hospice care at Georgia home (wapt.com)
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