‘He’s still got some time’: Jimmy Carter’s niece reveals the former president is talking and eating
‘He’s still got some time in him’: Jimmy Carter’s niece reveals the former president, 98, is talking and eating and even asked her to drop off some broccoli and cheese soup
- Ex President’s niece says he will stay around for longer as she ‘just feel[s] like it’
- Carter served one White House term and has since been dedicated to charity
The niece of former President Jimmy Carter, 98, reveals he might still have some time left as he is talking, eating, and even asked her to drop off some soup.
Leanne Smith, a niece of Carter’s wife, Rosalynn, said in an interview on Sunday: ‘He had a good day… He’s still got some time in him. I just feel like it.’
Ms Smith told FOX News Digital how he was talking and eating and on her way to the interview she was asked to drop off some broccoli and cheese soup to him and his wife.
Earlier this month, The Carter Center announced on Twitter that following a series of short hospital stays he has ‘decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention.’
The 98-year-old who has dedicated his life to public service and charity has the full support of his medical team and family.
Jimmy Carter’s (pictured) niece revealed the former president has ‘still got some time in him’
The former President’s niece, Leanne Smith (pictured), visited the 98-year-old on Sunday and brought him soup upon his request
He did not, however, elaborate on what conditions had prompted the recent hospital visits.
The Democrat was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma that was detected in his liver and spread to his brain in early 2015, but he has since revealed that he is no longer suffering from the condition.
The Navy veteran and Nobel Peace Prize winner, became the 39th U.S. president when he defeated former President Gerald R. Ford in 1976.
He served a single term that was blighted by an oil crisis that forced Americans to wait in line for gas, and was defeated by Republican Ronald Reagan in 1980.
Carter became the oldest living US president in history after the passing of George H.W. Bush, who died in late 2018 at 94.
Since he departed from the White House, he has committed himself to philanthropy and living a peaceful life with his wife of 76 years Rosalynn, his four children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Ms Smith is not the only family member to pay him a visit, as grandson Jason recently that he visited his grandparents and said they ‘are at peace and—as always—their home is full of love’.
Kim Fuller, another of Carter’s nieces, spoke of her uncle’s legacy during last week’s sermon at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia, where he used to teach, following the news that he was moving to hospice care.
Suzanne Smith told FOX News Digital that Fuller claimed Carter’s legacy was felt around the world.
The Carter Center announced following a series of hospital stays, Carter has chosen to spend his remaining time at home in Georgia (pictured) with his family and receive hospice care
‘He’s helped eradicate guinea worm, he’s helped build houses for people around the world. He’s, you know, that the Carter Center in the work of the church is something that will be far beyond what’s happening here in Plains and people around the world,’ Suzanne Smith said.
She added: ‘And so, his legacy will be that in addition to all the things that I’ve talked about, that was done pretty well, but his legacy will be, stick to your faith from the day you start to the day you manage and you’re going to be okay. And that’s what I have tried to come from now last week.’