# Jimmy Carter on Hospice Care (at home) (2/18/2023)

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**Created:** [February 18, 2023, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmy-carter-on-hospice-care-at-home-2-18-2023/980010 "2023-02-18T21:18:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 18, 2023, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmy-carter-on-hospice-care-at-home-2-18-2023/980010/2 "2023-02-18T21:26:35Z")

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There is a Breaking News thread in MPSIMS:

> [@Former President Jimmy Carter enters hospice care {2023-02-18}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-president-jimmy-carter-enters-hospice-care-2023-02-18/980011/1):
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> The former President is 98 and has decided to enter hospice care rather than continue to seek treatment. No specific mention of what he has been undergoing treatment for in the statement. From the [NYT here](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/18/us/politics/jimmy-carter-hospice.html?unlocked_article_code=nzFwl3CbjiXGC-zBlbepQ_XB7QmC1wRwtwN6KuhhIJbRibf9o2bBuVx-98gYzGzsIP3ePtA8XolDtcwit4odAnjnrRjLmdSTHiohvaW2zxsil7_fhmsDp8ydDluRaF7HUAELya10rtSd6N_aCWmuW5o-7kXNkMSDLsw6DGDTsjbSniIv5XuSf45S1a8c58oZ_3-8xUl_2T_5hnm-Ij093q6fe_mK8emIpBzOUcJYwyRd2IRtNzcJrL84vBlqkaA60n_609dARxxmeVE3-pe6lKBVIAuTGWFtf7JdabW6bLvpF8j4-vEaMU7Z4VcmPxqHjj74EMYTLX4hlCTGURuej1mh&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare) (gift link) but I’m sure it will be on other news sources. Even though he is at a very advanced age this makes me very sad. Although he was a one-term President and is often ranked as a less successful one he has lived a life of exceptional public service. I hope he and his family are able to…

If anyone needs to delve into politics at this point, this thread will serve well for it.

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