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Stinky The Clown

(67,697 posts)
Tue May 30, 2023, 01:43 PM May 2023

Sad news from the Carter Center

I wish the entire Carter family all the very best as they face this new challenge.

Carter Family Statement about Health of First Lady Rosalynn Carter

May 30, 2023
ATLANTA — The Carter family is sharing that former First Lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia. She continues to live happily at home with her husband, enjoying spring in Plains and visits with loved ones.

Mrs. Carter has been the nation’s leading mental health advocate for much of her life. First in the Georgia Governor’s Mansion, then in the White House, and later at The Carter Center, she urged improved access to care and decreased stigma about issues surrounding mental health. One in 10 older Americans have dementia, a condition that affects overall mental health. We recognize, as she did more than half a century ago, that stigma is often a barrier that keeps individuals and their families from seeking and getting much-needed support. We hope sharing our family's news will increase important conversations at kitchen tables and in doctor’s offices around the country.

As the founder of the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers, Mrs. Carter often noted that there are only four kinds of people in this world: those who have been caregivers; those who are currently caregivers, those who will be caregivers, and those who will need caregivers. The universality of caregiving is clear in our family, and we are experiencing the joy and the challenges of this journey. We do not expect to comment further and ask for understanding for our family and for everyone across the country serving in a caregiver role.

https://www.cartercenter.org/news/pr/2023/statement-on-rosalynn-carters-health.html
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peppertree

(21,530 posts)
1. Rosalynn publicizes it to raise awareness - while Cheeto's is far more severe, and he won't admit it
Tue May 30, 2023, 03:21 PM
May 2023

All the Best to Mrs. Carter; she's one brave lady.

96 ain't easy.

Tanuki

(14,893 posts)
5. MAGAts use it as an epithet that they falsely fling at our POTUS
Tue May 30, 2023, 03:56 PM
May 2023

They have no compassion toward those who are actually struggling with dementia, and they add to the stigma

GoCubsGo

(32,061 posts)
2. Thanks. I was wondering why she was trending on Twitter.
Tue May 30, 2023, 03:29 PM
May 2023

One can no longer look into individual trends without logging in. In this case, I would rather hear the news from you or other DUers, so it's just as well.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
4. " and those who will need caregivers." How cruel that, after
Tue May 30, 2023, 03:36 PM
May 2023

the big life she's lived and all she's given to the fight against this dreadful disorder, she's dying as a person before her "time." And her husband's.

BarbD

(1,191 posts)
6. The Carters were extremely under appreciated during his presidency.
Tue May 30, 2023, 04:30 PM
May 2023

Both of them are the epitome of goodness.

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