1. Jimmy Carter

[Tango854 278]

2 hours ago, Thatcher said:

It seems to be said often, but grandson says both are approaching end of their lives. 

-the ET nerd fools random people again.

[Brad252 806]

On 17/09/2023 at 06:31, WEP said:

WIthout ever being Vice president

 

On 17/09/2023 at 14:24, Sideik said:

there's still time for that...

He'd be a better running mate than Harris even in his current state.

[polar duck 866]

8 7 months in hospice!

[drol 11,922]

1 hour ago, polar duck said:

8 months in hospice!

9-2=7.

[Youth in Asia 1,086]

Does a hospice stop being a hospice if people are surviving too long, and just become a nursing home? I wonder if they have targets for length of stay. Is there some guy sleeping on the sofa because Carter is still in his bed?

[Elvis is alive! 76]

14 hours ago, Youth in Asia said:

Does a hospice stop being a hospice if people are surviving too long, and just become a nursing home? I wonder if they have targets for length of stay. Is there some guy sleeping on the sofa because Carter is still in his bed?

I am sure he is not in a building other then his home. Hospice care is not just hospitalizatioin. Hospice care are nurses coming to your home to keep tabs on you and make sure your meds are right and to make sure you are comfortable. A lot of time, Hospice Care is for the Family. As in my case with my sister, I was awaiting the Hospice crew every day so I knew that I was doing the job correctly. I am sure no one is waiting for a bed.

[Sean 6,311]

Yeah he is at home.Longest I have known anyone be on hospice care is 20 months and they only died because they contracted the Norovirus not because of their terminal illness per say.

 

I doubt he is on a hospice program that provides general palliative services at home.More likely he has his own private nurses and Doctors.These probably even cared for him and Rosalyn before he was put under hospice care.

[Mango 168]

Jimmy Carter’s Final Chapter: Peanut Butter Ice Cream and His 99th Birthday - The New York Times

[Ulitzer95 12,576]

3 minutes ago, mymango said:

Jimmy Carter’s Final Chapter: Peanut Butter Ice Cream and His 99th Birthday - The New York Times

If you're going to link to the heavily paywalled NYT, then at least give us your login so we can actually read it.

[Mango 168]

1 minute ago, Ulitzer95 said:

If you're going to link to the heavily paywalled NYT, then at least give us your login so we can actually read it.

archive.today link

[The Old Crem 3,582]

 

[Deathtreat23 189]

2 minutes ago, The Old Crem said:

 

Which means this is probably code for he  dies before the weekend is out-talk about jinxing things! 

[polar duck 866]

23 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

If you're going to link to the heavily paywalled NYT, then at least give us your login so we can actually read it.

 

Here's the key takeaway from the article:

 

 

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“He wants to reach 99, I know that,” [his niece] said. “The last month has been different for him,” she added, but “I am just praying every day that he makes it to 99.”

 

[JustPassingThrough 148]

Can't remember if this was previously reported, but the article also says that there was no specific incident/illness that led to him starting hospice care:

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Mr. Carter was not suffering any particular ailment that prompted him to enter hospice care last February, according to people close to him, but was tired of being in and out of the hospital and wanted to spend his final days at home with Mrs. Carter.

 

[dimreaper 695]

https://www.cartercenter.org/news/pr/2023/jimmy-carter-99.html If they're announcing events for his birthday on Oct. 1, his situation probably isn't as dire as his grandson has made it out to be. I say he'll go between mid October and the end of December.

[Lafaucheuse 4,045]

Spotted in a car in the plains for the peanut festival with Rosalynn. Don’t seem at death door.  

https://x.com/cartercenter/status/1705614230370541856?s=46&t=VLQV8Ut59pZ23BJfBvk4Lw
 

 

[ajlposh 549]

Looks like he and Rosalynn were able to take a ride

[Sean 6,311]

11 minutes ago, ajlposh said:

Looks like he and Rosalynn were able to take a ride

Not going to lie I was scared of what I would see when pressing on this link given the title.

[dimreaper 695]

6 hours ago, Lafaucheuse said:

Spotted in a car in the plains for the peanut festival with Rosalynn. Don’t seem at death door.  

https://x.com/cartercenter/status/1705614230370541856?s=46&t=VLQV8Ut59pZ23BJfBvk4Lw
 

 

You could hardly even see him in the car so it's hard to know his true physical state. To me, it was reminiscent of Prince Philip's last appearance in his escort car following his release from the hospital just three weeks before his death. 

[Lafaucheuse 4,045]

1 hour ago, dimreaper said:

You could hardly even see him in the car so it's hard to know his true physical state. To me, it was reminiscent of Prince Philip's last appearance in his escort car following his release from the hospital just three weeks before his death. 

Yes but the simple fact that he’s still able to take a car at 8 months on hospice care prove that his death is not imminent. He’s not bedriden for example. Prince Philip was discharged from hospital it’s another case. Here he’s still at home and clearly really week but it doesn’t mean death at all cost. He’ll see his birthday, maybe even 2024 but I doubt it (and if he does, please, put him at nº1, we do not care about this healthy DVD).

 

or maybe this trip will have exhausted him and he’ll die tomorrow, who knows at this point with him

[Comped 525]

But will he outlive the internationally beloved Larry the cat? And which one will get more coverage on the BBC? (Only half joking there)

[dimreaper 695]

50 minutes ago, Lafaucheuse said:

Yes but the simple fact that he’s still able to take a car at 8 months on hospice care prove that his death is not imminent. He’s not bedriden for example. Prince Philip was discharged from hospital it’s another case. Here he’s still at home and clearly really week but it doesn’t mean death at all cost. He’ll see his birthday, maybe even 2024 but I doubt it (and if he does, please, put him at nº1, we do not care about this healthy DVD).

 

or maybe this trip will have exhausted him and he’ll die tomorrow, who knows at this point with him

Depends on your definition of "imminent"? Based off what i've heard, I'd give him anywhere from 2 weeks to 10 weeks. Can't see him making it into next year. 

[edm88 72]

On 19/09/2023 at 15:09, Sean said:

Yeah he is at home.Longest I have known anyone be on hospice care is 20 months and they only died because they contracted the Norovirus not because of their terminal illness per say.

 

I doubt he is on a hospice program that provides general palliative services at home.More likely he has his own private nurses and Doctors.These probably even cared for him and Rosalyn before he was put under hospice care.

The recently deceased Richard Davis (https://www.nme.com/news/music/richard-davis-bassist-van-morrison-astral-weeks-died-3495860) was in hospice care for two years before he died...

[InquilineKea 75]

https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/jimmy-carter-turning-99-in-hospice-savors-faith-family-tributes/BZRTMQ3IERFOFK7RESQDXEVZPI/

[gcreptile 10,964]

The birthday celebrations are moved a day ahead so that it doesn't collide with the likely government shutdown:

https://eu.indystar.com/story/news/nation/2023/09/27/jimmy-carter-99th-birthday-celebrations-moved-government-shutdown/70983598007/

 

Is the government shutdown followed by a Jimmy shutdown?