L’former president American Jimmy carter She began receiving palliative care at home. This was reported by the Carter Center, a charity founded by the former politician, who is now 98 and has decided to spend the remaining time at home with his family.
What disease does Jimmy Carter, former US President, suffer from?
The 39th White House tenant, the longest ever, therefore decided against further medical treatment after a string of hospitalizations.
In 2015, at the age of 90, Jimmy Carter underwent major surgery to a liver tumorinitially with a positive prognosis.
A few months later, however, his associates had revealed it brain tumordiagnosed with melanoma with brain and liver metastases.
That’s where he started radiotherapyhe had submitted Care experimental and to several interventions surgical. The poor prognosis of 5 months survival was offset by an apparent recovery.
It’s unclear if the former president is in a serious condition of cancer or if he is at the moment self conscious He can to interact with your own family.
What is palliative care and how does it work?
The Care palliative They are a multidisciplinary medical and health approach that aims to improve the quality of life of patients with serious, chronic or life-threatening diseases.
The main goal of palliative care is relieve pain and treat both physical and emotional symptoms to ensure maximum patient support.
Palliative care can be offered at any age each stage of the disease and in conjunction with other therapeutic treatments.
They remain the only ongoing treatment for patients in end of lifeas in this case, to accompany her to death without Suffer.
The biography of Jimmy Carter, from White House to Nobel Prize winner
Jimmy Carter was President of the United States from 1977 to 1981, succeeding him Gerard ford. Before becoming president, he was a farmer, governor of Georgia, and a Democratic senator.
Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan in the White House in 1980 after the candidate debate.
During his presidency, he worked to promote international peace and justice. He played an important role in the negotiations peace treaty Camp David between Israel and Egypt in 1978.
He will also be remembered for his commitment to human rights around the world with the promotion of democratic values and the fight against poverty.
However, the Carter administration was also marked by internal challenges, such as:inflationThe recession economically and the crisis of hostages in Iran.
In 1980 he was defeated in the presidential election by his Republican opponent, Roland Reagan.
After his presidency, Jimmy Carter continued to be involved in charitable causes and founded the carter centera non-profit organization working for peace, health and democracy worldwide.
In 2002 he received the Price Nobel for Peace for his work in defense of human rights and for his commitment to the peaceful resolution of international conflicts.
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