Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has been diagnosed with dementia, the Carter Center said in a statement opinion Tuesday.
A leading advocate for mental healthCarter, 95, remains “happy” at home in Plains, Georgia, where her husband, former President Jimmy Carter, is receiving family visits, the statement said.
“We recognize, as it did more than half a century ago, that stigma is often a barrier that prevents individuals and their families from seeking and receiving much-needed support,” the Carter family said in the statement. The family have no intention of commenting further, the statement said, but hope the news will encourage others to have similar conversations.
“They’re just dating family right now, but they’re doing it in the best way possible: the two of them at home together,” Jason Carter, a grandson of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, said of the pair last week. accordingly The Associated Press.
“Your faith is really grounding at this moment. That way it’s as good as it gets,” he added.