News about Jason Carter

Jimmy Carter's grandson Jason has issued a concerning update on the former president's health as he celebrates his 100th birthday today, but revealed who he wished to vote for in the upcoming presidential election.  Speaking to CBS Mornings, Jason Carter - who followed in his grandfather's footsteps in becoming a politician - said that the 39th former president is 'very limited in what he can do' and that he 'can't talk on the phone'.  But Jason also shed light on who his grandfather, who is the longest lived in U.S. history and now the first to become a centenarian, will vote for in the upcoming presidential election

Jimmy Carter is turning 100 on October 1 after spending more than 19 months in hospice care and losing his beloved wife Rosalynn last year. The former president's grandson shared a health update this week, noting he is physically diminished but still mentally and emotionally present. Jason Carter provided the latest during a celebration of his grandfather on September 17 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta.

Jimmy Carter's eldest grandchild Jason said that the 99-year-old former president is no longer awake every day. Nearly a year-and-a-half after entering end-of-life hospice care in February 2023, Carter's loved ones remain by their patriarch's side. Jason Carter revealed that the latest decline began after the death of the 38th president's beloved wife Rosalynn in November 2023 at the age of 96.

Jimmy Carter's grandson has shared an update on the former president's health 15 months after he entered hospice care. Jason Carter, the grandson of the 39th president, said that there 'really is no change' in his grandfather's condition. The most recent update was shared with Southern Living Magazine. According to Jason, the 99-year-old is 'experiencing the world as best he can as he continues through this process.' Carter has been in hospice care for 15 months, while the average hospice stay is just 70 days - and for some it may only be a couple of weeks. He entered hospice care in February 2023. Rosalynn Carter tragically passed away last November after she and Carter had been married for 77 years.

Jason Carter, 39, has been named as the Hawaii man who died in a deadly shark 'encounter' off the coast of Maui on Saturday. Carter was praised from the Haiku seaside neighborhood. He was carried ashore by lifeguards on jet skis and then moved to the Maui Memorial Medical Center, where he later died. Authorities did not categorize the occurrence as an attack and did not specify the severity of Carter's injuries. Following his identification, friends took to social media to warmly recall 'Jay,' with some describing him as a "legend."