Jimmy Carter turns 100: when he was last seen in public and what hardships the 39th US President had to endure

On the first day of October, Jimmy Carter, a former politician and the 39th President of the United States, celebrates his birthday. He turned 100 years old, making him the first American president to reach this age.

It is reported by CNN. In addition, he also holds the record for the longest tenure as a former US president. In 2017, Carter became the first head of the United States of America to live to see the 40th anniversary of his inauguration.

Carter took over the presidency in 1977 when he was 53. The politician's term is associated with the improvement of the US social security system. For his achievements, Jimmy received many awards, including a golden Grammy and the Nobel Peace Prize. His presidency was undoubtedly the longest, most righteous and productive in history, although John Quincy Adams' efforts to fight slavery in Congress deserve an honorable mention too.

Carter is the oldest child in the family. He had three younger siblings who died of pancreatic cancer. It has been nine years since he announced that he had been diagnosed with brain cancer and may not have much longer to live. In 2015, the former governor underwent liver surgery to remove a small mass. Doctors assured him that the ex-politician had a high chance of recovery, but soon Jimmy announced that the cancer had metastasized.

Carter later said that melanoma had been found in his brain and liver, so he had begun treatment with an immunotherapy drug and was about to begin radiation therapy. Soon afterward, the president shared the good news that the tests showed no more cancer.

In 2019, Carter had a bad fall in his home and broke his hip. He underwent emergency surgery the same day. Doctors had to put 14 stitches over the politician's left eyebrow. In November of the same year, Jimmy was admitted to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. He had to undergo procedures to relieve intracranial pressure caused by falls.

In the fall of 2023, Carter's wife, 96-year-old Rosalynn Smith, died. The couple got married in 1946 and had four children. The terrible news of his beloved's death shook Jimmy, he refused treatment and decided to spend his last years with his family. After the president refused to attend public events, he appeared only at his wife's funeral. His frail appearance worried those in the church and those watching the ceremony on television.

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