Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia, her family announces
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rosalynn Carter, the former first lady and wife of President Jimmy Carter, has dementia but “continues to live happily at home”, her family has announced. Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter waits as US President Joe Biden leaves after he visited former US President Jimmy Carter, April 29, 2021, in Plains, Georgia. “We hope sharing our family’s news will increase important conversations at kitchen tables and in doctor’s offices around the country.” And the statement added: “As the founder of the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers, Mrs Carter often noted that there are only four kinds of people in this world: those who have been caregivers; those who are currently caregivers, those who will be caregivers, and those who will need caregivers. The Carter family is sharing that former First Lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia.