The legend Jimmy Carter šš Itās breaking our hearts, but the update is hereā¦
Jimmy CarterĀ hit a major milestone October 1 when he turnedĀ 100, becoming the first AmericanĀ presidentĀ to live a full century.
Amid the celebrations, his grandson reveals the centenarian is āvery limited in what he can do,ā and that this ājourneyā is āoneā he can only experience at āthe very end.ā
On October 1,Ā familyĀ and friends of Jimmy Carter gathered in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, to celebrate his 100thĀ birthday, the first without his wife of 77 years.
āWe know this is the first birthday without Rosalynn. Itās bittersweet, but we also know sheās always with you,ā PresidentĀ Joe BidenĀ says in a birthday message to his longtime friend. āSheās in your heart; sheāll never go away. She may be gone, but sheās always going to be with you. Sheās always there, and I know you know that.ā
The former first lady, also from Plains, died November 19 at age 96. Carter ā who uses a wheelchair for mobility ā is rarely seen but did appear at his late wifeāsĀ memorialĀ service.
Biden, one of the first sitting senators to endorse Carterās 1976 campaign, continues of the former Commander-in-Chief, āEven after you left office, the moral clarity you showed throughout your career showed through again in your commitment through the Carter Center and Habitat for Humanityā¦Put simply, Mr. President, I admire you so darn much.ā
The milestone birthday bash was held at the Plains home where the Nobel Peace Prize laureate lives in hospice, the same one he built with Rosalynn in the 1960s.