The legend Jimmy Carter 😭💔 It’s breaking our hearts, but the update is here…

His grandson Jason tells Southern Living that it’s “the place that has given him the greatest support and it is the only place where he would go through this part of his life.” Jason continues, “That’s his home in every way, and he really cherished that time and that support.”

Jason, 49, a lawyer and politician, is the eldest son of Carter’s first born, Jack, 77, and the eldest of 22 grandchildren.

He adds, “There is no other place in the world that he would be at peace other than Plains.”

In his interview with Southern Living, Jason speaks of his grandad’s struggles since Rosalynn died. “After 77 years of marriage… I just think none of us really understand what it’s like for him right now.” He adds, “We have to embrace that fact, that there’s things about the spirit that you just can’t understand.”

Cupcakes and jets

The Associated Press reports that his 74-year-old son Chip, the second born to the former first couple, was among the dozens of family members and friends rallying around Carter for his birthday.

Revelers had cupcakes on the lawn while antique World War II planes flew above in his honor. And in the evening, guests collected around the TV, watching the vice-presidential debate.

“He’s plugged in,” Chip tells AP, explaining his father intends to live long enough to cast his vote on Election Day. “I asked him two months ago if he was trying to live to be 100, and he said, No, I’m trying to live to vote for Kamala Harris.”

Praising his grandfather, Jason who chairs the Carter Center, tells AP: “Not everybody gets 100 years on this earth, and when somebody does, and when they use that time to do so much good for so many people, it’s worth celebrating.”