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The Powerful Hospice Lessons of Jimmy Carter 

  • May 20, 2024
  • Meaghan Puglisi
  • 1-min Read

President Jimmy Carter entered hospice care in his home, more than a year ago, and has set an inspirational example of how to live your last days on Earth with hope, meaning, and vigor.  As a senior with many serious health issues, he could have retreated into a cocoon of bitterness and self-pity. Instead, former President Jimmy Carter is teaching us one of the most inspiring lessons of all: How to live – how to really live – until you die.  And the value of starting hospice service sooner.

What is remarkable about Carter’s attitude toward death is that he’s not just waiting for it to happen. He is truly living to the hilt while he’s still breathing.  

Lifespark CEO Joel Theisen’s thoughts on Carter’s experience got the eye of MedCityNews who published Joel’s piece. Read on for the full article…

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