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PLAINS, GA (Spurious News Network) Hospice is an end-of-life medical treatment system designed to ease a terminally-ill patients passing. It is compassionate and highly popular with patients and families who choose it. While most hospice patients die within weeks of entering the hospice system, almost all hospices limit their services to people who will die within six months.
President Jimmy Carter, who just turned 100, entered hospice care a year and a half ago. Today, Phoebe Hospice of Plains discharged him.
The final straw came yesterday when we caught him building a five-mile road, said Mary Smith, hospice director. I was driving to work yesterday and saw him driving a bulldozer. You know that great smile President Carter has? Well, the man was sitting in the cab of that dozer with the biggest smile youve ever seen on his face. While its wonderful that he was so happy, were just not set up to deal with someone who refuses to die. The last time we visited him, he insisted on us having dinner with him. Hed made a complete Thanksgiving dinner by himself. Well keep on visiting him, mostly because hes such a good cook, but we cant rightly continue hospice care for someone whos going to outlive all our employees.
President Carter was unfazed by this news. Roads dont build themselves, someone has to do it. Why not me? I feel fine. Would you care to stay for dinner? I put a 200-pound hog in the smoker yesterday and I cant eat it all myself. Bring your friends. Theres plenty to go around.
Vice-President Kamala Harris, the current Democratic presidential hopeful, today announced she plans to put him on her Cabinet after shes inaugurated in January. Hell be Secretary of State. His track record in diplomacy is unmatched, and hes probably the nicest person Ive ever met. I think hell be great.
lame54
(36,821 posts)Wounded Bear
(60,613 posts)Tanuki
(15,293 posts)...."Hospice care can be given in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and places like Connecticut Hospice, but about 99% choose to receive services at home, just like Prum and former President Jimmy Carter."....(more)
jmowreader
(51,396 posts)A lot of hospice patients choose to die at home. Putting a president in inpatient hospice would be hard on the hospice because of the security they have, so its best they dont send him there.
Midnight Writer
(22,944 posts)He said that while he and his mates were working there, President Carter made them a big batch of spaghetti and meatballs and brought it down to the basement quarters they were staying at. He said ex-Navy Carter spent hours with them, just chatting and listening to their stories. The times were tumultuous, but he said Carter seemed to have found a place to relax and unwind among the sailors. Totally cool guy.
My friend died of COVID. Another totally cool guy.
tritsofme
(18,335 posts)Stubborn fella, he was!