Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn watch an Atlanta Falcons game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) ATLANTA - Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, wife of former President Jimmy Carter, has dementia, the Carter family announced Tuesday.The Carter Center tweeted a statement, which reads in part that the former first lady "continues to live happily at home enjoying spring in Plains and visits with loved ones."Mrs.
Carter, 95, has championed a number of causes, but is perhaps best known as a pioneer for mental health advocacy. She worked for the passage of the Mental Health Systems Act of 1980 and has continued the advocacy work through The Carter Center in Atlanta. "Mrs.
Carter has been the nation’s leading mental health advocate for much of her life. First in the Georgia Governor’s Mansion, then in the White House, and later at The Carter Center, she urged improved access to care and decreased stigma about issues surrounding mental health," a statement from The Carter Center reads in part.Read the full statement below:The Carter family is sharing that former First Lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia.
She continues to live happily at home with her husband, enjoying spring in Plains and visits with loved ones.Mrs. Carter has been the nation’s leading mental health advocate for much of her life.