Jimmy Carter hospitalized after collapsing while working on Habitat for Humanity house

[left-of-center2012]

Source: The Hill

Former President Jimmy Carter was reportedly hospitalized after he collapsed on Thursday while working on a Habitat for Humanity Home in Winnipeg, Canada.

A spokesperson for the organization told CBC News that Carter, who is 92 years old, was hospitalized as a precaution.
"He encourages everyone to stay hydrated and keep building," the spokesperson told the news outlet.

Carter was treated for dehydration.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/news/341879-jimmy-carter-hospitalized-after-collapsing-while-working-on-habitat-for

[Bengus81]

1. Slow it down and take care of yourself Pres Carter.......n/t

[benld74]

2. Classy 92 yr old POTUS vs Classless 71 yr old SCROTUS

[Scarsdale]

26. Amen!

President Carter has more CLASS in his big toe than the entire tRump family has, combined. He NEVER made me ashamed, EVER. Family values meant something to him and his wife, and still do. Wonderful couple.

[calimary]

32. He never made me ashamed, ever, either.

Ongoing high-priority concern for human rights - to which he gave WAY more than just lip-service, and after he left office, became an world-class exemplary role model for compassion, sterling character, and true class. And the only "scandal" there was on his watch that I can recall involved his dumb-ass brother Billy, beer, and the proper place to relieve oneself after imbibing. That "scandal" was a pimple compared to the Mount Everest of genuine scandals we slog through every day, with this so-called "presidency" now.

[George II]

3. 92 and still working hard for other people, to the detriment of his own health....

....please REST President Carter.

[narnian60]

49. +100

[Stuart G]

4. A wonderful caring person...exact opposite of the current occupant of the White House

[WePurrsevere]

5. Sending get well soon wishes out.

It sounds like he'll be okay but gosh that headline scared me for a moment.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

6. A true Humanitarian.....Pres. Carter........

Take care and carry on with your work.

[niyad]

7. please take care of yourself, Pres. Carter. We still need you!

My heart stopped for a second at the headline.

[LoveMyCali]

43. Me too

Thank goodness he is doing well now.

[LittleGirl]

8. dehydration sneaks up on you

I hope he's better and resting.

(first president I ever voted for).

[Elwood P Dowd]

37. It sure will.

Hit me a couple of years ago. Had to spend a night in the hospital with IVs.

[LuckyLib]

50. Especially if you are older. My doc says anyone over 60 needs to be drinking LOTS

of water all the time. A salute to someone who lives his values and helps us remember the importance of serving others. The Trumpster family? Nah.

[LittleGirl]

67. that reminds me

Habitat around here takes the summers off (AZ heat) and I bet they are lining up places now for this fall. I need to contact them and report for duty when they call.

Yes, lots of water all of the time to keep dehydration away especially around here.

[Mrs. Overall]

9. Get well soon, Jimmy, and back to building those wonderful houses!

[ailsagirl]

27. [phone]

[LoveMyCali]

44. Maybe he could supervise for awhile

I can't stand the thought of losing him, he needs to slow down a little.

[jmowreader]

53. I went to one of his speeches

He only has time to build one a year.

I wonder if he'd get offended if I sent him an Army pistol belt with two canteens on it. He could sure use one.

[hibbing]

10. Good works

He really has promoted that organization greatly, he has had a marvelous life after the presidency. His Carter Center has had a tremendous impact on the Guinea worm disease in Africa along with other organizations his center has worked with. It is close to being eradicated.

Incidences of Guinea worm disease have been reduced from an estimated 3.5 million in 1986 to 25 in 2016.


Peace

[calimary]

33. Indeed. Just compare, shall we?

The much-maligned Jimmy Carter did what, shortly after leaving office? His first acts? Joining up with Habitat for Humanity, and putting his own hammer and nails where his mouth was.

The man who beat him in 1980, went on to two terms, and is lionized and damn near sainted by a lot of red-state America? What did he do immediately after leaving office? HIS first acts? Straight-up moneygrubbing. He even talked about it BEFORE he left office - referring to his post-White House destination of "the mashed-potato circuit" of speech-making for big bucks. His lead-off speech-making trip? A TWO-MILLION-DOLLAR all expenses paid speech-making junket to Japan.

Hit the road to do unpaid charity work versus hit the road for the biggest paycheck. That right there tells you the main difference between Democrats and republi-CONS. That, right there.

[BlueMTexpat]

76. And sadly, as you mentioned,

there were many in his own party who helped with the much-maligning.

I remember that all too well. When will we ever learn?

Get well, President Carter! We need you - and people like you - now more than ever.

[chowder66]

11. Wishing him a speedy recovery! nt.

[YOHABLO]

12. A man like Jimmy Carter should be an example for all of us. You can't tell someone like

like Jimmy to slow it down. It's obviously fulfilling for him to continue to do something purposeful, helpful. At 92 even. He's rocks.

[NurseJackie]

13. I love President Carter so much.

[Leghorn21]

18. Yes yes yes!! So much!

[renate]

42. I do too

He's like Mr. Rogers... good, kind and decent through and through. There just aren't enough words to praise him enough.

[NurseJackie]

57. He's the type of Christian that Christians should strive to be like...

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... I know that I do my fair share of knocking religion, but President Carter is a man who believes that his religion guides and inspires him to help all people, to love all people, to respect all people, to lift all people up, to treat all people equally and with dignity.





(Edit: Fixed typo.)

[warmfeet]

64. Well said.

These are admirable qualities in anyone, whether they are religious or not.

[Sunlei]

14. 92 years and working on Habitat for Humanity house.-Get Well Soon-Love you Jimmy Carter!

[Botany]

15. Jimmy was doing what he loves and working to help people.

Pure class.

[mainstreetonce]

16. Wow he makes me feel guilty for just staying out of the heat

Take care Mr. President.

[Roland99]

17. A true patriot and human being!

[Plucketeer]

19. President Carter and his wife

are examples of what humanity could be like. The exact opposite of what we have for a "leader" currently.

[FakeNoose]

21. Yes he's a great example of how a POTUS should be

I hope he has a speedy recovery, and back on his feet soon.

Dehydration should be taken seriously - it sneaks up on you when you least expect it.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

75. True that.

Tragically, it seems we're speeding in the opposite direction from actualizing humanity's potential for good.

[Leith]

20. I Wish Him All the Best

and many more years with us.

My first inkling of what certain voters really wanted in politics came from how they treated Carter. They claimed that they wanted a true Christian, an honest politician, blah blah blah. They HAD everything on their wish list in Carter, but they voted for Reagan (who hadn't been in a church for decades, had been divorced, was head of a union, was a Hollywood insider, etc.). That was a real WTF wake-up call for me.

[pangaia]

22. You know what? One day Jimmy will die.

And when that day comes, I think it would be wonderful if it were while building a home for somebody who needs one.

That would just bring joy.....


And we could all sing "When The Saints Go Marching In."

[FailureToCommunicate]

23. President Carter reminds us...

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Stay hydrated my friends.

[Dave Starsky]

24. Jimmy Carter is an Iron Giant.

Dude's 92 years old and still building houses. He JUST survived brain cancer, for crying out loud.

Meanwhile our current "President" is a mental and physical catastrophe.

[harun]

25. Last great President.

[TNNurse]

28. Jimmy Carter still makes me proud to be from GA

But it is damn hot out there and he should not be doing physical labor in this heat. No one would think less of him for taking a break.

[Iggo]

35. My dad's 86, and any day I get home from work and I can't find him, I start looking around the yard.

Farther downthread I commented about Mr Carter: "That dude's gonna drop dead swingin' a hammer."

What I mean by that is, there's no way you're going to stop a man like that from going to work.

I tell my Dad to take it easy, and I'm sure they're telling Mr Carter to take it easy. But I don't see it happening.

Hard workers gotta work hard.

[TNNurse]

59. I am well aware of the determination of someone who reaches those ages.

There is a lot of stubborn used to live that long.

I took care of a gentleman in his 80s who fell out of the top of his barn and broke his neck. He was not paralyzed but had a halo brace on. Initially his daughter thought that the nurses were judging her for letting him get hurt like that. I asked her if he climbed up there by himself, he did. I then asked her if she kept him tied in a chair at home and she laughed and said no. If he could get up there by himself, what could she do????

I do understand. The thought of living in a world without Jimmy Carter is tough for me.

[gademocrat7]

29. Wishing you a speedy recovery President Carter. You are special to us.

[bronxiteforever]

30. Peacemaker, disease fighter, builder of homes for the homeless.

He is a great human. A living symbol of what we could be.

[Iggo]

31. That dude's gonna drop dead swingin' a hammer.

[Hekate]

34. Rest and be well, sir. You are so loved.

[Old Vet]

36. Iam not religious but he was one of the few people that I would call a TRUE christian..........

In the original meaning of christs word. I was brought up in catholic schools for my first six grades of school, Where I learned how to duck from those nasty yardsticks the nuns would use as weapons. BUT Pres Carter IMHO was just to kind of a man for the office of president, I remember how vicious the repubulicans were to him, I will never forget briefly meeting him while I was with the red cross helping deliver food days after katrina.

[Jack-o-Lantern]

38. God bless jimmy carter.

[usaf-vet]

39. Get Well President Carter.

You are the best example of helping others as a lifelong commitment.

You have earned a rest. Please take it and get healthy again.

[Dorn]

40. The best ex-President in the world

He is an example of how to demonstrate ones values.

[LiberalLovinLug]

41. One President builds casinos and homes in giant skyscrapers for the wealthy

while stiffing small contractors in doing so. And after they are built, he racially profiles the applicants to deny people of colour.

The other builds homes for the poor and needy.


And yet RW Christians adore the former and think the latter was a weak leader.

[Dorn]

82. You are so right: Why do Republicans love the unchristian DT and hate the Christian Carter?

You will know each by their life's works

[SunSeeker]

45. Glad to hear he's ok.

Amazing man.

[demmiblue]

46. You take care of yourself, Jimmy.

We need people like you now more than ever!

[ffr]

47. He does what he loves, helping others.

Building on his legacy and making us proud to be democrats.

[BigmanPigman]

48. He and Obama are the only two presidents in my life time that have integrity and worthy of respect.

[sarge43]

51. Be well, Mr President.

You walk the walk. We need that, more than ever.

[hamsterjill]

52. I love this man.

As a Christian, I cannot tell you how much I admire THIS man. There are fakes and there are the authentic, and this man is the real deal.

He never needed anyone to "lay hands on him" (which is complete and utter blasphemy anyway, in my opinion). It was a showcase moment for Trump.

President Carter has lived a life of witness by showing compassion and respect for his fellow man in all that he has done. He represents the true qualities of Christianity.

My hope is that he recovers quickly.

[3catwoman3]

62. He doesn't need to TELL people...

...he is a true Christian. He SHOWS people. He walks the walk without yapping about it.

[hamsterjill]

68. Exactly! And that's what makes him real!!!

Thanks for your post.

[democrank]

54. Jimmy Carter is one of the finest human beings on the planet.

My favorite American president. I wish him well.

[workinclasszero]

55. God bless you Jimmy

Prayers for President Carter heaven bound.

[furtheradu]

56. Bless 💖 nt

[beachbum bob]

58. Amazing and lost for words..the time does

Come to put the hammer up

[red dog 1]

60. Send a Get Well card to President Carter @ Plains, GA. 31780

(It will get to him - He lives a couple of blocks from the post office)

What a truly great man!

I hope he's back home soon.

[Norbert]

61. Please take care of youself Mr. President

Dehydration is nothing to mess around with. It landed me flat on my back already.

[mikeargo]

63. Get well, Mr. President

You are an American hero.

[sueh]

65. Get well, Jimmy! Take care of yourself.

[RainCaster]

66. I have so changed my opinion of him over the years

This guy is no fake, he really walks the talk.

[PatrickforO]

69. Bless him. He is a great man...

But, Jimmy, you're 92. Maybe supervise next time

[yellowdogintexas]

79. you should see him at a Habitat worksite

When he was in Fort Worth for the blitz build, he spent the morning carrying 2 x 4 boards into the house he was working on. Our house was uphill and we could see everything. He was moving all these 8 foot long 2 x 4s like they were popsicle sticks. Then he put them through the table saw. Rosalyn was painting trim around the front door. It is a wonder we got anything done, because we were watching that house!!!

He told us Rosalyn wouldn't let him work on rooftops anymore. (this was at breakfast that morning) I did not get to meet him but did get to be in the same room (large tent, actually) when he opened the build and spoke to us for a few minutes.

[PatrickforO]

81. It's funny, isn't it, how greatness may come at different times in a person's life.

I didn't think Carter was a great president by any means, though he did do some good things.

But after he left office...man, talk about a profile in courage and character.

Here's a man and a woman, because Roslyn is great as well, who can look back on their lives and smile, knowing the world is a MUCH better place because they lived.

By the way, I'm glad Roslyn won't let him work on rooftops any more. Gotta draw the line somewhere...

[customerserviceguy]

70. Jimmy, raising funds for H4H at this point is enough

You've done plenty of work at raising roofs.

[BootinUp]

71. Thank you for caring Mr. President. Please

take care of yourself.

[Glorfindel]

72. The only president and first lady I have had the honor to meet.

May the God President Carter worships and honors grant him a speedy recovery and many more years of worthwhile, decent, and exemplary life.

[MasonDreams]

73. I am proud to be an American, every time I hear his name.

. Thank you President Carter.

[SergeStorms]

74. Get well soon, President Carter.

A great, GREAT man who was screwed over by the GOP.

My mother, the most REPUBLICAN woman (although if asked, she doesn't know why ) in the entire world, says Jimmy Carter was "too nice" to be President, and that's about the biggest compliment she's ever payed a Democrat, or a Republican, for that matter!

He certainly IS a very nice man, and one who definitely "walks the walk".

Here's wishing you a speedy recovery, Mr. President.

[disillusioned73]

77. Great President..

wish him a speedy recovery.. & take it easy, your no spring chicken

[Chemisse]

78. He is an amazing man. n/t

[Fatemah2774]

80. Best Wishes

And speedy recovery, Mr. President...we don't want to lose you...

[Judi Lynn]

83. Former US President Jimmy Carter out of hospital in Canada

Former US President Jimmy Carter out of hospital in Canada
Updated 4:54 pm, Friday, July 14, 2017

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was back at a Habitat for Humanity worksite Friday, a day after he was hospitalized for dehydration while working with the organization to build homes for needy families in Canada.

A smiling Carter showed up in blue jeans and a work shirt to the site in the St. James neighborhood of Winnipeg, where hundreds of Habitat for Humanity volunteers joined the former president and his wife, Rosalynn, to build 25 homes.

Carter, 92, was discharged earlier in the morning from St. Boniface General Hospital where he was treated "as a precaution" for dehydration, Carter spokeswoman Deanna Congileo said.

"He and Mrs. Carter extend their appreciation for the many well-wishes he received worldwide," Congileo said.



More:
http://www.chron.com/news/world/article/Spokeswoman-Jimmy-Carter-out-of-hospital-after-11288653.php

[burrowowl]

84. Great Pic!!!

[Judi Lynn]

85. Wonderful guy, too. n/t

[BHDem53]

86. Take care of your self, Mr. President.

You are an American treasure.

[Linda Ed]

87. Character and Christianity

Jimmy Carter is the definition of a real Christian a living example. The world is a better place by his presence.

[left-of-center2012]

89. He and his wife are true Christians

Unlike my right wing evangelical "Christian" siblings who told me years ago
that I'll be burning in Hell as they party in Heaven.

(Major reason I converted to Buddhism)