Former President Jimmy Carter is scheduled to undergo an operation to relieve pressure on his brain.
Carter, 95, was hospitalized on Monday and scheduled to undergo the operation on Tuesday morning, according to a statement released by the Carter Center. The pressure on Carter’s brain is from internal bleeding caused by recent falls.
Carter was admitted to Emory University Hospital and “is resting comfortably, and his wife, Rosalynn, is with him,” according to the statement.
Statement about Jimmy Carter’s health pic.twitter.com/AUsaDTdRRB
— The Carter Center (@CarterCenter) November 12, 2019
Carter suffered two falls at his home in October. On Oct. 22, Carter fell and was hospitalized and diagnosed with a fractured pelvis. On Oct. 6, Carter fell and hit his head on a sharp edge, leaving him with a cut that required 14 stitches.
Carter served as the 39th president of the United States, from 1977 until 1981. He was defeated by President Ronald Reagan in 1980.
