The 39th president was admitted to Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Ga., to treat the urinary tract infection. The center said it would issue another statement when he is released for recovery at home. The 95-year-old fell on Oct. 6, just days after his birthday, and required stitches above his left brow. ADIn 2015, Carter announced that doctors had discovered a form of melanoma that spread to his brain. “I just thought I had a few weeks left, but I was surprisingly at ease,” Carter said at a news conference that August.

Source: Washington Post December 03, 2019 02:38 UTC