Rosalynn Carter turns 96 on Friday and will celebrate her birthday at her home in Plains, Georgia with her husband, former President Jimmy Carter, and other family members.
According to the Carter Center, the former first lady plans to have a quiet celebration, one that will involve cupcakes, peanut butter ice cream, and butterflies.
Earlier this year the Carter family announced Rosalynn had been diagnosed with dementia. The announcement came only a few months after Jimmy Carter, 98, made the decision to enter hospice care at home.
As the couple has aged, their celebrations have become quieter and more private.
United States – JUNE 01: Rosalynn Carter, First Lady of the United States between 1977 – 1981 and married to the former USA President Jimmy Carter on June 01, 1978 in the United States.Along with enjoying cupcakes and peanut butter ice cream, an homage to their past lives as peanut farmers, the Carters will release several monarch butterflies in her garden.
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