Former President Jimmy Carter undergoes liver operation

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter is expected to make a full recovery after having an operation Monday to remove a small mass in his liver, according to a spokeswoman.

Carter Center spokeswoman Deanna Congileo called the procedure "elective" in a statement released Monday afternoon. She says the operation was completed without any issues and Carter's "prognosis is excellent for a full recovery."

In response to an email from The Associated Press asking how the mass was detected, what symptoms Carter had displayed, what follow-up care he will receive and what is known about the mass, Congileo said no further details would be provided.

Carter, 90, was the nation's 39th president. After leaving the White House, he founded the center in Atlanta in 1982 to promote health care, democracy and other issues globally.

He has remained active for the center in recent years by making public appearances and traveling overseas, including a May election observation visit to Guyana cut short because Carter developed a bad cold.

He completed a book tour Saturday promoting his latest work, "A Full Life: Reflections at 90," according to Julia Prosser with the publisher Simon & Schuster. He has written more than 20 books since leaving office.

The native of Plains, Georgia, is also a former Georgia governor.


-- (c) Associated Press 2015-08-04

Good luck Jimmy

What that man has done with Habitat for Humanity is unprecedented. Good luck and swift recovery!

Not one of the memorable US presidents... lives well past his due date.....

Habitat for Humanity has been one of more successful charity programs developed by President Carter. I had an appointment to serve in the Carter Administration as Assistant Secretary for International Affairs in the newly organized Department Of Energy. My family did not want to move to Washington so I declined the appointment. I am happy that I did as life in Washington is short lived. Carter has probably accomplished more after he left the presidency than he did while he was there. Notice he said that the movie Argo did not represent what really happened in Iran.

Get well, real humanitarian !!

Not one of the memorable US presidents... lives well past his due date.....

While a one term president, since his term ended he has become a humanitarian of great stature and also a great statesman. We could stand him to be around another 90 years.