Jimmy Carter hospitalized after suffering from dehydration in Winnipeg, Canada

[IAMX 3,055]

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was receiving hospital care on Thursday after becoming dehydrated at a charity house-building project in Canada, but he is doing "OK," Habitat for Humanity said.

Carter, 92, became unsteady at the construction site and slumped away from his work area to a chair, according to eyewitnesses, who said he was working for more than an hour on steps of the home, using a drill. Several workers helped him to sit, and he was later taken away by ambulance.

His medical issue resulted from dehydration, the Carter Center said in a statement. He had been working on a building project with Habitat for Humanity, a charitable organization promoting affordable home ownership.

Carter was taken to St. Boniface General Hospital for treatment, according to the Carter Center, which is based in Atlanta.

 

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-carter-idUSKBN19Y265?il=0

 

Anyone who knows Winnipeg weather will not be surprised at this. It's just nasty there in the middle of both summer and winter.

[Bugs 455]

Jimmy can probably be labeled as the greatest ex-President of all time.  Just the fact of what he was doing that led to this hospitalization at 92 is testament alone.  

 

I wish him him a speedy recovery.

 

 

Edited July 14, 2017 by Bugs