In 1998, at the ripe age of 74, former President Carter put some of his thoughts about getting older to paper. “The virtues of aging,” Carter wrote in a book that year, “include both the blessings that come to us as we grow older and what we have to offer that might be beneficial to others.

"He's living by himself, he's able to take care of himself, he's independent," Jeff's son, Josh, tells PEOPLE as he raises awareness about the importance of supporting family caregivers

Jimmy Carter ’s youngest son Jeff has been quietly living with Parkinson’s for a while, the family revealed just days after his father turned 100. Jeff Carter, the third child of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter and the former first couple’s youngest son, has had the disorder for a while but has refrained from sharing it publicly, People first reported.

Jeff Carter, the youngest son of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, has been quietly living with Parkinson’s disease for the last several years.

Days after former President Jimmy Carter celebrated his 100th birthday, Carter’s grandson Josh shared some troubling news about his father, Donnel “Jeff” Carter, Jimmy and Rosalynn’s youngest son. Jeff has been navigating life with Parkinson’s