Kathy Cade has worked alongside Rosalynn Carter for more than five decades.
Cade, who serves as the vice chair of The Carter Center, and a board member of Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers, says she started working with the former first lady in 1976.
Earlier this week, The Carter Center announced that Carter has dementia, a disease that affects a person’s mental health, specifically their memory, thinking, and the ability to perform daily activities.
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