“She just quietly went about the business of trying to make the world a better place,” Laudig said. She said Rosalynn Carter’s emphasis on mental health and caregivers was especially inspiring to her as a nurse. “What a great legacy.”Įlizabeth Laudig, a registered nurse from Dallas, said she drove 12 hours to be in Georgia this week, starting with the wreath-laying ceremony in Americus. “She was a pioneer in that field,” Green said. “Mental health is more openly talked about” because of Rosalynn Carter’s work to reduce the stigma attached to the conditions, said Brendan Green, a high school guidance counselor who came from Chicago. Some well-wishers began honoring Rosalynn Carter soon after her death, including an uptick in visitors to the Carter Presidential Center campus. “And of course we’re coming into a week now where we’re gonna celebrate even more.” “All over the world, people are celebrating her life,” said Kim Fuller, the Carters’ niece, while teaching a Bible lesson Sunday at Maranatha. That includes her advocacy for better mental health treatment and the elevation of caregiving, her role as Jimmy Carter’s closest adviser and her status as matriarch of Plains and Maranatha Baptist Church, where she and the former president served in various roles after leaving the White House in 1981. The schedule, a product of detailed planning that involved the former first couple, reflects the range of Rosalynn Carter’s interests and impact.
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