ATLANTA, GA — Only a day after brain surgery and 95-year-old former President Jimmy Carter could be seen “up and walking,” according to his pastor, reports WJLA. Rev. Tony Lowden of Maranatha Baptist Church visited Carter at Emory University Hospital on Wednesday.
According to WJLA, Lowden told reporters, “His spirits are good and he is up and walking.”
Carter teaches Sunday School at Maranatha Baptist, where he has for decades, said Lowden, who expects that Carter will soon be asking when can he return.
On Tuesday, The Jimmy Carter Center shared a statement that there were no complications from the surgery due to a subdural hematoma. On Monday Carter was admitted to Emory University Hospital to have the procedure done that would relieve the pressure on his brain caused by bleeding from his recent falls, The Carter Center announced.
“President Carter will remain in the hospital as long as advisable for observation,” the center shared in a statement on Twitter. “President and Mrs. Carter thank everyone for the many well-wishes they have received.”