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Jimmy Carter 'Feeling Better' After Latest Hospitalization

Associated Press

   AMERICUS, GEORGIA - A spokeswoman for Jimmy Carter says the former U.S.
   president is already feeling better after being treated for a urinary
   tract infection.

   Carter Center spokeswoman Deanna Congileo said Monday that the
   95-year-old was admitted to Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus
   over the weekend.

   "He is feeling better and looks forward to returning home soon. We will
   issue a statement when he is released for further rest and recovery at
   home," her statement said.

   Carter's recent health challenges have included surviving cancer and
   hip replacement surgery. He helped build a Habitat for Humanity home in
   October despite hitting his head in a fall, and then fractured his
   pelvis in another fall. He was released last Wednesday from Emory
   University Hospital in Atlanta after surgery to relieve bleeding on his
   brain.

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