Former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards placing himself in hospice care
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Monday, July 05 2021
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Source: WBRZ
BATON ROUGE - Former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards is entering hospice care at age 93.
A spokesperson for Edwards confirmed the retired politician and former Navy pilot decided to place himself in hospice care at his Gonzales home. Edwards served four terms as governor and previously held office as a Congressman and state Senator.
Edwards downplayed the decision, calling it a "matter of good and convenient care."
“But since I have been in and out of hospitals in recent years with pneumonia and other respiratory problems, causing a lot of people a lot of trouble, I have decided to retain the services of qualified hospice doctors and nurses at my home. While people assume that hospice means I’m dying, I assure everyone it’s simply a matter of good and convenient care that is less trouble for everybody," Edwards said in a statement Monday. "I’ve made no bones that I have considered myself on borrowed time for 20 years and we each know that all this fun has to end at some point. But it won’t be anytime soon for me. In fact, I am planning my 95th birthday party for next summer and hope you’ll come.”