The second thing still on his to do list that he said he hoped to do before he died. In the time you have left, d what would you like to see me happen . Completely eradicated before i die. I would like the last guinea worm to die before i do. That was president jimmy carter speaking in 2015. He was 90 years old. President carter is now 99 years old. It turns out hes getting very close to having that wish fulfilled. In whats a guinea worm . Guinea worms are a thing that ne humans can get essentially as a parasitic infection. You can have infected water that has the larva of guinea worms in it. I could show you what that means in humans. Im not going to. I have seen the photos myself in terms of what it mean for Human Infection and how these worms grow in your body. I have seen these photos. I am haunted by them. Im not going to show them here. Trust me, it is vile and very, very memorable. Basically you unknowingly drink water that has the larva of theh worms in it. Then the worm grow i
But he considers the question and he has this answer really ready. He says, declaratively and simply, yes, there are two things that he intended to get done during his lifetime. Two things that were on his to do list that he hasnt quite been able to finish that he would like to finish before he dies. He said, the first one was middle east peace. He had already been given the Nobel Peace Prize in part for his work in pursuit of that goal. Middle east peace. But yes, thats still not done. Still work to do there. Thats one. And then this was the second thing. The second thing still on his to do list that he said he hoped to do before he died. In the time you have left, what would you like to see happen . Completely eradicated before i die. I would like the last guinea worm to die before i do. That was president jimmy carter speaking in 2015. He was 90 years old. President carter is now 99 years old. It turns out hes getting very close to having that wish fulfilled. Whats a guinea worm . G