Rev. Jesse Jackson moved out of the intensive-care unit
The Rev. Jesse Jackson has been moved out of the intensive care unit as he continues treatment for a neurological disorder.
Jackson, 84, who has a long history of activism and founded the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, was admitted to Northwestern Memorial Hospital last week and is being treated for supranuclear palsy. His condition stabilized over the weekend, and on Monday he was moved out of the ICU.
“We believe in the power of prayer, and we are grateful for the overwhelming outreach and prayers of the faithful,” Jackson’s son Yusef Jackson said in a news release. “Our father is alert and continues to share his vision for churches and pastors to come together and reduce malnutrition during this period.”
William Hampton (from left) brother of slain Illinois Black Panther Party Chairman Fred Hampton; the Rev. Jesse Jackson; Bobby Rush, Black Panther Party official; and Renault Robinson, president of the Afro American Patrolmen’s League, at Chicago’s Capitol Theater in December 1969
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Even from the hospital, Jackson’s activism and community work are alive and well. He’s been working with 2,000 churches and pastors, urging each one to distribute 2,000 baskets of food with a goal of feeding 4 million families over the holiday season.
Jackson was diagnosed with supranuclear palsy this year after initially being misdiagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2013. Supranuclear palsy is a neurological condition that affects movement, balance and walking.
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