Chicago civil rights leader Jesse Jackson hospitalized for rare neurological disorder

CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who has been receiving around-the-clock attraction astatine home, has been hospitalized with a uncommon neurological disorder, according to his Chicago-based organization.

The civilian rights person was diagnosed with Parkinson's illness implicit a decennary ago. But his Rainbow/PUSH enactment said precocious Wednesday that the 84-year-old was nether reflection for progressive supranuclear palsy, oregon PSP, a neurodegenerative upset helium has been “managing for much than a decade” and received a diagnosis for successful April.

“The household appreciates each prayers astatine this time,” the connection said.

It is not wide if Jackson has some Parkinson's and PSP, which person akin symptoms, oregon solely the PSP that was confirmed this year. A Rainbow/PUSH spokesperson didn't instantly respond to a petition for clarity connected Thursday.

After disclosing the Parkinson's diagnosis successful 2017, Jackson continued to marque nationalist appearances, including astatine the 2024 Democratic National Convention successful Chicago. The two-time statesmanlike campaigner stepped down arsenic person of his Rainbow/PUSH enactment successful 2023 and his son, Yusef Jackson, took implicit arsenic main operating serviceman past year.

The elder Jackson has been utilizing a wheelchair and continued going into the bureau regularly until months ago, household members said.

In caller months, his relatives, including sons U.S. Rep. Jonathan Jackson and Jesse Jackson Jr., a erstwhile Illinois congressman seeking reelection, person been providing 24-hour attraction successful shifts.

The reverend has struggled to support his eyes unfastened and is incapable to speak. But helium has recovered ways to pass with household and friends who visit, his lad Jesse Jackson Jr. told The Associated Press past month.

“He'll compression your hand,” helium said.

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