US EditionRev. Jesse Jackson receiving a form of life support after being hospitalized last week: CNN
- On Sunday, a family source told CNN that Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. remains hospitalized at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, and is receiving a form of life support to stabilize his blood pressure after admission last week.
- Diagnosed last April, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.'s progressive supranuclear palsy has been managed for more than a decade, the organization said.
- Saturday night he suffered a significant drop in blood pressure, the medical team responded immediately, and a family source said medication over two days produced brief, meaningful responsiveness.
- Jackson's family said Sunday that he is stabilized, breathing without machines, and is not on life support, clarifying earlier reports.
- A nationally prominent figure, Jackson is a civil rights leader and founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition; friends and relatives are flying to Chicago, and his son Jesse Jackson Jr. reported significant improvement last week.
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Rev Jesse Jackson to be moved from intensive care but remains hospitalized
On Sunday, Jackson reportedly entered Northwestern Memorial Hospital, in Chicago, to receive medication to raise his blood pressure, a procedure that was described as a "form of life support."
Rev. Jesse Jackson Not on Life Support: Hospitalized as Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Worsens
Civil‑rights veteran Rev. Jesse Jackson, 84, was admitted to a Washington, D.C., hospital Wednesday night for observation and treatment of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a rare neurodegenerative disorder that impairs balance, eye movement and gait. The Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the organization Jackson founded in the 1970s, confirmed the hospitalization in a brief statement, adding that the activist’s family “appreciates all prayers at this…
The civil rights leader, Reverend Jesse Jackson, remains hospitalized and has been receiving attention to control his blood pressure, sources close to Jackson's family told CNN on Sunday.
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