Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, 84, has been hospitalized for observation of a neurodegenerative condition, his family and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition said.<\/p>\n
Jackson, a prot\u00e9g\u00e9 of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time 1980s presidential candidate, has been managing a progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) diagnosis, confirmed last April. He was initially diagnosed with Parkinson\u2019s disease more than a decade ago.<\/p>\n
Rainbow PUSH said, \u201cHe has been managing this condition for more than a decade\u2026 The family appreciates all prayers at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n
PSP, often mistaken for Parkinson\u2019s, causes slowed movements, tremors, stiffness, falls, shuffling, and memory changes. Jackson first revealed his Parkinson\u2019s diagnosis in 2017, noting symptoms began years earlier. \u201cFor me, a Parkinson\u2019s diagnosis is not a stop sign,\u201d he said then.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, 84, has been hospitalized for observation of a neurodegenerative condition, his family and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition said. Jackson, a prot\u00e9g\u00e9 of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time 1980s presidential candidate, has been managing a progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) diagnosis, confirmed last April. He was initially diagnosed with…<\/p>\n