After spending two weeks at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Rev. Jesse Jackson has been discharged and is in stable condition, his family said Nov. 24. The civil rights icon was hospitalized Nov. 12 for observation related to progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a rare neurological disorder affecting movement and balance.
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Rev. Jesse Jackson in stable condition after hospitalization for rare neurological disorder
Rev. Jesse Jackson is hospitalized in Chicago with progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare neurological disorder he has managed for more than a decade. His family says he remains in stable condition and is not on life support, continuing to communicate with loved ones despite significant health challenges.
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Chicago civil rights leader Jesse Jackson hospitalized for rare neurological disorder
Prayers are pouring in from across the country for civil rights giant Rev. Jesse Jackson, who is currently hospitalized and fighting progressive supranuclear palsy
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It’s time to address Parkinson’s Disease in the Black community Â
By Valerie Gibson Too many African Americans with Parkinson’s disease experience invisibility when it comes to their medical care. In fact, no one in the Parkinson’s healthcare community even has an estimate as to the number of Blacks in this country living with the disease. As a Black neurological physical therapist who has treated Parkinson’s […]