The household of the Rev. Jesse Jackson supplied an replace on Sunday afternoon concerning the situation of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition founder.
Jackson was admitted to the hospital final week.
The household in an announcement stated that Jackson’s situation is stabilized and he’s respiration with out the help of machines.
“In reality, in the present day he referred to as for two,000 church buildings to organize 2,000 baskets of meals to forestall malnutrition through the vacation season,” stated his son, Yusef Jackson.
They stated he stays beneath the care of medical doctors whereas managing his progressive supranuclear palsy, or PSP, a neurological dysfunction. Jackson was recognized with the dysfunction again in April.
Sources advised CBS News Chicago earlier Sunday that Jackson has been on medicine for just a few days to maintain his blood strain steady, however his medical workforce is making an attempt to wean him off the medicine.
CBS News Chicago has additionally realized that family and friends are flying into Chicago from across the nation to be by Jackson’s aspect.
The household stated they lengthen their gratitude towards the medical workforce at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the place Jackson is being handled. They stated they’re additionally grateful for the prayers and desires towards Jackson.
