Jesse Jackson Hospitalized with Neurodegenerative Condition: Personal Reflections and Shared Grief
The Rev. Jesse Jackson was hospitalized on Wednesday for observation of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a neurodegenerative condition he has managed for over a decade, according to the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. Initially diagnosed with Parkinson’s, his PSP diagnosis was confirmed last April. The disorder damages specific brain areas, affecting movement, balance, and eye function, with no cure currently available. Jackson, a civil rights leader who marched with Martin Luther King Jr., received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2000 and founded the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
John Q. Hosedrinker