Rev. Jesse Jackson remained hospitalized in steady situation as he continued to obtain remedy for a uncommon neurological situation, his household mentioned Sunday.
Jackson was rushed to Northwestern Memorial Hospital on Wednesday night time and positioned beneath statement for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, in response to a press release from Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the group he based that fights for social change.
On Sunday, the longtime civil rights chief’s household issued a press release clarifying his medical situation, citing “inaccurate media reviews.”
“Reverend Jackson is in steady situation and is respiration with out the help of machines,” the assertion mentioned, partly. “He stays beneath the care of physicians as he manages progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a neurological dysfunction with which he was identified in April. Opposite to particular reviews, he isn’t on life help.“
The 84-year-old civil rights chief had been thought to have been battling Parkinson’s Illness for the higher a part of the final decade. In a press release earlier this week relating to Jackson’s hospitalization, Rainbow PUSH Coalition revealed he was identified in April with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, or PSP, a uncommon situation associated to Parkinson’s, that impacts 1-in-50,000 folks within the U.S.
In keeping with Dr. Bezhad Elahi, a College of Chicago neurologist who just isn’t treating Jackson, PSP has no identified treatment.
He mentioned bodily remedy and a few of the identical medicine which can be used on Parkinson’s sufferers may also be used.
“PSP sufferers they don’t reply as properly to Parkinson’s drugs, however we attempt to give them drugs to enhance mobility and their high quality of life,” he mentioned.
PSP sufferers, Elahi mentioned, usually have bother with their eye actions, speech and mobility. They usually wind up needing a wheelchair inside 4 to 5 years of their analysis. PSP sufferers even have issues with falls and steadiness issues. That, he mentioned, can scale back their life expectancy.
Jackson has solely been seen in public often previously 12 months. In November, he was unable to attend his 84th celebration.
The whole assertion launched by Jackson’s household on Sunday could be discovered beneath:
“The household of Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., needs to make clear his present medical situation following inaccurate media reviews. Reverend Jackson is in steady situation and is respiration with out the help of machines. He stays beneath the care of physicians as he manages progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a neurological dysfunction with which he was identified in April. Opposite to particular reviews, he isn’t on life help.
‘The truth is, at the moment he referred to as for two,000 church buildings to arrange 2,000 baskets of meals to stop malnutrition throughout the vacation season,’ mentioned his son, Yusef Jackson.
The household is grateful for the devoted medical group at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the place Reverend Jackson is receiving applicable remedy. The Jackson household extends heartfelt appreciation for the numerous prayers and sort messages provided throughout this time.”
