Overview
- A source close to the family told CNN that Jackson is receiving a form of life support to stabilize his blood pressure.
- The same source reported a significant blood-pressure drop on Saturday night that prompted an immediate medical response.
- Family updates say he has shown brief, meaningful responsiveness and short bursts of energy attributed to a recent medication.
- Jackson is under observation at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago for progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare neurodegenerative disease with no cure.
- Relatives and Rainbow PUSH say doctors continue to monitor his progress, and no timeline for discharge has been set; Chicago’s mayor recently visited the civil rights leader.