Overview
- Jackson, 84, was admitted Wednesday and is under observation for PSP, his Rainbow/PUSH Coalition said, asking for prayers and offering no further clinical details.
- The organization says he has managed the neurodegenerative condition for more than a decade, after publicly disclosing a Parkinson’s diagnosis in 2017.
- Local outlets report he is being treated at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, though the hospital has not been officially named in statements.
- Recent coverage notes family members have provided round-the-clock care, and relatives said last month his ability to speak is limited but he can communicate nonverbally.
- The veteran civil-rights leader stepped down from running Rainbow/PUSH in 2023, and his health history includes gallbladder surgery, a COVID-19 hospitalization and a 2021 fall resulting in a head injury.