Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson released from the hospital after treatment in the ICU

CNN Civil rights leader Rev Jesse Jackson was circulated from Northwestern Memorial Hospital Monday the Rainbow PUSH Organization explained after sources revealed he was receiving care to manage his blood pressure Jackson a prot g of the Rev Martin Luther King Jr has been under observation for progressive supranuclear palsy PSP the Rainbow PUSH Coalition reported in a previous report He is at this time in stable condition the organization that Jackson founded disclosed Monday Jackson is returning to a residence a source revealed Our family would like to thank the countless friends and supporters who have reached out visited and prayed for our father announced Yusef Jackson son and family spokesperson We bear witness to the fact that prayer works and would also like to thank the professional caring and amazing therapeutic and shield staff at Northwestern Memorial Hospital We humbly ask for your continued prayers throughout this precious time A November announcement from Jackson s organization reported he was breathing on his own without the assistance of machines and not on life encouragement A separate source added earlier he had been receiving medication to raise his blood pressure which is a form of life patronage Further details about his condition have not been disclosed PSP is a rare neurological disorder that affects body movements walking and balance and eye movements according to the US National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke The disorder typically begins in a person s s and has particular reactions similar to Parkinson s condition it adds The greater part people with PSP develop severe disability within three to five years Jackson has been managing this neurodegenerative condition for more than a decade the organization previously stated in a declaration He was originally diagnosed with Parkinson s complaint however last April his PSP condition was verified During his time in the hospital Jackson was eager to get back to work according to a previous family declaration that mentioned he had called for churches to prepare baskets of food to prevent malnutrition during the holiday season Jackson rose to national prominence in the s as a close aide to King After King s assassination in Jackson became one of the majority transformative civil rights leaders in America In he founded Operation PUSH as a way to improve Black communities economic conditions across the US Jackson later launched the National Rainbow Coalition in with the goal of obtaining equal rights for all Americans according to the Rainbow PUSH Coalition Twelve years later the two organizations merged to form Rainbow PUSH Coalition