Rev. Jesse Jackson discharged from Chicago hospital, family says

Rev. Jesse Jackson has been discharged from a Chicago hospital after nearly two weeks, a family spokesperson says.

According to Jackson’s son Yusef, the 84-year-old civil rights leader was discharged from Northwestern Memorial Hospital on Monday, nearly two weeks after he was admitted for care for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, an illness he was diagnosed with earlier this year.

“Our family would like to thank the countless friends and supporters who have reached out, visited, and prayed for our father. We bear witness to the fact that prayer works and would also like to thank the professional, caring, and amazing medical and security staff at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. We humbly ask for your continued prayers throughout this precious time,” said son and family spokesperson, Yusef