Rev Jesse Jackson discloses Parkinson's disease diagnosis
Source: Associated Press
SOPHIA TAREEN, Associated Press•November 17, 2017
CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson says he's been seeking outpatient care for two years for Parkinson's disease and plans to "dedicate" himself to physical therapy.
In a Friday letter to supporters, the 76-year-old says family and friends noticed a change in him about three years ago and he could no longer ignore symptoms.
He says the diagnosis isn't a sign to stop working but a "signal" to make "lifestyle changes" to slow progression of the chronic neurological disorder that causes movement difficulties.
The civil rights icon also released a Northwestern Medicine letter saying he was diagnosed in 2015 and has sought outpatient care.
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Thank you for sharing it. 
He spoke in front of Lee Chapel to kick off the Mock Convention year when I was a freshman. I was also a student waiter for private university functions so I was able to meet a lot of distinguished visitors while I was there. He was one of the few who took the time to speak to the student wait staff.
He does have a spiritual aura about him. When he spoke to me it felt like we were momentarily the only two people in the world and he was genuinely interested in me and what I had to say. I've met very few people with intensity like that in my life, but he was definitely one of them.
Tom Wolfe, by contrast, was a complete jerk.
Special memories indeed! 
