![Rev. Jesse Jackson Diagnosed with Parkinson’s](http://townsquare.media/site/534/files/2017/11/GettyImages-693570628.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Rev. Jesse Jackson Diagnosed with Parkinson’s
Rev. Jesse Jackson says he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease.
He describes how the ailment has affected his life in a heart-tugging post on his Facebook page:
Regardless of how we feel about people, we never want to wish a debilitating disease upon them. Prayers and positive thoughts to one of America's civil rights pioneers.
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