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Civil Rights leader and activist, Rev. Jesse Jackson (b. 1941) was diagnosed with parkinson's disease back in 2017. At a recent press appearance, many noted that the once spirited Jackson appeared to physically struggle as he issued a statement on the Derek Chauvin trial.

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Consciously, I heard of him the first time in my english school book, 5th grade or something, as "the first notable African-American candidate for president".

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He didn't look fully with it yesterday. 

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17 hours ago, gcreptile said:

Consciously, I heard of him the first time in my english school book, 5th grade or something, as "the first notable African-American candidate for president".

 

He came up in school as one of the living civil rights activists from the 50s/60s. 

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Hospitalized for Covid along with his wife: 

 

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7 minutes ago, Joey Russ said:

Hospitalized for Covid along with his wife: 

 


Has Parkinson’s disease (since at least 2017) and turns 80 in October.

 

Surely he’s a goner?

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17 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:


Has Parkinson’s disease (since at least 2017) and turns 80 in October.

 

Surely he’s a goner?

Depends. Having had the vaccine he might get enough protection from it to survive a hospitalisation.

 

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9 hours ago, The Old Crem said:

Depends. Having had the vaccine he might get enough protection from it to survive a hospitalisation.

 


Ah ok, didn’t realise he had the vaccine. I just presumed he didn’t as most hospitalised with COVID haven’t!

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He will be fine.

 

Whereas the Vaxman guy with no health issues is now six feet under.

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Jesse doing well.

 

His unvaccinated wife has been on oxygen, but nothing more.

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39 minutes ago, drol said:

Jesse doing well.

 

His unvaccinated wife has been on oxygen, but nothing more.

His wife is unvaccinated?  Interesting.  Wonder what the preexisting condition could be.  In any case, it sounds like they made an informed decision about it.  

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Just now, MrWonderful said:

His wife is unvaccinated?  Interesting.  

Due to "a pre-existing condition".

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1 minute ago, drol said:

Due to "a pre-existing condition".

If he got the virus from his wife and he ends up dying from it, that really should be worth bonus points in pools!  But it does seem like he'll be OK. 

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Jesse discharged, his wife in ICU.

 

But let's continue to pretend vaccines don't work.

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Not dead but CNBC did publish a premature obituary last week.

He's 81. The media may know something we don't?

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4 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Not dead but CNBC did publish a premature obituary last week.

He's 81. The media may know something we don't?

He made a twitter post 11 hours ago and seems to be doing well, so I don't think so.

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