Mrs. Jackson Asks Public to Keep Son, Jesse Jackson Jr., in Prayers

Mrs. Jackson Asks Public to Keep Son, Jesse Jackson Jr., in Prayers

The least public of Chicago’s famed Jackson family,and the mother of U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) spoke openly regarding her son’s treatment for a mood disorder while speaking at the Rainbow PUSH coalition conference in Chicago.


Jackie Jackson told reporters that her son had experienced severe disappointment — some of it politically related — and that “young people don’t rebound from disappointment like me and my husband.”


“He thought he was going to be the senator – thought he was going to have a chance to run for mayor,” Jackson continued.

The remarks were Jackie Jackson’s first since the congressman took a leave of absence due, initially, to “exhaustion.” She did not offer any additional details about his condition.


View video of Mrs. Jackson’s heartfelt plea here.

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