“After medical observation, diagnosis and successful surgery, Rev. Jackson continued with a normal recovery,” said the organization.
Because of his Parkinson’s disease, Northwestern’s medical team transferred him to the Shirley Ryan Rehabilitation Center for a short period of exercise and therapy, Rainbow PUSH Coalition said.
“Reverend Jackson is continuing his civil rights and organizational work and is excited. He should be home with his family soon,” added the statement.
The statement also said that Jackson wanted to thank “President Joe Biden who called and Vice President Kamala Harris who got a good conversation.”
Jackson, twice a Democratic presidential candidate, is an icon of the civil rights movement and worked closely with Martin Luther King Jr.
His son Jesse Jr. is a former US congressman who represented the 2nd district of Illinois.