80 Year Old Rev. Jesse Jackson Hospitalized After Nasty Fall

The civil rights activist and preacher, Rev. Jesse Jackson took a nasty fall while attending a meeting with student protesters at Howard University. Jackson was taken to the university hospital after the incident. Preliminary reports indicate that the MRI came back fine. However, there’s still a genuine cause for concern over the health of the Reverend. At 80 years old, and with some pretty complicated pre-existing health conditions this is sadly the type of incident that could have disastrous consequences. That’s potentially why doctors are not taking any chances and decided to keep Jackson overnight for more tests.

Why Was The Reverend Attending The Protest?

The reverend was potentially attending the protest to hear out what the students had to say and serve as a mediator between them and the university. The students were protesting the living conditions in their on campus housing. Also, the protesters indicated that there wasn’t enough on campus housing for the amount of people who had a need for it. They claim that the rooms are filled with mold and rodents. It’s unclear if the condition of the campus facilities also played a role in the incident surrounding Rev. Jesse Jackson.

Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Pre-Existing Health Conditions Are What Worry His Inner Circle

It certainly hasn’t been an easy year in the health department for the Reverend. He’s been dealing with Parkinson’s disease for some time now. There’s no word at this time as to whether that condition had an effect on the fall that he took. As we mentioned though, hard falls are sadly the beginning of the end for people over 80. Both the reverend and his wife were also quite recently hospitalized with COVID-19. Again, that’s another reason why doctors want to be extra cautious in this case.

The University President Provided An Update On Jackson’s Condition

 Although it’s being said that the MRI came back normal there’s still a sense of concern over the current condition of Rev. Jesse Jackson. Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick who was with Jackson at the time of the incident and later accompanied him to the hospital mentioned,

“Our prayers are with the Jackson family.”

This story is on going, but the incoming news is neither clear nor extremely hopeful. It’s never a bad thing to be throwing up prayers, it can’t hurt. However, if Jackson’s condition was most likely favorable that’s what the university president should potentially lead off with. It is being mentioned that Jackson fell down just as he was entering a building that he and the university president were going to take a look at. The conditions inside the building were so bad that Jackson was unable to keep his footing? At this point it’s just speculation. The incident took place on Monday, so naturally there should be more information available at this point. The lack of information though certainly has folks uneasy. The reverend’s real condition remains pretty much a mystery at this point. Although his daughter provided some comfort saying her father is resting and doing well.

Jackson's daughter, Santita Jackson, tweeted that the civil rights campaigner is now resting and "doing well." https://t.co/Zic5NKNr8Y

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) November 2, 2021