Jesse Jackson (Image by (Not Known) commons.wikimedia.org) Details DMCA | Prominent civil rights activist the Rev. Jesse Jackson has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, he announced Friday. “My family and I began to notice changes about three years ago,” Jackson said. “After a battery of tests, my physicians identified the issue as Parkinson's disease, a disease that bested my father.” A neurological disorder with no known cure, Parkinson’s is commonly associated with tremors, stiffness and difficulty with walking and balancing. |