CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. will be moved out of the Intensive Care Unit at Northwestern Memorial Hospital later Monday, his family said in a statement.

Jackson remains stable, they said.

He was diagnosed with Parkinson's syndrome in 2013. In April, the diagnosis changed to supranuclear palsy (PSP), a neurological disorder, the family said.

"We believe in the power of prayer, and we are grateful for the overwhelming outreach and prayers of the faithful. Our father is alert and continues to share his vision for churches and pastors to come together and reduce malnutrition during this period. He is enlisting 2,000 churches and pastors to distribute 2,000 baskets of food, to feed four million families this season," son and family spokesperson Yusef Jackson said.

The civil

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