Jesse Jackson for president in 1984.

Weve come a long way.

People say to me … Youre just saying the cup is half full.

Protesters from Code Pink as well as Souzan Naser, left, stand around counter-protester Shawn Campbell, center, hours before the start of a rally and march in Union Park on Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. The United State Palestinian Community Network (PSPCN) organized the event and thousands of activists are expected to participate. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

Protesters from Code Pink stand around a counter-protester before the start of a rally and march in Union Park on Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago.Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service/Getty Images

He lost all of his family except his sister, whom he kept asking for in a bombing.

Hed just received a skin graft a piece of his shoulder to cover his neck.

After he was freed, the nurse returned to the hospital.

Another day, I asked him to go home because he hadnt slept in so many hours.

So he left the hospital.

I asked him what he was doing in the hospital.

I thought he went home to rest, and he said, This is my sisters husband.