Family members including his wife, Katherine, are said to have visited him in the hospital this week. Joe has suffered from a variety of ailments in recent years, including dementia, strokes, and at least one heart attack.
The Jackson family patriarch has lived in Las Vegas for several years. One of his most recent public appearances was at the BET Awards in 2015, which he attended with his daughter Janet as she accepted the ultimate icon award. That same year, he suffered a stroke that reportedly left him with temporarily blurred vision.
Joe catapulted the singing sibling band, The Jackson 5, led by his late son, pop icon Michael Jackson, out of Gary, Indiana to superstardom in the1960s.
Hope he’s not in too much pain.
Ha, cancer the silent killer. Sad