Source: Rep. Jesse Jackson Genuinely Suffering from Exhaustion

(CHICAGO) -- Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. will likely not return to Congress until after Labor Day, a senior aide close to the congressman told ABC News.

The source, who claims to have spoken to Jackson as recently as “the last few days,” said that although he continues treatment at an inpatient facility, the congressman is not facing any life-threatening ailments.

Speaking on the condition of anonymity, the source declined to provide any details on where Jackson is seeking treatment, but said that he is genuinely suffering from “exhaustion.”

“That’s what he has. He doesn’t get a lot of sleep and he has sleep disorders. He’s very energetic, running full-steam ahead, working six or seven days a week often and he’s been doing that for a long time,” the source said. “There’s a great deal of pressure on him due to unfounded allegations [related to the ethics inquiry] and negative press onslaught against him that are not true, so it kind of all caught up to him."

On June 10 the congressman, who represents a district that includes a large portion of Chicago’s South Side and southeast suburbs, took a medical leave of absence to seek treatment for “exhaustion.” But two weeks later his office said his condition was “more serious than we thought.”

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