Many people have been to the hospital visiting Lamar Odom after he was found unconscious.  Kobe Bryant and Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak visited him last night, as well as Khloe Kardashian who has remained by his side.  Today civil rights activist Jesse Jackson visited Sunrise hospital for a couple of hours and spent about 30 minutes with Odom.  Jackson gave the media an update on his condition.

via Lakers reporter for the OC Register Bill Oram:

“Doctors felt he is much better off today than he was yesterday. At least there is some responsiveness now.  He had signs of responsiveness, to that extent that’s good news.  He’s not talking. He’s got tubes running out. But we felt inspired by his presence, we had prayer.  I won’t use the term stable or critical. He looks critical to me. He was non-responsive yesterday, they said he’s responsive today.”

Given tubes running out of Lamar, is that considered life support? “I would think so,” Jesse Jackson said.  “If he continues to recover he may be off that soon.”

“Khloe is by his side. He is unconscious but doctors say he is recovering.  I understand that Kobe visited him last night while he was in the city. … Hoping he will bounce back.”

Jackson says a couple of Odom’s childhood friends from New York are also by his bedside.

“Khloe is by his side and that must be some source of consolation.”  On Khloe, Jackson says,”She’s strong and she’s hopeful and she’s acting and loving and by his side.  It was a great joy to see him by her giving him embraces, giving him care and being by his side.”

Jackson says Khloe is “so serious and when he does wake up he will see her right there in the room with him.”

“We certainly hope he comes out of this, it seems he will.”

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