( CNN ) -- The wife of Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. detailed to a Chicago newspaper her husband 's `` collapse '' and his last two months getting treated for gastrointestinal and mental health issues , saying he 's still `` very depressed '' though showing some progress . Sandi Jackson , an alderwoman in Chicago , talked with the Chicago Sun-Times shortly after returning from visiting her husband at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester , Minnesota , with their two children . `` What I can tell you is my husband has his good days and bad days , and they are increasing his depression medication to therapeutic levels , '' Sandi Jackson told the paper . The Illinois Democrat and son of the Rev . Jesse Jackson , the civil rights leader , has not been on Capitol Hill since late May . In early July , the congressman 's office announced he was `` receiving intensive medical treatment at a residential treatment facility for a mood disorder . '' Then , a few weeks later , his office issued another statement via the Mayo Clinic indicating that he was undergoing an `` extensive inpatient evaluation for depression and gastrointestinal issues '' at the prestigious medical facility . Besides such statements , Jackson and his family have been largely mum about his ordeal . His father did tell the Huffington Post , in a taped interview , that about `` seven or eight weeks ago '' he went to visit his son in Washington and learned he had n't slept in three days . `` We went to the hospital , and they kept him , '' the Rev . Jackson told the online news website . `` And what we thought to be 'exhaustion ' was something much deeper , much broader , and it lasted much longer . '' Sandi Jackson elaborated on what happened to the Sun-Times ' Michael Sneed , calling the congressman 's `` collapse '' on June 10 at the family 's Washington residence as `` D-Day for us . '' By then , she said , her husband was `` completely debilitated by depression . '' Beating back rumors , Sandi Jackson denied firmly that her husband had attempted suicide or was receiving help for alcohol or drug addiction . She also said the indictment of his friend , Raghuveer Nayak , had no bearing since it happened June 20 , after the family imposed a `` news blackout '' on Jesse Jackson Jr. as he got treatment . Medical experts are still weighing whether a recent weight-loss surgery might have helped trigger his depression , his wife said . With Sandi Jackson at the family 's other home in Chicago , the congressman 's father and brother Yusef took him to a Washington hospital in early June . Some time later , Yusef Jackson brought his brother -- at Sandi Jackson 's suggestion , she said -- to the Sierra Tucson Treatment Center in Arizona because that facility specializes in mental health . Eventually , it was decided to transfer him to the Mayo Clinic . `` Jesse is now gaining weight and eating and feeling better in that sense , but he is still very depressed , '' Sandi Jackson said of his current condition , adding that he has his `` ups and downs . '' `` But I am encouraged by the number of tests they are running and the quality of the analysis . '' She said there 's no timetable on when he might return to work -- including whether he 'll be back at work by Labor Day and perhaps at the Democratic National Convention in early September -- adding `` it 's up to the doctors ... but we should know soon . '' Jackson 's illness comes as the House Ethics Committee is examining allegations that in 2008 he or or one of his associates offered to raise funds for then-Illinois Gov . Rod Blagojevich in exchange for Jackson being appointed to the Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama after he was elected president . The congressman has maintained his innocence and pledged to continue to cooperate with authorities . Blagojevich was convicted last year on corruption charges in connection with his efforts to profit from appointing the successor to the Senate seat . He began serving a 14-year sentence in March . In a separate incident , Jackson apologized to his constituents in September 2010 after the Chicago Sun-Times reported a Chicago businessman told federal investigators that Jackson had asked him to pay for a restaurant hostess to fly between Washington and Chicago several times . He said he was `` deeply sorry '' that he had disappointed some supporters .
' Jesse , Jr. has n't been at work on the Hill since May . His office had announced he 's at the Mayo Clinic for diabetes and heart issues . His wife tells a newspaper her husband collapsed and had ` ` ' '' depression . ` ` My husband has his good days and bad days , '' she says after a recent visit .