00:00Captain Sully Sullenberger is revealing he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
00:05It is early stage. For now, this means a name may not come easily to me.
00:10I forget a story I've recently told or I don't sleep as well.
00:14But I'm in the beginning of this long journey.
00:16America's most famous pilot earned fame when he safely landed a jet after a bird strike clipped the aircraft,
00:23saving everyone on board back in 2009.
00:26And right behind me is where it all happened.
00:29Forever remembered as the miracle on the Hudson.
00:33Brace for impact.
00:34Tom Hanks immortalized him in the movie Sully.
00:37Captain Sully is now 75 years old and his diagnosis comes on the heels of two other recent high-profile
00:45Alzheimer's announcements.
00:47Two weeks ago, actor Danny Glover said he has the disease.
00:50I've been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
00:54And a beloved local New York City news anchor, Bill Ritter, went public with his medical diagnosis that forced him
01:00into retirement.
01:02After a series of tests, my doctors have told me I have Alzheimer's.
01:07Captain Sully says that he is not going to let the disease stop him from living life.
01:12It is my hope that by sharing this, other families living in the shadows with this disease will feel they
01:18too can step forward.
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