Captain Sully Announces Alzheimer’s Diagnosis, 17 Years After ‘Miracle of the Hudson’ Flight
Captain Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger reveals he has Alzheimer’s disease, confirming in a statement, ‘It is early stage.’ He was diagnosed in August 2025 and explains, ‘I am in the beginning of this long journey.’ The 75-year-old became known as a hero in 2009, after saving 155 US Airways passengers from a crash by successfully landing in New York’s Hudson River.
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That’s very sad. My dear wife has it and it’s a cruel disease
Sorry to hear …
So sorry to hear this God bless him 🙏🪷♥️🪷🙏
Should we tell him he’s already told us this like 10 times?
Alzheimer’s? Sully can land it
I just can't believe it's been 17 years!
no doubt his TDS didn't help!
When u forgot more then most will ever know..
Keep making videos like this
Alzheimer's sucks. Poor guy keeps forgetting he left his plane in the river.
I'm sure he was a very clean living guy. It's odd, but every person I've know with alzheimers have been very clean living tee totalers
How crushing. He is such a wonderful man and hero.
Prayers going out to him and his family! Much love!
🫡Thank You Capt.
SULLY❤ Our Prayers are with You Sir🙏
Red light theropy will save him . The sooner he starts treatments the better. Sun Power LED makes a theropy helmet that is & has really helped so many people with Alzheimer’s & even Parkinson’s. Please , someone share this with Sully. I saw him at Oshkosh. What a cool headed pilot.
Nooooo😮😢
Check for black mold around his house.
Imagine trying to tell him what he did in the late stages of his disease….
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽😢
That SUCKS. A REAL American hero….going out like that.
Some diagnosis you hate to hear, true hero, he saved a lot of lives on the Hudson that day!
I would rather be gone than live with no memory holding capacity.
Wishing him all the best