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Chesley \u201cSully\u201d Sullenberger, the retired airline captain who safely landed a passenger jet in the Hudson River after both engines failed in 2009, announced Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer\u2019s disease.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sullenberger, 75, announced the diagnosis in a statement on his website Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI have been diagnosed with Alzheimer\u2019s Disease,\u201d he wrote.\u00a0\u201cIt is early stage. For now, this means a name may not come easily to me, I forget a story I have recently told, or I don\u2019t sleep as well, but I am in the beginning of this long journey.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Sullenberger became known as the \u201cHero of the Hudson\u201d after safely landing US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River when a bird strike disabled both engines. All 155 people aboard survived. <\/span><\/p>\n

Sullenberger said he was diagnosed by Dr. Gil Rabinovici at the UCSF Medical Center, calling Alzheimer\u2019s an \u201cunwanted visitor at the door.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cIt is my hope that by sharing this, other families living in the shadows with this disease will feel they too can step forward,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd about hope \u2013 so many people told us after Flight 1549, that the outcome gave them hope. Lorrie, my incredible partner of 37 years, says we can all use a little of that hope right now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSo this new phase of my life has challenged what it means to be of service. And the answer is to speak up.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Sullenberger closed by writing that although Alzheimer\u2019s may affect his memory, it will not prevent him from appreciating the future alongside his family. He also returned to a phrase long associated with Flight 1549, writing that \u201ccourage can be contagious.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Chesley \u201cSully\u201d Sullenberger, the retired airline captain who safely landed a passenger jet in the Hudson River after both engines failed in 2009, announced Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer\u2019s disease.\u00a0Sullenberger, 75, announced the diagnosis in a statement on his website Tuesday.\u201cI have been diagnosed with Alzheimer\u2019s Disease,\u201d he wrote.\u00a0\u201cIt is early stage. For now, this means a name may not come easily to me, I forget a story I have recently told, or I don\u2019t sleep as well, but I am in the beginning of this long journey.\u201dSullenberger became known as the \u201cHero of the Hudson\u201d after safely landing US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River when a bird strike disabled both engines. All 155 people aboard survived. Sullenberger said he was diagnosed by Dr. Gil Rabinovici at the UCSF Medical Center, calling Alzheimer\u2019s an \u201cunwanted visitor at the door.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIt is my hope that by sharing this, other families living in the shadows with this disease will feel they too can step forward,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd about hope \u2013 so many people told us after Flight 1549, that the outcome gave them hope. Lorrie, my incredible partner of 37 years, says we can all use a little of that hope right now.\u201d\u201cSo this new phase of my life has challenged what it means to be of service. And the answer is to speak up.\u201dSullenberger closed by writing that although Alzheimer\u2019s may affect his memory, it will not prevent him from appreciating the future alongside his family. 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