Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger III, the American hero who piloted the “Miracle on the Hudson” flight, has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.
“I recently found out I have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease,” the pilot, 75, said in an interview with People published on Tuesday, July 14. “It 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’t sleep as well, but I am in the beginning of this long journey.”
Sullenberger received his diagnosis in August 2025, and has since been learning about the conditi...
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