Hero pilot Capt. Sully Sullenberger shares heartbreaking health update

NY Post ^ | July 14, 2026 | Sara Nathan and Ronny Reyes

[rexthecat]

Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the “Hero of the Hudson” who safely landed a US Airways flight in the Hudson River to save 155 passengers in 2009, has been diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer’s.

“I recently found out I have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. It is early stage,” Sullenberger, 75, said in a statement.

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KEYWORDS: alzheimers; aviation; sully

[God luvs America]

the top one is very interesting....

[God luvs America]

i knew about sleep cleansing the brain, but had no idea about sunlight first thing in the AM...

[Ezekiel]

People can kvetch about Sully's political leanings, but here is interesting timing regarding the disease known for the memory loss.

The related memory in the collective culture, of course, is US Airways Flight 1549, aka the "Miracle on the Hudson".

What a visual, on the 15th day of the first month, 5 days ahead of the Inauguration of Desolation,

the Pax were standing on eagles' wings in the midst of the river.

I had put that info on the real-time thread, along with the data in the verse that gave the date for the analog time:

Num 33.3 And they journeyed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the morrow after the passover the children of Israel went out with a high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians

The timing was the impending Obamanation of Desolation, and in that verse is Obama [אובמה] found in every other letter:

וַיִּסְעוּ מֵרַעְמְסֵס בַּחֹדֶשׁ *הָרִאשׁוֹן, בַּחֲמִשָּׁה* עָשָׂר יוֹם לַחֹדֶשׁ הָרִאשׁוֹן: מִמָּחֳרַת הַפֶּסַח, יָצְאוּ בְנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּיָד רָמָה--לְעֵינֵי, כָּל-מִצְרָיִם

הראשון בחמשה

("the first, on the fifth"[teenth])

The blue letters in-between Obama (in red) spell she'nachash. Thus altogether, "Obama who is a serpent" -- אובמה שנחש

Furthermore, the last letters in "הראשון בחמשה" spell Moses [משה]. This is an important detail because letter-wise, Moses is clutching the tail of the serpent; i.e. the last letter of "nachash" -- the letter shin (ש)...

... which is an important detail because on that very date, in the part of the Torah that was read, the same thing was described in the narrative --

Chumash: Parshat Shemot, 5th Portion (Shemot (Exodus) 3:16-4:17)

4 God said to Moses, “Reach out and grasp its tail.” When he reached out and took hold of the snake, it turned into a staff in his hand.
5 God said, “This is so that they will believe that God - the God of their forefathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob - appeared to you.”

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There's more but if memory serves, it was crickets back when I originally posted all of that stuff.

I suppose these things take time.

"In Russian Orthodox tradition, he is named Rakh (Russian: Рах)."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penitent_thief#Name

"When the Lord closes a door, somewhere He opens a window."

[BatGuano]

Sully had no choice but to land in the Hudson River.
Good job but he ruined it by making comments about Pilot pay.
His Union self destroyed the outcome.
He won’t remember anything, soon, it seems.

[Wilderness Conservative]

When it comes to flying skill and staying calm under pressure, Sully is an icon. Sad he had to ruin his image by thinking his political opinions would have any influence.

[Bobbyvotes]

I only take an one a day multi-vitamin pill daily.
No dementia yet at age 86. My thing is daily mild exercise for 27 minutes. From age 60 to 75 it was weekly 3 to 5 rounds of golf. Now it is 27 min brisk walk daily.

[SkyDancer]

All in one convenient pill ....:D

[Cen-Tejas]

It’s ok, the Democommies need at least one hero.

[rktman]

I did hear their is a “new” med that is helpful if started ASAP once diagnosed. Didn’t catch the name though.

[Joe Boucher]

Hey Sully,
Thanks, one inspirational American.
One hell of a hero Pilot.

[MayflowerMadam]

“first starting taking vitamin D as a preventative for covid back in 2020 (i never got the kung flu vax)”

Same here. Still taking a 5,000iu D3 pill a day, along with a vitamin K-2 pill. Plus, there’s some D3 in other supplements I take.

I don’t know if it helps. I suppose it would be hard to prove one way or another.

[Jamestown1630]

It used to be that when someone posted an image, you could often search the metadata and figure out what it was. I can’t seem to do that anymore, or just don’t know how...

[Ezekiel]

Were you wondering about the scene from the Sound of Music?

The link to the video is below it.

I’ve had the same issue, and also with image cross-searches, so it’s not just you. Lately I’ve been getting a box that says asks about capturing what’s on the screen to send it to MS.

I think it has something else about agreeing to terms of service. Looks really hinky, like they want to capture everything that’s displaying on my screen.

I don’t know, except I know that it’s not that important.

[Jamestown1630]

I see now, thanks.

(It seems like a lot of pics now come from image-hosting sites, not from the kind of sources which used to have more info.)

[goodnesswins]

Yes...my doc told me to get outside and look at the sun (not directly) every a.m.

[Lazamataz]

Why 27 minutes? Will all the benefit be lost if you walk for 28?

[Bobbyvotes]

I walk with mp3 player playing a dozen of my favorite exercise songs. That plays for about 27 minutes. Also I begin to sweat at 27 minutes. My body is signaling enough exercise today.