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Hero pilot Capt. Sully Sullenberger shares heartbreaking health update
NY Post ^ | July 14, 2026 | Sara Nathan and Ronny Reyes

Posted on 07/14/2026 11:05:57 AM PDT by 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.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


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Sad news for Sully, but at age 75, I don't think we're talking about "early-stage."
1 posted on 07/14/2026 11:05:57 AM PDT by rexthecat
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Think it means it is just starting


2 posted on 07/14/2026 11:10:47 AM PDT by goodnesswins (Most Congress Critters should be referred to as what they are....LOOTERS)
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If it runs in your family you should be taking large dozes of Vitamin D as well as zinc daily as preventative treatment


3 posted on 07/14/2026 11:12:50 AM PDT by God luvs America
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To: rexthecat

Early stage is not the same as early onset.


4 posted on 07/14/2026 11:12:52 AM PDT by PAR35
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Sully should be on small doses of Viagra.

https://newsroom.clevelandclinic.org/2024/03/05/cleveland-clinic-led-research-supports-repurposing-sildenafil-viagra-for-alzheimers-treatment


5 posted on 07/14/2026 11:15:39 AM PDT by Candor7 ( Ask not for whom the Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!<img src="" width=300</img><a href="">tag</a>))
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To: rexthecat

This might account for his anti-MAGA screed.


6 posted on 07/14/2026 11:15:59 AM PDT by Salvey (<I)
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Sully is also a Democrat who urged people to vote for Joe Biden.


7 posted on 07/14/2026 11:18:42 AM PDT by usafa92 (Donald J. Trump, 45th and 47th President of the United States of America!)
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Might that treatment lead to ‘Great Expectations’?
Oh well. At least he will be excited about something positive.


8 posted on 07/14/2026 11:19:03 AM PDT by lee martell
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Sad. One of my best friends (we grew up together but kept in touch) died from the the end result. It was horrible. Thanks for research / health suggestions.


9 posted on 07/14/2026 11:45:52 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization? )
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To: God luvs America

How much Vitamin D and how much Zinc?


10 posted on 07/14/2026 11:52:36 AM PDT by woweeitsme
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To: Salvey

Perhaps.


11 posted on 07/14/2026 11:56:18 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: goodnesswins

It means it just got diagnosed. It can really creep up on some people. You wouldn’t notice day to day. I noticed on my mom after I hadn’t seen her for several months. When I finally got a chance to visit her in person (my brother was living with her at the time) it blew me away. When I mentioned it to my brother he said it never “clicked” with him…but now when it was pointed out it was clear as day.


12 posted on 07/14/2026 12:02:02 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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Best advice I can give is two words: “Eat Meat”. Ruminant animals and animal products. Fatty red meat, beef butter bacon eggs. Plants are put to kill us.


13 posted on 07/14/2026 12:04:14 PM PDT by smartymarty (How a mountain girl can love.)
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To: woweeitsme

vitamin D should be 10,000 IU’s daily, zinc, 100mg....zinc helps clear the brain of things such as aluminum...


14 posted on 07/14/2026 12:15:31 PM PDT by God luvs America
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To: usafa92

and posed with obama during his inauguration...


15 posted on 07/14/2026 12:16:04 PM PDT by God luvs America
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To: woweeitsme

i first starting taking vitamin D as a preventative for covid back in 2020 (i never got the kung flu vax) then did more research and found out it helps prevent a lot of disease/illness...


16 posted on 07/14/2026 12:20:23 PM PDT by God luvs America
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Sully’s pals want us dead so he can stuff it. He just had let his lefty politics bubble out of his commie pie hole. Airline liberals are the worst.


17 posted on 07/14/2026 12:26:06 PM PDT by Wilderness Conservative (Death to the DEATH TO AMERICA, Democrats.)
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K2+D3 is what I take ... as for zinc, you’re not supposed to chew on the container of your favorite drink ...


18 posted on 07/14/2026 12:29:46 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Am Yisrael Chai ~)
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I’ve also taken vitamin K at times- supposed to be very good for the brain....


19 posted on 07/14/2026 12:56:11 PM PDT by God luvs America
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Thank you for posting God luvs America.

If it runs in your family you should be taking large dozes of Vitamin D as well as zinc daily as preventative treatment


Since you mentioned vitamin D3, there may be a correlation between sunlight, D3, latitude and alzheimers.

Being debated:

Noting that I am not medically trained, it seems get rid of the blue light to sleep. Then get the blue light to wake up.

20 posted on 07/14/2026 12:57:40 PM PDT by Amendment10
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