Legendarul aviator american, a cărui poveste de viață a inspirat un celebru film de la Hollywood, a anunțat că se confruntă cu o afecțiune neurodegenerativă,

Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who famously landed a plane on the Hudson River in New York City in 2009, has revealed an Alzheimer's disease diagnosis.

The retired pilot said he hopes that by sharing the news of his diagnosis, “other families living in the shadows with this disease will feel they too can step forward.”