Ronald Reagan Alzheimer's Letter
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- Nov. 5 1994
My Fellow Americans,
I have recently been told that I am one of the Americans who will be afflicted with Alzheimer's Disease.
Upon learning this news, Nancy & I had to decide whether as private citizens we would keep this a private matter or whether we would make this news known in a public way.
In the past Nancy suffered from breast cancer and I had my cancer surgeries. We found through our open disclosures we were able to raise public awareness. We were happy that as a result many more people underwent testing. They were treated in early stages and able to return to normal, healthy lives.
So now, we feel it is important to share it with you. In opening our hearts, we hope this might promote greater awareness of this condition. Perhaps it will encourage a clearer understanding of the individuals and families who are affected by it.
At the moment I feel just fine. I intend to live the remainder of the years God gives me on this earth doing the things I have always done. I will continue to share life's journey with my beloved Nancy and my family. I plan to enjoy the great outdoors and stay in touch with my friends and supporters.
Unfortunately, as Alzheimer's Disease progresses, the family often bears a heavy burden. I only wish there was some way I could spare Nancy from this painful experience. When the time comes I am confident that with your help she will face it with faith and courage.
In closing let me thank you, the American people for giving me the great honor of allowing me to serve as your President. When the Lord calls me home, whenever that may be I will face it with the greatest love for this country of ours and eternal optimism for its future.
I now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life. I know that for America there will always be a bright dawn ahead.
Thank you, my friends. May God always bless you.
Sincerely,
Ronald Reagan
Yes I'm a liberal Democrat but also an American, this is a truly beautiful touching letter. Alzheimer's is a disease that knows no political affiliation, and Ronald Reagan humanized this disease and for that we should all be grateful. His letter was a heartfelt and genuine display of humanity.
Man, Political parties are dividing the world with conflict. Don't put yourself on a label, that creates bias. Stand for what's right, stand for a good leader that wants to serve the people.
I'm deep conservative. Trump 2024. That's all I'm gonna say
Rest in peace, President Reagan.
"May every dawn be a great new beginning and every evening bring us closer to that shining city upon a hill..."
This man really loved our country. I love you President Reagan.
He was a racist prick who mocked HIV victims and wrongfully imprisoned thousands of African Americans
He's white and racist
@@supercal3944 “He’s white and racist.” His skin color shouldn’t have anything to do with his moral character. Leave now you bigot, or be shamed forever.
he wasnt a nice man.
He was one of the best.
0:27 heartbreaking after Nancy's response
Agreed! 😢
She literally was the one running the Oval Office his second term if anything I despise her for allowing him to continue as president especially with the signs of Alzheimer’s so prevalent even during 1984 debates. I pity him as a human but for what he did to Americans and those who suffered from HIV he can rot for all I care.
@@BakuganBrawler211no, not true. At all
First call was when he could not recall his favorite anecdote to friends
That's sad! 😢😢😢
*Because of Reagan, my parents are alive. Because of Reagan, the Soviet Union collapsed, freeing my family, and they moved to America, the country I was born in.*
*It's really heartbreaking when he announced his Alzheimer's, but we must never forget his actions literally freed and saved millions. He wasn't the perfect president, nobody was, but it has been an honor.*
*Rest in peace, and thank you Ronald Reagan for giving young kids of immigrants like me a chance.*
The country is the United States; America is the continent.
Wow.
@@elpacho....9254 Yeah but overtime the words have become interchangeable so it's best to leave it alone.
his actions were awful and he killed millions fuck reagan
I guess you weren’t paying attention in history class, because the Soviet Union didn’t collapse because of Reagan. It was a complicated event with many causes, but Reagan was NOT one of the major ones.
One of, if not the best president we ever had. It's so, so sad that he had to go the way he did; not knowing his wife nor the rest of his family.
A great man, he was, and there is no doubt in my mind that I will never see another president like him for the rest of my life. Men such as him are a great rarity.
So true. God bless him and Nancy
I miss both of them to. We will never get a good president. I mean We got Donald Trump Or Hillary Clinton as our choices, that says it all
@@bobcolley83 Our government will never be perfect, even if we get a good president as Lincoln or Roosevelt in our lifetimes. No president will ever be perfect, they are all different politically.
You know he was a criminal right?
He sold out America to foreigners, bankers and CEO ghouls. He was a traitor and Alzheimer's wasn't harsh enough
😢 God bless you Mr. President 🇺🇸
Agreed!
We need him now more than ever!!!!
He is dead, so you would only be digging up bone and earth. Have some sense, man.
You need drugs?
@@namanshah8354 Nah. I’m good cupcake. You should stop blowing up babies
Better than what we have now.
Are there any mature adults here?
I have a feeling that he was planning to return to his acting career after his presidency ended. Until he was diagnosed with Alzhiemer's.
I may not agree with President Reagan on many things. However Alzheimer’s is a shitty disease and we need have more funding for the cure
get rid of bill gates. theres your cure. throw money at it and you will get MORE of it.
@@MsJenniferwilson what the hell does Bill Gates have to do with the onset of a neurological disease 😂
@@MsJenniferwilson 😂
" However Alzheimer’s is a shitty disease and we need have more funding for the cure"
We already have the cure: A plant-free, meat-based, ketogenic diet.
I think it's incurable. The issue is that we don't know what causes the brain to lose the ability to dispose of amyloid build-ups but it can be caused by so many things, from bad genetics to just old age, that it's difficult to pinpoint anything. The best we may be able to hope for is something to give loved ones a few more years of lucidity before the long way down, and a dignified death.
Really, some say that SCP-1981 which Ronald Reagan was said to have seen meant that Reagan was supplied with an overdose of amnestics that ruined his memory, that a cover story was concocted about him having Alzheimers. Just hooked on SCP Foundation lore you know.
Dr. Miller?
You can really see how much this affected Nancy as well, it basically turned her husband into a complete stranger
😢
Truly the greatest President
*Except for the 20-25 presidents who were better. Reagan was as mediocre as they get.
Greatest president at starting wars
@@RevoltOfAgeshe was great. He got us out of Carters mess
As a kid growing up in the UK in the 80's, for some strange reason I kind of loved this guy. I don't know why? but I viewed him as a patriotic Grandad. He seemed like a nice guy unlike this disaster of President that is Trump.
@lardy good days were all gone now unless we make our own time right
now you got your wish. another dimentia patient trying to steal the guns and force a foreign invasion full of pedophiles traffickers and murdering rapists... while they stick children in cages like a sardine can to sell to the highest bidder just as senate report from 2016 said obama did with his kids in the cages he built in 2014.
dummy.
He was an actor, so he did have some degree of natural charisma. Although I'm not a fan of Reagan's in any way.
rare for someone to like reagan but not trump
Start writing, Joe.
we both know that is not possible 🤣
I dont lile Ronald Reagan, but this disease is horrible and no one should bare the burden of it
What did the letter say?
Nov. 5, 1994
My Fellow Americans,
I have recently been told that I am one of the millions of Americans who will be afflicted with Alzheimer’s Disease.
Upon learning this news, Nancy and I had to decide whether as private citizens we would keep this a private matter or whether we would make this news known in a public way.
In the past Nancy suffered from breast cancer and I had my cancer surgeries. We found through our open disclosures we were able to raise public awareness. We were happy that as a result many more people underwent testing. They were treated in early stages and able to return to normal, healthy lives.
So now, we feel it is important to share it with you. In opening our hearts, we hope this might promote greater awareness of this condition. Perhaps it will encourage a clearer understanding of the individuals and families who are affected by it.
At the moment I feel just fine. I intend to live the remainder of the years God gives me on this earth doing the things I have always done. I will continue to share life’s journey with my beloved Nancy and my family. I plan to enjoy the great outdoors and stay in touch with my friends and supporters.
Unfortunately, as Alzheimer’s Disease progresses, the family often bears a heavy burden. I only wish there was some way I could spare Nancy from this painful experience. When the time comes I am confident that with your help she will face it with faith and courage.
In closing let me thank you, the American people for giving me the great honor of allowing me to serve as your President. When the Lord calls me home, whenever that may be, I will leave with the greatest love for this country of ours and eternal optimism for its future.
I now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life. I know that for America there will always be a bright dawn ahead.
Thank you, my friends. May God always bless you.
Sincerely, Ronald Reagan”
Nov. 5, 1994
My Fellow Americans,
I have recently been told that I am one of the millions of Americans who will be afflicted with Alzheimer’s Disease.
Upon learning this news, Nancy and I had to decide whether as private citizens we would keep this a private matter or whether we would make this news known in a public way.
In the past Nancy suffered from breast cancer and I had my cancer surgeries. We found through our open disclosures we were able to raise public awareness. We were happy that as a result many more people underwent testing. They were treated in early stages and able to return to normal, healthy lives.
So now, we feel it is important to share it with you. In opening our hearts, we hope this might promote greater awareness of this condition. Perhaps it will encourage a clearer understanding of the individuals and families who are affected by it.
At the moment I feel just fine. I intend to live the remainder of the years God gives me on this earth doing the things I have always done. I will continue to share life’s journey with my beloved Nancy and my family. I plan to enjoy the great outdoors and stay in touch with my friends and supporters.
Unfortunately, as Alzheimer’s Disease progresses, the family often bears a heavy burden. I only wish there was some way I could spare Nancy from this painful experience. When the time comes I am confident that with your help she will face it with faith and courage.
In closing let me thank you, the American people for giving me the great honor of allowing me to serve as your President. When the Lord calls me home, whenever that may be, I will leave with the greatest love for this country of ours and eternal optimism for its future.
I now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life. I know that for America there will always be a bright dawn ahead.
Thank you, my friends. May God always bless you.
Sincerely, Ronald Reagan”
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you reap what you sew
😂 you claim conservatives are all bigots and yet you act like on I so small a place as a TH-cam comment chain....we won then and we will win again. Be ready to stock up on tissues and lots of stray cats, back to the dark musty corner you came from.
Democrat party☘
Paging Melania Trump....