How Ronald Reagan Dealt With His Alzheimer's Diagnosis

How Ronald Reagan Dealt With His Alzheimer's Diagnosis

The letter written in the former president’s own hand, was calm and positive despite the grim news: Ronald Reagan, now 83, is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. “At the moment I feel just fine,” Reagan wrote last week. “I intend to live the remainder of the years God gives me on this earth doing the things I have always done…. 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.” Then he summed up: “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.”

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