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Veteran ABC New York news anchor Bill Ritter said he started \u201cforgetting people\u2019s names and places\u201d two years before his heartbreaking Alzheimer\u2019s diagnosis.<\/p>\n

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Ritter \u2014 who announced he was stepping away from the news desk last week \u2014 said his symptoms got to the point that he \u201cdidn\u2019t know why\u201d the symptoms were happening, even despite dropping out of anchoring the 11 p.m. newscast.<\/p>\n

Although Ritter was able to get \u201ca decent night\u2019s sleep \u2026 for the first time in 25 years\u201d with his schedule trimmed down to the 6 p.m. broadcast, his symptoms still \u201cweren\u2019t getting better,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Upon making that realization, he decided to get tested for the progressive neurodegenerative brain disease.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat really was an important thing. A lot of people say, \u2018I\u2019m fine, don\u2019t worry about it, I\u2019m going to be fine.\u2019 No. You gotta go do this,\u201d he recalled of his decision to seek medical attention.<\/p>\n

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Ritter said his \u201cfirst reaction\u201d upon being diagnosed was to think of his father, who died of Alzheimer\u2019s in 1998.<\/p>\n

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He shared his diagnosis Friday as he announced his retirement after more than a quarter-century as a fixture of New York television news.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpending more time with my family has now become even more important, because my life has taken a turn,\u201d he said in the emotional broadcast.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe treatments I\u2019m getting are keeping it at bay. For now. But there is no guarantee, because there\u2019s no cure yet for Alzheimer\u2019s. So, unless someone finds an amazing cure, and soon, tonight will be the last newscast I anchor.\u201d<\/p>\n

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