Pat bowlen biography health now

DENVER (CBS4) - When Pat Bowlen publicly acknowledged in 2014 he was suffering from Alzheimer's disease and would no longer oversee the Broncos, his wife Annabel said the Broncos owner "has very bravely and quietly battled Alzheimer's disease for the last few years." She said he kept his condition private because he believed "It's not about me."

Now, Bowlen's brother, Bill, and niece, Julie, are detailing how early they believe Pat began suffering from dementia and the impacts they believe it had on their family and the team.

"Pat never thought this was going to happen to him," said Julie, a registered nurse.

"I don't think anyone ever thinks they are going to get Alzheimer's or dementia, especially not as early as it hit him."

Julie and her father believe Pat began showing signs of dementia as early as 2006.

"In those early years of Pat's dementia setting in, we saw things, but never really put the pieces together," said Julie.

"We kick ourselves for not seeing it for w