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David Cassidy Reveals He's Battling Dementia_ by [Kate Samuelson](https://time.com/author/kate-samuelson/) ## Kate Samuelson Feb 21, 2017 1:11 PM UTC David Cassidy Reveals He's Battling Dementia by [Kate Samuelson](https://time.com/author/kate-samuelson/) ## Kate Samuelson Feb 21, 2017 1:11 PM UTC The actor and musician [David Cassidy](http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1853419%5F1853382%5F1853362,00.html) is battling dementia years after witnessing his grandfather and mother suffer from the same neurological condition. The 66-year-old, best-loved for his starring role as Keith Partridge on the 1970s series [_The Partridge Family_](http://entertainment.time.com/2009/04/16/top-10-fake-bands/slide/partridge-family/), told [_PEOPLE_](http://people.com/celebrity/david-cassidy-dementia/) that he was in denial about being diagnosed with the memory loss disease, but a part of him “always knew this was coming.” Cassidy, a former teen heartthrob, has stopped touring to concentrate on his health and wellbeing. “I want to focus on what I am, who I am and how I’ve been without any distractions,” he said. His decision comes days after he worried fans when he seemed to repeatedly forget lyrics to songs he had been singing for nearly 50 years during a show in Agoura Hills, Calif. At one point, he also appeared to fall off the side of a small stage, [_Sky_](http://news.sky.com/story/david-cassidy-reveals-he-has-dementia-after-forgetting-songs-10776183)reports. ## Transcript Danny Bonaduce is standing by his Partridge brother, David Cassidy, after he revealed he's battling dementia. He and Cassidy played siblings for nearly four years on the Partridge Family TV show from 1970 to 1974. Bonaduce who portrayed the middle child in a family of five children is the first former Partridge co- star to speak out following Cassidy's announcement, tweeting this, David Cassidy once had a bigger fan club than Elvis and The Beatles. If you're a fan, now is a great time to send him your love and best wishes. And Cassidy opened up to People about his diagnosis, saying, I was in denial but a part of me always knew this was coming. The actor, who watched his grandfather battle the disease and witnessed his mother, quote, disappear into dementia until she died at age 89, made the decision to stop touring as a musician to concentrate on his health and happiness now that he's come to terms with his condition, telling People this. I want to focus on what I am, who I am, and how I've been without any distractions. I want to love. 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