Headline Roundup • October 23rd, 2018
Sandra Day O'Connor, First Woman to Serve on Supreme Court, Announces Dementia Diagnosis
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Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the high court, announced that she has been diagnosed with dementia and is retiring from public life. In a letter to the American people, she expressed her strong belief in "working collaboratively together in communities and in government to solve problems, putting country and the common good above party and self-interest, and holding our key governmental institutions accountable."
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Sandra Day O'Connor, The First Woman On The Supreme Court, Has Dementia And Is Withdrawing From Public Life
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"Some time ago, doctors diagnosed me with the beginning stages of dementia, probably Alzheimer’s disease. As this condition has progressed, I am no longer able to participate in public life."
Read former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's letter on dementia diagnosis
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Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor announced Tuesday she is in the early stages of what is likely Alzheimer's disease and is retiring from public life.
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has 'beginning stages of dementia'
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Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, has been diagnosed with the “beginning stages of dementia, probably Alzheimer’s,” she said Tuesday.
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