Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor announces likely Alzheimer’s diagnosis, retreats from public life
By JESSICA GRESKO WASHINGTON— Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, announced Tuesday that she has the beginning stages of dementia, “probably Alzheimer’s disease.” O’Connor made the announcement in a letter. The 88-year-old said her diagnosis was made some time ago and that as her condition has progressed she is “no longer…