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Sandra Day O'Connor was elected to two terms in the Arizona state senate. Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, has just revealed that she will be retiring from public life after being diagnosed with dementia, ‘probably’ Alzheimer… She became the first lady to be appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States of America in 1981. 'She broke down barriers for women in the legal profession to the betterment of that profession and the country as a whole,’ Roberts said in a statement.After retiring in 2006 to care for her husband, who had also been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease until his death on November 11, 2009, she continued to keep a busy schedule by promoting education, speaking out on issues she cared about and even serving as a visiting Federal appeals court judge.However, O’Connor’s letter confirms that she is now fully retired from public life.Alzheimer’s disease is a chronic and progressive neurodegenerative disease that destroys critical mental functions such as memory.The disease is thought to be responsible for approximately 60 to 70 per cent of all cases of dementia, a broader category of brain diseases that cause gradual impairments to the ability to think and remember to the extent that it hampers the everyday life of a person.Symptoms generally include short-term memory loss in the early stages of the disease, followed by language problems, disorientation and mood swings. A Republican appointed by Ronald Reagan, O'Connor has grit and intelligence that has made her an interesting figure in the