True Love

Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s husband, who suffers from Alzheimer’s, has found a new romance, and his happiness is a relief to his wife, an Arizona TV report reveals.

The report, which quoted the couple’s oldest son, Scott O’Connor, focused on Alzheimer’s patients who forget their spouses and fall in love with someone else. Experts say the scenario is somewhat common.

Offering a glimpse into the private life of a woman who has remained on the public stage since her Supreme Court retirement in 2006 to care for her husband, the report spotlighted John O’Connor, 77. He and the woman, referred to only as “Kay,” live at a Phoenix facility for people with Alzheimer’s. (source)

I’ve disagreed with many of Sandra Day O’Connor’s rulings over the years, but more often than not, she has been the moderate voice of the court. And by today’s court, she’s downright liberal.

I read this very touching story today about retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s husband, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s. What moved me is that, even though her husband has found happiness in another woman at the care center where he lives, Justice O’Connor is happy for him and the happiness he has found.

However else you feel about Sandra Day O’Connor, you have to admit, that’s pure class.