Tag: dementia
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Colorado Springs buildings turn teal Friday for Alzheimer’s awareness
The greenish-blue glow appearing in Friday’s night sky in Colorado Springs and other cities won’t be Mother Nature’s northern lights but intentional spotlighting of a serious disease that affects nearly 7 million people in the United States. For the 11th year, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America is requesting that prominent landmarks be illuminate with the…
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Former El Paso County deputy pleads guilty to theft, misconduct charges
A former El Paso County sheriff’s deputy accused of faking a cancer diagnosis to defraud several people, including co-workers, of thousands of dollars pleaded guilty to two charges. Kevin Sypher, 57, agreed to plead guilty to theft, a Class 4 felony, and first-degree official misconduct, a Class 1 misdemeanor. Judge Jill Brady sentenced Sypher to…
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Former El Paso County deputy pleads guilty to theft, misconduct charges
A former El Paso County sheriff’s deputy accused of faking a cancer diagnosis to defraud several people, including co-workers, of thousands of dollars pleaded guilty to two charges Monday. Kevin Sypher, 57, agreed to plead guilty to theft, a Class 4 felony, and first-degree official misconduct, a Class 1 misdemeanor. Judge Jill Brady sentenced Sypher…
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Colorado justices permit limited disclosure of medical records during contested will proceedings
The Colorado Supreme Court agreed on Monday that a Weld County judge properly allowed for disclosure of a deceased man’s medical records in the dispute between his children over the validity of his will. Writing in the June 10 opinion, Justice Melissa Hart acknowledged that physician-patient confidentiality, much like attorney-client confidentiality, applies even after a…