Patience Leigh Thompson is a 16-year-old from Erie, Colorado. ^[1]She is the daughter of Christina Huff and works at Safeway. ^[5]Patience is a Type 1 diabetic and needs to take insulin every 24 hours. ^[1]

Patience was last seen by her sister at 11:45 pm on April 7th and was discovered missing an hour and 15 minutes later.

^[1]She is white and is listed as being 5'5'', weighs 140 lbs, has brown hair and blue eyes.

^[1]Patience was wearing a black sweatshirt, black sweatpants with two strips down one leg.

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Due to her diabetes, Patience is at risk for a serious medical emergency and needs to go to the hospital as soon as possible.

^[1]Anyone with any information is urged to contact the authorities at Erie Police Department through the Boulder County Dispatch at (303) 441-4444.

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On April 10th, it was reported that Patience was found safe and was seeking medical treatment.

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