'One in a million' — a reader's tribute to a friend lost to a rare, incurable brain disease

A reader pays tribute to a friend who died from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare and incurable brain condition that affects one in a million people.
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease strikes 1 in 1 million people and kills most patients within six months, with no cure available.
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