From abc news:
Trish's family knew something was wrong in late 2019 when she began struggling to articulate herself.
"She started missing words, which was very unlike her," he said.
The 64-year-old Hobart woman, whose family have requested their surname be withheld, was diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare degenerative and fatal disorder.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-25/tasmania-parliament-assisted-dying-bill-family-shares-story/12588356
CNN report
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/19/health/fatal-insomnia-family-curse-somethings-killing-me/index.html
From the Wisconsin State Farmer
http://www.wisfarmer.com/story/news/state/2017/06/28/macaque-study-heightens-concerns-human-susceptibility-cwd/435656001/
From npr.org's Health News, Sonia Vallabh shares her story.
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/06/19/527795512/a-couples-quest-to-stop-a-rare-disease-before-it-takes-one-of-them