A San Dimas firefighter has died, not long after he was diagnosed with a rare and deadly neurological disease.
Doctors told Ryan Wilson Palmer he had Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, also known as CJD. It is an incredibly rare affliction that affects about one in a million people. It's a swiftly, progressive neuro-degenerative disorder that kills most patients within a year. It occurs when a protein called a prion folds abnormally.Palmer had just married his wife Wendy in February. She had become his 24-hour caregiver in his final days.
Shortly before he passed, a close group of his friends celebrated his 49th birthday, even though it wasn't for another several months. Wendy wanted to celebrate him while he could still enjoy it.
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