Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease affects approximately one in 1 million people. Janice Torres was one of those. Now her family is hoping her story will help spread awareness for the condition.
, just weeks after she was diagnosed with a rare, terminal disease. Now, the family hopes to spread awareness for the disease
Richard said he and his family "thought it was related to just some lack of sleep," but Janice was wheelchair-bound in a matter of days. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and PreventionJust two weeks after FOX 11's first conversation with Janice Torres, the disease had taken its toll. David Torres is Janice Torres' son, and also the mayor of Montebello. He said his mom's giving spirit inspired him.
David Torres called his mother's diagnoses "scary," particularly the lack of research currently going into the disease in the U.S.
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