vCJD is a four-part, fan-made redux of Matthew Eder’s 2021 “CJD”, with elements of Vanpassinby’s “Everywhere in a different universe”, aiming to focus on consistency and production value while maintaining a level of faithfulness to the original. It follows a very similar affliction, Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, and its complete annihilation of the spirit, the self, and the brain.

Part 1 Side A
The start of life’s coda. Melancholy and sorrow set in as prions begin to multiply in the cerebrum.

Part 1 Side B
Refusal of their circumstances sets in. Irascibility, fear, and insomnia mute any moments of positive emotion as prions continue to multiply. A tentative diagnosis may occur around this time, though a confident diagnosis is only possible post-mortem.

Part 2 Side C
As neurotransmitters suffer continuous erosion, recollections become more difficult to remember. A conscious effort to recall is required. Motor control continues to degrade, leading to uncontrollable jerking, slurred speech, and the inability to comprehend it. Their mental state continues to worsen as insomnia, hallucinations, paranoia, and hypersomnia set in.

Section 2 Side D
The victim loses all hope as extreme erosion and worse recall dominates their memories, while the cerebellum continues to decay as prion multiplication soars. Singular recollections become distant and actively decay in real time.

Section 3 Side E
Recollections start to erode away entirely, with only minute sections being consciously remembered. The victim attempts to escape to memories, but they are all actively being destroyed as prions rip holes in the brain. A prognosis of months becomes days as they savor every moment they have left - with their state worsening as quickly as their brain.


Part 3 F1-F3
Prion damage has made lucidity impossible, with moments of clarity being few and far between. Muscle spasms, involuntary writhing movements (particularly of the arms and legs), and tremors become extremely noticeable. The cortex is ravaged as prion multiplication continues to tear microscopic holes in the brain matter. The patient’s entire existence collapses and this leads to panic attacks, night terrors, mood swings and unending horror.


Part 3 F4-F6
The cortex continues to decay. At this point, the patient is in palliative care. Patients require round-the-clock care and lose the ability to speak. Ataxia sets in, the patient becomes incontinent, and also suffers difficulty swallowing. Vision suffers as the patient becomes almost completely blind.


Part 4 Side G
Akinetic mutism (in effect similar to a permanent state of waking sleep paralysis) overtakes the victim as their physical body fails due to immense atrophy. The patient is conscious but is unable to move or feel. Any remaining thoughts carry stress, fear, decay, and anguish. Suddenly, any and all cognitive function is lost as the patient abruptly slips into an inescapable, comatose state.


Part 4 Side H
Recent advancements in end-of-life care often lead those with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease to a quiet, peaceful death.

vCJD

F6 - Neuronal atrophy

F3 - Collapsing euphoric trepidation

F1 - There is nothing left to do but scream

E6 - Last comprehensible moments

E5 - Let there be just one more sunrise

E4 - Dying universe

E2 - Impossible mourning horror

E1 - Feeling ripping euphoria

D5 - False euphoria

D4 - Every memory ripping apart

D3 - Words outside comprehension

D2 - Mourning nobody but myself

D1 - Fingers trembling simplicity

C6 - Holes of loss

C5 - Impossible mentality

C4 - A crying refrain

C3 - Mistaken optimism

C2 - Life slipping through my fingers

B6 - Crumbling solace

B5 - Downhill decline

B4 - Unescapable revelations

B3 - Trembling fingers

B2 - Unfortunate spirit

B1 - My entire soul

A6 - Specks of optimism

A5 - Life used to be so much simpler

A4 - When will I feel something again

A3 - Winter breeze thaws my burning soul

A2 - A melancholy melody that recalls yesteryear

A1 - Connection

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