Ritchii Kara, 28, gave up meat five years ago but doctors believe the illness which can lie dormant for years came from beef he ate before safety laws changed.
His condition, known as variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, is linked to consuming products from cattle infected with BSE in the 1990s.
It is now attacking his brain, causing hallucinations, temporary blindness and memory loss.
Doctors say he may have just a few months to live.
Brave Ritchii, from Saltdean, East Sussex, said: My memory is bad and so is my coordination and sometimes I cant see.
He gave up his bar job and drag queen act when he began feeling ill four years ago.
But it wasnt till he moved from Cardiff to Brighton that he was referred to a CJD clinic in London where he was diagnosed.
Ritchii has wasted no time in fulfilling his bucket list dreams including a visiting Hong Kong and a gay pride festival in Germany.
He is also hosting a charity event to raise awareness of CJD.
He said: People dont know that CJD exists and this is about doing something positive.
“Its for the future because they have got to find a cure for it one day.
Variant CJD is rare with only 176 deaths in the UK since 1995.
Strict controls on cattle feed were introduced in 1996 and since 2011 there have only been five deaths.
Source The Mirror
