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Matt Verderame

Chris Johnson Takes Us Inside Life With ALS: ‘I Just Want More Time With the People I Love’

Chris Johnson can’t stop crying.

More than a year has passed since his diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and the disease is rapidly progressing. Johnson can no longer speak. He can’t keep his head fully upright. He can’t take a step without significant assistance. The former All-Pro running back who could outrun everybody on Sunday afternoons in his prime is now sitting in a gray armchair on this Sunday in August, unable to leave it.

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