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ArticleChris Johnson aims to revive Ice Bucket ChallengeCaptured July 4, 2026
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Johnson told co-anchor Michael Strahan that he was diagnosed with ALS last year... 'My doctors believe my case is what's called sporadic ALS, which is actually how the vast majority of ALS cases happen.'

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Diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) last year; using a speech-generating device based on recordings of his voice to communicate; doctors believe his case is sporadic ALS, which accounts for the vast majority of ALS cases and can occur without family history.

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