Watch Jennifer Hudson surprise Air Force veteran from Chesterfield with ALS

RICHMOND, Va. — A father of two and Air Force veteran from Chesterfield recently received an awesome surprise from Jennifer Hudson on her daytime talk show.

Durell Council wrote into the show to raise awareness about ALS. He was diagnosed with the degenerative neurological disease in January 2024 after he noticed unusual weakness in his legs.

“I was outside playing with my son, just running around the backyard, and as I took off to run to chase him, something just felt a little off,” Council recalled. “And I’ve always been an active person. I was an Air Force firefighter for seven years, a chef and I would even run five and 10ks with my friends.”

When Hudson asked how Council was feeling, he acknowledged that there are “good days” and “not so good days.”…

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