Never give up: Assistant chief at JSO battles Lou Gehrig’s Disease
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jimmy Judge stepped behind the barbell. He squatted, he grunted and he lifted. He’s not as strong as he once was, but this veteran lawman impressed fellow gym members by deadlifting 225 pounds. Again and again.
In his 30 years with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Judge has never stepped away from a challenge. It’s what helped him get promoted to assistant chief.
But last year he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. He went to doctors after having problems loading his gun at the practice range. His hand control went first. Then his speech started to slip.