JAMESTOWN, NY — An Ashville couple is rallying the community behind those living with ALS and their families, a subject they’re familiar with after one of them was diagnosed with the disease in 2023.
“I started feeling weakness in my right leg, and I, I had pain when I started breathing,” is how Joseph Moynihan remembers the first signs of ALS. In November of that year, he officially received the diagnosis. “Since then, I’ve progressed to the point where I need braces on my legs to walk, and you know I drop things a lot, and for me, the biggest problem is my pulmonary and my breathing,” Joseph told WKBW.
However, despite the difficulties, he didn’t let the disease stop him.
“I built ramps. I built myself a bedroom down here (living room), which is basically set up like a hospital room, and I just planned everything that I possibly might need, and I continue to do that today.” He continued, “It’s all about adapting and planning.”…