PBS documentary on runner with ALS explores identity, caregiving

PBS documentary on runner with ALS explores identity, caregiving

A feature documentary airing on PBS delves into a man’s final years living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), offering an intimate portrait of resilience, caregiving, and enduring love while exploring how culture and identity shaped his experience with the disease. The film “Loving John” follows John Godinet, who was born in American Samoa and later settled in rural Maryland with his husband of nearly 40 years, Peter. Godinet was an ultra…