SocietyA mother on grieving her son before and after his death

Sue Sullivan cared for her son Dermot, who had a severe neurological condition, until he died at 19 in December 2025. Heather Gale’s husband, Chris, has a rare progressive disease that is causing him to “fade in pieces.” They speak with Anderson Cooper about caregiving’s loneliness and the “constant grief” that can begin before a loved one dies.