A sister’s complicated grief for the brother she loved and feared @CNN
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Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Claudia Vanderpool called Anderson to share the grief she feels after her brother Rodney’s death. He struggled with mental illness throughout his life, and was at times violent. But Claudia saw the “little boy" he was "underneath a lion suit," and cared for him when he was dying.

Watch her conversation with Anderson Cooper on our streaming show, All There Is Live.
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A sister’s complicated grief for the brother she loved and feared

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