Let grief be messy: A writer and mother talks to Anderson Cooper about grieving her 14-year-old daughter | CNN

Let grief be messy: A writer and mother talks to Anderson Cooper about grieving her 14-year-old daughter

By Eric Zembrzuski, CNN

Published 8:00 PM EDT, Thu April 16, 2026

Let grief be messy: A writer and mother talks to Anderson Cooper about grieving her 14-year-old daughter

New York Times writer and editor Sarah Wildman’s daughter Orli was 10 when she was diagnosed with a rare liver cancer. Anderson reached out to her after reading her remarkable essays about Orli's life and death. Their conversation is thought-provoking and deeply moving. For more of “All There Is with Anderson Cooper” visit cnn.com/allthereis

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