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A daughter on accepting the complicated truth of her father’s life and death

By Kriston Lewis, CNN

Published 11:49 PM EDT, Thu June 18, 2026

A daughter on accepting the complicated truth of her father's life and death

Fifteen years after her father James died by suicide, Chloe shares with Anderson Cooper that she was “afraid of him” but “still loved him.” She wonders what parts of him may live on in her and what it means to grieve someone she never fully understood. For more of “All There Is with Anderson Cooper” visit cnn.com/allthereis.

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