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Rob Delaney on the 'heaviest pain' of losing his son (Rebroadcast)

Rob Delaney attends a "Catastrophe" FYC screening and panel hosted by Amazon Prime Experience
Rob Delaney attends a "Catastrophe" FYC screening and panel hosted by Amazon Prime Experience

You might know Rob Delaney as the Emmy-nominated co-creator and co-star of the Amazon Prime series “Catastrophe.” 

But he’s also a parent who lost a child. His son Henry died of brain cancer at age 2 in 2018. 

Rob writes about Henry’s death with pain, love, grief, and even some levity in his new book “A Heart That Works.” 

We speak to him about finding his way through Henry’s life, sickness, and death.

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Maya Garg