Sandra Bullock shares how she told kids about partner Bryan Randall's ALS diagnosis... three years after death

Sandra Bullock opened up about how she told her children about Bryan Randall's amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) diagnosis prior to his death.The late model died at the age of 57 in August 2023 after a three-year battle with ALS, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.The Oscar winner was in a relationship with the late model for eight years prior to his tragic death, and she spent about six years laying low in the wake of his passing.She said her son Louis, 16, and daughter Laila, 12, were 'completely aware' of Randall's illness. The 62-year-old actress said her children were 'very astute' while Randall was privately battling the disease as she made an appearance on Monday's episode of the SmartLess podcast. 'Oh, completely aware. Absolutely aware, because eventually, once there is a situation where you're bedridden, we all have to go there,' she said. Sandra Bullock opened up about the difficult conversations she had with her children about Bryan Randall's amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) diagnosis prior to his death; pictured in April The actress was previously in a relationship with Randall for eight years prior to his death at the age of 57 in August 2023; pictured in June 2018'It was in my house, and I did my best to set up whatever I could, and I am lucky in that I had the means to pay for it.' Bullock also opened up about how she would talk to her kids and how they reacted during the difficult time as Randall got more and more ill.'They could see. They have eyes. And they are very, very astute kids,' she said. She added that her children are 'very astute because they not only see the physical change, [but] there's a behavior that changes in all of us.' 'Louis handled it very differently than Laila,' she recalled. 'About two years before Bryan passed, he saw it was a dynamic that wasn't healthy for him to be around. So, he's very evolved. He's like, "You know what? I'm here for you." 'I didn't want him to become the man of the family at that age. My job [was] to be both at that time.' Bullock added: 'I want him to be a kid during a pandemic when everything is already f***ed anyway and people are suffering everywhere.' The star, who prefers to keep her personal life out of the spotlight and has been keeping a low-profile in recent years, said her son Louis, 16, and daughter Laila, 12, were 'completely aware' of Randall's illness; pictured in March 2022 The 62-year-old actress said her children were 'very astute' while Randall was privately battling the disease as she made an appearance on Monday's episode of the SmartLess podcast Bullock also opened up about how she would talk to her kids and how they reacted during the difficult time as Randall got more and more ill. She said that her daughter was able to be around Randall more often and longer than her son during the difficult time'So me asking for help, I felt the guilt because everyone else was already suffering,' Bullock admitted. 'But he chose to just be there and support and help me on the things that were easy for me.'The actress said her eldest child 'smartly disengaged himself and said, "This is a safer place for me to sit." And I said, "Absolutely, you go."' She said that her daughter was able to be around Randall more often and longer during the difficult time. 'Laila, on the other hand, was more bonded until about six months out,' Bullock recalled. 'And then she says, "Can you please say no when they call me over to go visit?" And I said, "Absolutely." 'And I said, "But if you do wanna go visit, I will come with you, and I will be right there. And if you tap out, I am right there."' Bullock also explained that she used a different side of their house in order to give her kids space when they asked for it. Bullock and Randall were first romantically linked after meeting in 2015. Bullock also explained that she used a different side of their house in order to give her kids space when they asked for it; pictured in 1998 Practical Magic still Bullock and Randall were first romantically linked after meeting in 2015. They made their first public appearance together in August that same year at Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux's wedding; pictured in March 2022 Bullock 'spent a lot of time healing' and spending time with her two children after Randall's death; pictured in March 2022They made their first public appearance together in August that same year at Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux's wedding.Bullock 'spent a lot of time healing' and spending time with her two children after Randall's death. The star, who started filming Practical Magic 2 last year, prioritized her family before returning to work. 'After everything she went through with Bryan, she needed time to care for herself,' an insider told People in April. 'She spent a lot of time healing, being with her kids and being at home.' The source continued: 'She spent a lot of time healing, being with her kids and being at home. She needed to ensure that she and her kids were in the best possible place for her to go back to work.'