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Mourners have been paying their respects to Sandra Bullock and her family by leaving flowers outside her home. The Hollywood actress lost her partner Bryan Randall following a short battle with ALS, according to a family statement.
Members of the public were pictured lying bouquets of flowers outside the beloved actresses home following the devastating news. Bryan died at the age of 57, a family statement confirmed, with it being revealed that he was secretly battling the disease, which is known as ALS or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
The condition is described as "a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord", according to ALS.org, with them also explaining how there is "no cure".
Bryan died after a battle with ALS (GC Images)
Bryan and Sandra met in 2015 (GC Images)The emotional statement issued by Sandra and her family following Bryan's read: "It is with great sadness that we share that on Aug. 5, Bryan Randall passed away peacefully after a three-year battle with ALS. Bryan chose early to keep his journey with ALS private and those of us who cared for him did our best to honor his request."
The words, told to PEOPLE, continued: "We are immensely grateful to the tireless doctors who navigated the landscape of this illness with us and to the astounding nurses who became our roommates, often sacrificing their own families to be with ours. At this time we ask for privacy to grieve and to come to terms with the impossibility of saying goodbye to Bryan," the statement concluded, before it was signed, "His Loving Family."
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Mourners left flowers outside Sandra's home (BACKGRID)Miss Congeniality star Sandra, 59, first met the model-turned-photographer in 2015. He was the photographer at her son's birthday party in the January of the year. Later that year they announced their relationship to the public and made an appearance together at the wedding of Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux.
In 2021, Sandra - who is mum to Louis, 13, and Laila, 10 - discussed marriage. On Red Table Talk, the actress said at the time: "I found the love of my life. We share two beautiful children— three children, [Randall's] older daughter. It's the best thing ever."