Actor Gary Sinise has announced the heartbreaking news that his son, McCanna Anthony “Mac” Sinise, has passed away at the age of 33.The Forrest Gump star shared the tragic news that Mac had died, five years after being diagnosed with Chordoma, a rare form of cancer.
Gary revealed that Mac was diagnosed with the disease just months after his wife Moira was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer.
And while his wife went into remission and has remained cancer-free following treatment, Mac’s cancer spread over time and “disabled him more and more” Posting a statement on the Gary Sinise Foundation website, Gary wrote: "As parents, it is so difficult losing a child.
My heart goes out to all who have suffered a similar loss, and to anyone who has lost a loved one. "It's heartbreaking, and it's just damn hard.