Gary Sinise Announces Death Of His 33-Year-Old Son: 'We Are Heartbroken'
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The "Forrest Gump" star explained his son had a "very rare cancer" and "fought an uphill battle" for 5 1/2 years.
Gary Sinise is mourning the death of his son, McCanna Anthony “Mac” Sinise.
The “Forrest Gump” actor announced the news on his Gary Sinise Foundation website Tuesday and explained that Mac was diagnosed with chordoma on Aug. 8, 2018. The actor’s only son died from the “very rare cancer” on Jan. 5. He was 33.
“Like any family experiencing such a loss, we are heartbroken and have been managing as best we can,” Sinise wrote in his solemn tribute. “My heart goes out to all who have suffered a similar loss, and to anyone who has lost a loved one.”
“We’ve all experienced it in some way,” he continued. “Over the years I have met so many families of our fallen heroes. It’s heartbreaking, and it’s just damn hard. Our family’s cancer fight lasted for 5 1/2 years, and it became more and more challenging as time went on.”
Sinise wrote in his announcement that Mac was diagnosed mere months after his wife, Moira Harris, was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. While she went into remission post-treatment, Mac’s cancer continued to spread and “disabled him more and more as time went on.”