On Tuesday, actor Gary Sinise announced on the Gary Sinise Foundation’s website and Instagram page that his son, McCanna Anthony “Mac” Sinise, died at the age of 33. Mac lost his battle with cancer on January 5.
Mac was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer called Chordoma on August 8, 2018. Chordoma is a disease that originates in the spine and affects a small number of individuals in the United States each year. Despite multiple spine surgeries between 2018 and 2020, Mac’s condition worsened over time and left him paralyzed from the chest down. Mac’s disease posed significant challenges, but he faced them with grace, courage and love.
Mac’s death came shortly after he became an assistant manager of education and outreach at the Gary Sinise Foundation, a charity dedicated to supporting military members, veterans, first responders and their families. Additionally, Mac was an exceptional drummer with 24 years of experience,...
Mac was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer called Chordoma on August 8, 2018. Chordoma is a disease that originates in the spine and affects a small number of individuals in the United States each year. Despite multiple spine surgeries between 2018 and 2020, Mac’s condition worsened over time and left him paralyzed from the chest down. Mac’s disease posed significant challenges, but he faced them with grace, courage and love.
Mac’s death came shortly after he became an assistant manager of education and outreach at the Gary Sinise Foundation, a charity dedicated to supporting military members, veterans, first responders and their families. Additionally, Mac was an exceptional drummer with 24 years of experience,...
- 2/29/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
McCanna Sinise – better known to those closest to him as “Mac” – the son of actor Gary Sinise, has passed away after a battle with Chordoma cancer. He was 33 years old.
In a lengthy statement posted on the official Gary Sinise Foundation website, the actor wrote of his son, “In sharing our story, we hope to shine a little bit of light on what has been a difficult time for us as Mac was truly a light for all of us. An incredible inspiration to those who knew and loved him, he faced his battle with grace, courage, and love. Even with one setback after another, he never stopped living and learning, creating, and giving, and loving.”
Gary Sinise added that Mac was an avid fan of playing the drums, sitting in for his dad’s Lt. Dan Band, Gary Sinise’s band named after his Forrest Gump character and which leans on playing Uso shows.
In a lengthy statement posted on the official Gary Sinise Foundation website, the actor wrote of his son, “In sharing our story, we hope to shine a little bit of light on what has been a difficult time for us as Mac was truly a light for all of us. An incredible inspiration to those who knew and loved him, he faced his battle with grace, courage, and love. Even with one setback after another, he never stopped living and learning, creating, and giving, and loving.”
Gary Sinise added that Mac was an avid fan of playing the drums, sitting in for his dad’s Lt. Dan Band, Gary Sinise’s band named after his Forrest Gump character and which leans on playing Uso shows.
- 2/28/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
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