Gary Sinise opens up about son Mac's cancer death ahead of memoir
The gist
Actor Gary Sinise said his son Mac tried 25 different drugs over four-and-a-half years before dying of chordoma at 33.
The interviews precede his memoir about caring for his son as his career paused.
How it unfolded
- 2018Mac Sinise was diagnosed with chordoma, a rare bone cancer, at age 27; his mother Moira was diagnosed with breast cancer around the same time.
- 2020After finishing Season 4 of Netflix's "13 Reasons Why," Gary Sinise stepped away from acting to become his son's primary caregiver.
- 2023Mac was largely paralyzed from the chest down.
Key terms
- chordoma
- A rare, slow-growing cancer arising from remnants of the notochord in the skull base and spine.
- primary caregiver
- A person who provides physical, emotional or personal care for someone who cannot function independently due to age, illness, injury or disability.
Source: Wikipedia