Comedian Bernie Mac passed away Saturday morning from pneumonia. Earlier last week, it was reported he would make a full recovery despite have been previously diagnosed with sarcoidosis a disease that affects the immune system. Sadly, Bernie didn’t pull through. People reports:
“[He] passed away this morning from complications due to pneumonia in a Chicago area hospital,” his rep, Danica Smith, told PEOPLE. “No other details are available at this time. We ask that his family’s privacy continues to be respected.”
It was later revealed Bernie’s hospitalization was more serious than it was reported. He was put into intensive care a full week before the media was aware of his health problems which were played down to protect his family’s privacy, according to People:
The sister-in-law says Mac’s inflammatory lung disease contributed to his death. “He had sarcoidosis, but it was in remission,” she says. “But because he had it, his immune system was compromised. He had an infection … He was on a new medication that suppresses the immune system, and that’s where the pneumonia came from.”
She reveals that Mac – having trouble breathing and running a fever – was actually hospitalized on July 24, eight days before the date given for his admittance. The actor was diagnosed with pneumonia and immediately placed on a ventilator.
Bernie Mac is survived by his wife Rhonda of 30 years and their daughter Je’Niece who were at his bedside when he passed. ‘Merica, we lost a good one. Rest in Peace, Bernie.
Gina Carano | August 19, 2009 at 4:02 am
thank you so much for everything , RIP
MarkanthonyBrossoit | September 30, 2009 at 11:44 am
Dear, Bernie and Family_
Your husband was a Great man their’s nothing anyone could ask for in life everything about him was unique and special im shure that as we speek bernie is in heaven waiting for you guy’s(his Family)and to us it might seem like a life time before that happens(going to heaven)But i garintie that to Bernie it’s a blink of an eye we will all meet someday in god’s Kingdom but until then i wish the best for you guy’s(bernie’sFamily) and i wish that all your pain can be taken away no one derserves to loose A love no one………
P.S. im very sorry i wished i could have met him he was truely a great man….
GodBless_Bernie Mac_&_Family_We Love you all……….. Sincerly,
MarkanthonyBrossoit,
A Friend,Fan & admire_er
nike sb | October 11, 2009 at 10:15 am
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jerseys | February 23, 2010 at 1:01 am
thank them every chance I get. To mock someone’s suicide and call them weak is one of the most pathetic things I have EVER witnessed. Do the world a favor – don’t ever think or speak again – honestly I would kick the sh*t out of you if I knew you. I was so sickened by the lack of class some of you showed on this site