BERNIE MAC’S LAST MOMENTS WITH HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER

BERNIE MAC DIES;LEAVES BEHIND DAUGHTER,WIFE,GRANDCHILD
Bernie Mac’s last moments with his wife and daughter as told by his sister-in-law.
VIA PEOPLE.com:

“He opened his eyes on his own and looked at Rhonda. She called his name, and he opened his eyes and nodded to her. She smiled at him and told him, ‘Don’t leave me … ‘I’m waiting for you to come back.’ He shrugged his shoulders, and she said that’s when she knew he was tired. He signaled to her that his body was tired.”

Rhonda, Mac’s wife since 1977, and their 30-year-old daughter, Je’Niece, 30, were with him when he died. “[The doctors] were working on him,” says Grossett. “They tried to resuscitate him two times. One time he came back for about an hour. Then he went into cardiac arrest the second time.”

Prior to that, the couple had last communicated on July 31. “He told his wife [non-verbally] that he could breathe on his own, and he wanted the ventilator out. He motioned that he wanted it out,” says Grossett.

“What she will treasure the most is the fact that she was his wife for 30 years – and not only was she his wife, but she was his best friend. She’s going to miss him dearly.”

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.

“He was critically ill when he was in the hospital,” says Gossett. “He was in intensive care the whole time.”

Mac’s funeral is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 15, at an undisclosed location. The family requests that donations be made to the Bernie Mac Foundation for Sarcoidosis, 40 E. Ninth St., Suite 601, Chicago IL 60605.
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    Anonymous 4/15/09 Reply
  • Berni Mac will be greatly missed and he will forever be in our hearts. I Pray that God will strengthen the family as a whole.

    God Bless,
    Evang.Lewis
    Anonymous 8/25/08 Reply
  • Berni Mac will be greatly missed he will always be in our hearts. I Pray that God will strengethen the Mac family as a whole.

    God Bless
    Anonymous 8/25/08 Reply
  • To the family.. Hold on to GOD hands. And everything will be alright. We all loved Bernie Mac. But God loved him best. You pray for me and i'll pray for you .
    Anonymous 8/18/08 Reply
  • as bernie would address us(AMERICAN) ON HIS FOX SHOW THE BERNIE MAC SHOW I AS A FAN WOULD ALWAYS FEEL AS HE WAS ADDRESSING ME PERSONALLY TEACHING ME SOMETHINGS ABOUT RISINIG MY KIDS AND ESSENTIALS IN LIFE WOULD JUST LIKE SAY THAT THE ROSS FAMILY...
    Anonymous 8/18/08 Reply
  • To the Mac Family my prayers are with you,Bernie Mac will definately be missed.
    God bless you at this hour and everyday

    Ronda
    Anonymous 8/17/08 Reply
  • im sorry bernie mac family i cried when i heard bernie mack died , i know pneumonia its when u get cold mixed with hot to treat this sickness u need to stay an a country thats hot for a year my grandma knows how to get rid with this sickness she...
    Anonymous 8/12/08 Reply
  • To Bernies wife, daughter, and granddaughter keep your head up and give everything to GOD. Lean on him for strength and perserverience. Right now it looks dark and it will be no light at the end at the tunnel. Just hold on to GOD's everlasting hand...
    Anonymous 8/11/08 Reply
  • We will miss Berni, one of the funniest guys around. I took such pleasure in knowing he was a family man. To his wife you have a lifetime of memories to substain you for years to come. I truly loved Berni Mac.

    Mary Holmes
    Anonymous 8/11/08 Reply
  • We will miss Berni, one of the funniest guys around. I took such pleasure in knowing he was a family man. To his wife you have a lifetime of memories to substain you for years to come. I truly loved Berni Mac.
    Anonymous 8/11/08 Reply
  • hi my name is jazmin davis im 12 years old and im sorry about your lost bernie mac was a verry good porson and funny im am verry sad to for him but god dent want him to suffer any more thanks for your time love your firend jazmin send me a mesege...
    Anonymous 8/11/08 Reply