Oceans Twelve Star Has Respiratory Illness

BERNIE MAC DIAGNOSED WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASEOCEAN'S TWELVE star BERNIE MAC has been diagnosed with respiratory disease sarcoidosis (corr).The funnyman was forced to take a lengthy hiatus from his hit US TV show THE BERNIE MAC SHOW at the end of last year (04) due to his health problems, but he was certain he was suffering from double pneumonia, which he h as since beaten.Sarcoidosis, which claimed American football great REGGIE WHITE in December (04), restrict oxygen from the lungs and can lead to heart attacks.Mac, 46, now reveals, "I've had sarcoidosis since 1983 and it has not altered or limited my lifestyle. I still walk, play basketball and do normal things."