• Norm Macdonald was a Canadian comedian and actor
  • He was best known from 'SNL' and his stand up
  • Norm died in 2022, and THIS was the cause

Norm had been fighting for his health without telling anyone in the industry. Not even his closest friends. He died after nine years with cancer. He was 61 years old and he never wanted audiences to identify him with his disease. According to Norm Macdonald's brother, Neil Macdonald, the beloved comedian's cause of death was leukemia.

Norm kept it under wraps

The two main forms of acute leukemia are acute myeloid leukemia (AML), which mostly affects older people, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), which is mostly found in children.

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Those who are diagnosed with acute leukemia experience sudden onset. It can often be very aggressive and, as a result, patients often have shorter life expectancies...

Watch the video above to learn more!