James Van Der Beek Explains Why He Had to Share His Cancer Diagnosis Earlier Than Planned, Speaks Further on His Journey
Dawson’s Creek star James Van Der Beek revealed the news that he has been diagnosed with colorectal cancer, but the news had to be shared early.
The 47-year-old actor released a statement on Sunday (November 3), but updated his fans on Instagram a short time later to share a bit more.
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James posted, “Each year, approximately 2 billion people around the world receive this diagnosis. And I’m one of them. There’s no playbook for how announce these things, but I’d planned on talking about it at length with People magazine at some point soon… to raise awareness and tell my story on my own terms. But that plan had to be altered early this morning when I was informed that a tabloid was going to run with the news.”
He spoke a bit more about his journey, adding, “I’ve been dealing with this privately until now, getting treatment and dialing in my overall health with greater focus than ever before. I’m in a good place and feeling strong. It’s been quite the initiation, and I’ll tell you more when I’m ready.”
He continued, “Apologies to all the people in my life who I’d planned on telling myself. Nothing about this process has occurred on my preferred timeline… But we roll with it, taking each surprise as a signpost, pointing us toward a greater destiny than we would have discovered without divine intervention. Please know that my family and I deeply appreciate all the love and support.”
He then shared that he would be revealing more later.
James and his wife Kimberly are the parents of six kids – Olivia, Joshua, Annabel, Emilia, Gwendolyn, and Jeremiah. In the comments of his Instagram post, Kimberly wrote, “I love you baby ♥️.”
We are wishing James Van Der Beek all the best right now.