Dawson’s Creek star James Van Der Beek has revealed that he has been diagnosed with colorectal cancer.
The actor, 47, said he has been “dealing with this diagnosis privately and has been taking steps to resolve it with the support” of his incredible family.
“I have colorectal cancer,” he said. People. “There are reasons for optimism and I feel good.”
Colorectal cancer begins in the colon or rectum, depending on the American Cancer Society.
After his diagnosis, Van Der Beek, who shares six children with his wife, Kimberly, continued working.
Dawson’s Creek Star James Van Der Beek Reveals He Was Diagnosed with Colorectal Cancer; seen in 2019
Most recently, he appeared in an episode of Walker and will next star in Sidelined: The QB and Me, premiering later this month.
In June, he and his family enjoyed a trip to visit the ancient Egyptian pyramids and temples.
At the time, he revealed on Instagram that he had taken a trip to see the remains of ancient Egyptian culture, including the iconic pyramids of Giza, outside Cairo, and the Dendera Temple complex, which is several hours away. driving distance.
The actor, who moved from Los Angeles four years earlier to start a new life with his family in Texas, shared photos of his family enjoying the stunning views, and his caption illustrated how in awe he was by the monumental structures.
In his post he gushed about how “magical” the trip was and admitted that he was “taken by surprise by how deeply I felt the spiritual resonance of these temples.”
‘#Egypt… With all my vocabulary, “Wow”, is what comes out of my mouth most of the time,” he began his post. “We were given a magical experience, one that I am still processing and could be for the rest of my life.”
He praised his children: Olivia, 13 years old; Joshua, 12; Annabel Leah, 10 years old; Emilia, eight; Gwendolyn, six; and Jeremiah, two, for being “rock stars” on the big intercontinental trip, writing that their “friends became like brothers” during the trip.
“Despite all the traveling, time zone crossings, and morning alarms, I feel recharged,” he gushed.
The actor, 47, revealed that he has been “dealing with this diagnosis privately and has been taking steps to resolve it with the support” of his incredible family (seen with his wife and six children).
“I have colorectal cancer,” he told People. ‘There are reasons for optimism and I feel good’ (seen in 2023)
James added that he was struck by the “spiritual” experience he had around the structures, many of which originally had religious significance.
“I had anticipated a metaphysical element to the trip, but I was taken by surprise (sic) by how deeply I felt the spiritual resonance of all these temples,” he admitted. ‘I mean, they are “temples,” after all (duh), but any assumptions I had about these otherworldly structures being “antiquities” were dispelled as soon as I entered them.
‘These were sacred places, built to connect with the divine as best understood at the time. “I left with reverence and wonder: my eyes, my heart and my soul expanded,” he added. ‘Our deepest gratitude to everyone who made it possible.’
James’ marriage to Kimberly is his second, after he was married to actress Heather Ann McComb from 2003 to 2009.
Van Der Beek is best known for his role as Dawson Leery on the hit series Dawson’s Creek, which ran from 1998 to 2003.
He and Kimberly married in August 2010 in Israel and welcomed the first of their six children just a month after the wedding.
Previously, his wife suffered a pregnancy loss in November 2019 and another in June 2020.