James van der Beek Marked his 48th birthday by thinking about the ‘most difficult year of his life’, while he continues to fight against cancer.
While the “Dawson’s Creek” star confessed his journey with Colorectal Cancer, Van der Beek has deeply influenced himself through a tumultuous time on his marriage and family, Van der Beek leaned on his faith.
In a video posted on social media on March 8 and entitled ‘What Cancer taught Me’, the Hollywood actor started sharing what he took away from his ’48th trip around the sun’.
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“Dawson’s Creek” star James van der Beek thought about his mortality, while leaning on his faith during the “most difficult” year of his life because of his constant cancer struggle. (Michael Buckner/Deadline/Penske Media via Getty images)
“Today is my birthday and it’s the most difficult year Or My Life, “Van der Beek Begen.
“When I was younger, I defined myself as an actor who was never fulfilling, and then I became a husband … It was much better and then I became a father … that was the ultimate,” he told his 1.6 million followers on Instagram.
Van der Beek shares six children with his wife Kimberly – Olivia, 14, Joshua, 13, Annabel, 11, Emilia, 8, Gwendolyn, 6 and Jeremiah, 2.
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Van der Beek shares six children with his wife Kimberly – Olivia, 14, Joshua, 13, Annabel, 11, Emilia, 8, Gwendolyn, 6 and Jeremiah, 2. (Photo by Rachel Murray/Getty images for Hulu)
The father of six orphans that during his cancer fight he was forced to “look my own mortality in his eyes.”
“I had to come to nose with death,” he noticed. “And all those definitions that I gave so deeply were stripped of me.”
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“I was gone for treatment, so I could no longer be a husband who was helpful to my wife,” Van der Beek continued. “I could no longer be a father who could pick up his children and put them to bed and be there for them. I couldn’t be a provider because I didn’t work.”
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During his cancer journeyThe actor admitted that he started to wonder if he was “just a too lierny, weak guy, only in an apartment with cancer … What am I?”
The star “Varsity Blues” said at that moment that he leaned on his faith.
Van der Beek has remained in a good mood while fighting against stage 3 colorectal cancer. (James van der Beek)
“I am worthy of God, simply because I exist,” he shared. “And if I am worthy of God’s love, shouldn’t I be worth it myself?”
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“While I go through this healing portal to recovery,” said Van der Beek, “I wanted to share that with you because the revelation that came to me was not in the small part of all the prayers and the love that was aimed at me.”
He continued to say: “I certainly do not claim that I know what God is or God explains, my efforts to connect contact with God are a continuous process that is a constant unfolding mystery to me.”
“But if it is a trigger who feels too religious, you can remove the word god from your mantra and it can just be ‘I am worthy of love’. Because you are.”
Van der Beek has remained in a good mood while fighting against stage 3 colorectal cancer.
Van der Beek revealed his diagnosis for the first time in November 2024. (Michael Buckner/Deadline/Penske Media via Getty images)
According to the Mayo Clinic, “many treatments can help” to control colorectal cancer, including “surgery, radiotherapy and medicines, such as chemotherapy, targeted therapy and immunotherapy.”
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In November 2024, Van der Beek revealed his diagnosis for the first time in a statement to people: “I have Colorectal Cancer. I treated this diagnosis privately and have taken steps to resolve it, with the support of my incredible family.”
“There is reason for optimism, and I feel good,” he added.
