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James van der Beek is a famous American actor who was recently diagnosed with colorectal cancer , news that was revealed this weekend. He himself said that he has been dealing with the disease alongside his wife and children.
However, the 47-year-old Dawson’s Creek star mentioned that he has the support of his family to be able to face this disease and that he has taken measures to solve it.
He also said that he feels well and there are reasons to be optimistic about being cured of this cancer. The actor is married and currently has 4 daughters and 2 sons, 6 children in total .
Children of James van der Beek
James and Kimberly are parents to Olivia, 13, Joshua, 12, Annabel, 10, Emilia, 7, Gwendolyn, 6, and Jeremiah, 2. (Kimberly has also suffered multiple miscarriages.)
James has always been open about his journey and work as a father, expressing that he previously had different perspectives, which changed with the pandemic, coming to his senses about the importance of family.
“Just learning to prioritize. I think we’ve all come to this realization that we were all so busy before with things that didn’t really serve us and didn’t necessarily make us happy,” she said in an interview with a local outlet.
“I made all my own costumes as a kid. I didn’t really have a choice. But I loved it ,” James van der Beek wrote via Instagram on Friday, November 1.
“It probably should have been the first warning sign to my parents that I would end up being an actor,” he said of designing his Halloween costumes.
Wife of James van der Beek
The actor’s wife is Kimberly van der Beek, 42 years old. They have been married since 2010 and share 6 children. Kimberly has lost 2 children due to miscarriages, the first in 2019 and the second in 2020.
Information about Kimberly is scarce, however, in her Instagram posts she is seen with her children, husband and friends. In some of her posts they talk about a podcast they do with 2 of her friends.
James van der Beek’s cancer
The disease that the American actor suffers from is called colorectal cancer, a disease that occurs when cells in the colon or rectum multiply uncontrollably. The symptoms are usually:
- Abdominal tenderness.
- Pain in the abdomen.
- Blood in the stool.
Colorectal cancer is usually treatable and curable when it is located in the intestine. The primary treatment is surgery, which cures about 50 out of 100 people.
