James Van Der Beek and Kimberly Van Der Beek. Rick Kern/Getty Photographs for Hilarity for Charity
Kimberly Van Der Beek is there for husband James Van Der Beek following his most cancers prognosis.
“I like you child 🤍,” Kimberly, 42, wrote within the feedback part of the actor’s prolonged Instagram message relating to his well being, which he shared Sunday, November 3.
James, 47, uploaded a slideshow of pensive pictures set to the tune “Autumn Breeze” by Richard LaForge. “‘It’s most cancers … ‘” his caption started. “Every year, roughly 2 billion individuals world wide obtain this prognosis. And I’m one in all them.”
The Dawson’s Creek alum initially introduced his battle with colorectal most cancers in an announcement to Individuals on Sunday. “I’ve been privately coping with this prognosis and have been taking steps to resolve it, with the assist of my unimaginable household,” he famous. “There’s purpose for optimism, and I’m feeling good.”
James Van Der Beek and spouse Kimberly Van Der Beek (née Brook) have been a swoonworthy pair for greater than 10 years. The Dawson’s Creek alum met Kimberly in 2009, lower than one 12 months after finalizing his divorce from ex-wife Heather McComb. “I used to be in Israel, on a visit with an organized group, when it hit me: […]
In his Instagram put up, James defined that “there’s no playbook for how one can announce this stuff” however famous that he wished to “elevate consciousness and inform my story by myself phrases.” His plans modified, nonetheless, and he was pressured to share his prognosis sooner than anticipated.
“I’ve been coping with this privately till now, getting remedy and dialing in my general well being with higher focus than ever earlier than. I’m in a great place and feeling sturdy. It’s been fairly the initiation, and I’ll let you know extra once I’m prepared,” he continued. “Apologies to all of the individuals in my life who I’d deliberate on telling myself. Nothing about this course of has occurred on my most popular timeline … However we roll with it, taking every shock as a signpost, pointing us towards a higher future than we might have found with out divine intervention.”
His message concluded, “Please know that my household and I deeply recognize all of the love and assist. Extra to return …”
James and Kimberly have been married since 2010 and share six youngsters: Olivia, 13, Joshua, 12, Annabel, 10, Emilia, 7, Gwendolyn, 6, and Jeremiah, 2.
The couple beforehand weathered exhausting instances collectively when Kimberly suffered two back-to-back being pregnant losses in 2019 and 2020. Throughout an look on the “Toilet Chronicles” podcast in March 2023, James acquired emotional whereas reflecting on the primary of the 2 losses, which occurred whereas he was competing on season 28 of Dancing With the Stars.
“It was simply a lot ache, and it was so sudden as a result of every thing was proper, every thing was [a] fairy-tale. Every little thing was coming collectively completely,” he recalled. “It progressed in a short time into being concerned about Kim. We have been each simply crying and sobbing and there was quite a lot of blood. Far more blood than any supply. … It was only a intestine punch, an emotional intestine punch.”
Kimberly’s miscarriages occurred simply seven months aside, each at 17 weeks. In October 2020, Kimberly stated on an episode of “The Make Down” podcast interview that she was in “therapeutic mode” and wasn’t prepared to consider having one other child.
“Pay attention, the likelihood is there, if my physique agrees to it,” she continued. “I don’t take contraception — massive shock! And, actually, I cannot take contraception. It actually took me years to rebalance my system after contraception.”
One 12 months later, the couple stunned followers with information of rainbow child Jeremiah’s arrival. “After experiencing late-term #pregnancyloss twice in a row (each at 17+ weeks), we stored this one quiet. Honestly, I used to be terrified once I discovered,” James wrote through Instagram in November 2021, revealing that Kimberly “gave delivery naturally on the ranch” in Texas.
“Every youngster brings their very own power, their very own manifestation of consciousness, their very own classes. Those we misplaced every gifted us with totally different items of the puzzle … leaving us that rather more grateful for the continuing grasp class we get to get pleasure from with this candy, sensible baby,” he continued. “Life is gorgeous ❤️.”