James Van Der Beek Acknowledges “Tough Year” After “Giant Life Re-Direct Cancer Placed In My Path”
deadline.comJames Van Der Beek, who revealed earlier this month that he was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, took time out on Turkey Day to acknowledge how grateful he is for “this new relationship I have to my body.” Van Der Beek posted a picture of his “blond army” on Instagram Nov.
28 and wrote how “it’s been a tough year … and I’m thankful for it.” Colorectal cancer is a form of cancer that develops in the colon or rectum.
This type of cancer affects the large intestine and digestion, with a lifetime risk for men of 1 in 23. Early versions of the disease begin as noncancerous forms called polyps. “It’s been a tough year… and I’m thankful for all of it,” the Dawson’s Creek actor wrote. “For the giant life re-direct cancer has placed in my path.
For the gift of knowing what it feels like to have friends come through on such a profound level, and in ways I never would have been able to ask for had I not been going through it.” “I’m grateful for this new relationship I have to my body, and what I feed it.
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