“Dawson’s Creek” alum James Van Der Beek got emotional talking about his cancer battle as he praised his wife for her amazing support after he recently revealed the stage 3 colorectal cancer diagnosis he received in August 2023.
During his appearance on “Good Morning America” on Tuesday, the 47-year-old actor said physically he’s great and feeling good, but emotionally, “it’s a lot. It’s really a ride.”
“I was honestly in shock … I had a whole agenda for what I thought my year would be and what I thought my priorities would be … the reality that all of that was going to change and take a different trajectory — it felt like a nightmare honestly at first that I couldn’t quite wake up from,” Van Der Beek said, but admitted he’s since seen there’s a reason for this.
“As soon as I got diagnosed, I knew this is going to add many happy years to my life,”…
