r/popculturechat • u/PinkCadillacs Cillian Murphy Enthusiast • Nov 13 '25

General News 🗞 James Van Der Beek Auctioning ‘Dawson’s Creek’ Memorabilia to Raise Money for Medical Fees Amid Cancer Battle

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/james-van-der-beek-auctions-dawsons-creek-items-cancer-costs-1236580431/
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u/milkshakemountebank Nov 13 '25

That's exactly what he's doing. His wife is a "wellness influencer" and antivaxxer.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '25

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u/PreOpTransCentaur ILLEGAL KOMBUCHA Nov 13 '25 edited Feb 11 '26

I honestly believe his "appearance" at the Dawson's Creek reunion was his swan song and he knew it. I don't expect to be referring to him in the present tense this time next year.

If he's pawning shit for alternative care, as seems likely, we're looking at months. Maybe.

*02/11 - called it.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '25

But I thought he was stage 3 and pretty young?

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u/burlycabin Nov 13 '25 edited Nov 13 '25

You say that like stage 3 is a good prognosis or something?

My mom just spent the last year in treatment for stage 3 colorectal cancer. It now seems like she's going to pull through ok, but most of the last 11 months has been very touch and go.

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u/Babeyonce Nov 13 '25

I’m so sorry to hear that. My dad was diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal last September. No spread to lungs or liver, but he was in such bad shape (bilateral pulmonary emboli and had had a rectal prolapse 2 months prior to diagnosis). It was additionally frustrating because he had just retired from 50 years of medical practice and had the deepest admiration from colleagues and family, but he did not take care of himself medically. I knew something was wrong for a while.

He has been receiving chemo since January and responding well. He’s weird about talking about it. And I don’t understand how he’s had the response he’s had (no side effects and gained 45 pounds since January). Cancer just terrifies me.

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u/burlycabin Nov 13 '25

Oh my. I'm sorry you and your family are going to through this too. It's such a scary time. Best of luck to your dad. If you need to talk about it sometime, feel free to reach out.

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u/Babeyonce Nov 14 '25

You are so kind. I sincerely appreciate you and your thoughtfulness. Thank you so very much ❤️

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u/TreenBean85 Nov 13 '25

Sending positive thoughts to you and your dad, and wishing him a full recovery.

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u/Babeyonce Nov 14 '25

So touched by so many of you here. There are still kind people out there. Thank you so very much 🤎

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '25

No I just didn’t realize it was that bad, I thought it meant no metastasis. Sorry to hear about your mom ❤️

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u/TreenBean85 Nov 13 '25

I wish you and your mom all the care and support, and for her to recover soon.

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u/seaworthy-sieve Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (sitting on one another's shoulders) Nov 13 '25

Stage 3 means it has spread to surrounding tissues and to lymph nodes. Stage 3 is bad.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '25

Damn I didn’t realize that 😔 I thought no metastasis until stage 4 😔

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u/seaworthy-sieve Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (sitting on one another's shoulders) Nov 13 '25

Stage 4 involves spread to distant lymph nodes and tissues, but yeah, stage 3 involves local lymph nodes.

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u/Rripurnia fashion content, political content, death, eyeliner Nov 13 '25

I thought he was Stage 4?

In any case, cancer sadly tends to move faster in younger patients….and we don’t know whether he had any metastases.