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James Van Der Beek Share a warm tribute to his wife Kimberly As they celebrate their 15th anniversary in the middle of his cancer struggle.
Postage by Instagram On Friday, August 1, James, 48, went over his partner and credited for all his support, especially since his diagnosis in 2023.
“15 years ago today, this woman agreed to be my bride,” James’s headline a picture of the couple. “@Vanderkimberly You are the most wonderful human I’ve ever met. One day I’ll tell the story of what you’ve suffered the last two years and how you’ve displayed, time and time and time again. You’ve not only saved my life … you’ve shown me what a living.”
He continued, “There are no words about how much I love and appreciate you. We cannot do this without you.”
In closing the headline, he added, “Happy Birthday my love ❤️”
Kimberly van der Beek is there for husband James van der Beek following his cancer diagnosis. “I love you a baby 🤍,” wrote Kimberly, 42, in the actor’s long message comments section of Instagram’s message about his health, who shared on Sunday, November 3. James, 47, uploaded a slideshow of intense photos set to the song (…)
The Creek Dawson Alum met with Kimberly In 2009 during a trip to Israel and recall the Serendipitan meeting through the Instagram caption in 2020.
“I was in Israel, on a tour with an organized group, when it struck me: I had made it single. I wanted a real soul relationship. Someone I could build a family with. I was at the center of the disclosure, rushing all this to a friend of mine when a voice interfered with us, wanted to ask him a question,” James wrote. “I was annoyed. Who was the hell stepping all over my moment? I turned around … it was @vanderkimberly.”
The pair hit him off, and went on to get married in August 2010 at a small ceremony in Tel Aviv. Since then they have welcome six children together: The daughters of Olivia, 14, Annabel, 11, Emilia, 9, and Gwendolyn, 6, and the sons of Joshua, 13, and Jeremiah, 2.
The actor first revealed his cancer diagnosis In November 2024, sharing that he had stage 3 colorectal cancer. He had been battling the disease since being diagnosed in 2023.
To mark his 48th birthday in May, James posted Instagram’s video and admitted It had been “the hardest year of my life” As he explains the impact his cancer struggle has had on his family.
James explained that defining himself as “a loving, able, strong, supportive, father, provider, steward of the country” was central to his identity – and this was something that was thrown into chaos by his diagnosis.
“And then this year, I had to look my own deaths in the eye. I became a nose to a nose with death,” he said. “All those definitions I cared for so deeply was removed from me. I was away for treatment so I couldn’t be a man who was useful for my wife anymore. I could no longer be a father who could raise his children and put them to bed and be there for them.”
However, he concluded that he managed to realize that he was still worthy of love and self-love despite this dynamic change.
