There was a great absent this Monday, September 22. Several emblematic figures of the 90s series, DawsonHe met in New York on the occasion of a night of charity for the FA Cancer association, including Michelle Williams (Jennifer Lindley), Katie Holmes (Joey Potter), Joshua Jackson (Pacey Witter). But James Van Der Beek, unforgettable performer of Dawson Ready, was not there.
Affected by colorectal cancer since 2023, the main actor in the series could not make the trip due to the degradation of his health status. While he was committed to this charity event, whose donations finance cancer prevention, two stomach viral infections prevented him from going to the event.
The 48 -year -old actor has transmitted a video, in which he seems considerably weakened, his demacrated face and pale complexion.
“I’ve been waiting tonight for months, since my angel Michelle Williams told me that I was organizing this. I can’t believe that I am not physically there. I can’t believe I can’t see my playmates, my magnificent team, in person.”
Obviously he moved, the actor wanted to “thank each person present in the room, from the actors to the technical team, through all those who have shown great generosity.” Before finishing with a word for the spectators who came that night: “You are the best fans in the world.”
Prevention in social networks
The actor had revealed to have colorectal cancer of the stadium 3 in November 2024. A disease that had diagnosed him a year earlier and wanted to keep a secret. “So far I have faced this situation in private, after a treatment and focusing more than ever in my state,” he said. He continues to create awareness about cancers and their prevention through their social networks.
Upon returning to life in the media, James Van der Beek lives in his ranch in Texas, surrounded by his partner Kimberly Brook and his six children.
Source: BFM TV
