Hi Dan! Your music has helped my husband and I through difficult times. Hopefully our thoughts and prayers will be a comfort to you, as you face your current challenges. Best wishes for the future.~ Tammy

 

 Dan: My wife and I are big fans of your music and share your love with our state of Colorado. We live in the Littleton area and never miss your shows in Denver or Colo Sprgs. The ones at Red Rocks are especially memorable. We don't hear much news but we pray you are succeeding in your fight with cancer. We think of you often. Regards ~ Brian W and Sherri Lewis.

 

 Hi Dan ! My husband and I have been fans for what seems to be forever! In fact, what drew me to him was the fact that he shared a love for your music as well as I did. It was something we still share today, and will continue to share throughout our lives. We saw you perform recently at Melody Fair (or renamed Majestic Theater) last year in North Tonawanda, NY and it was magical! The phenomenal way you express yourself through your words and music is so hard to describe..It just seems to go into the depths of the heart and grab hold until you can't help but become emotional. What my husband and I love the most is to go to our cabin nestled deep in the woods in the Southern Tier of NY State, and listen to your music while we enjoy the nature around us. It can literally bring tears to my eyes to feel how you touch the heart so deeply just with your words and music.You are a true artist in every sense of the word. And I can't imagine how proud your Father must have been when he heard the song "Leader of the Band" which is one of my personal favorites. He was blessed to have you express so much to him, and you were blessed to have such a wonderful Father. Just as we all are to have someone so special in the world as yourself to bring such feeling to light. Thank you for bringing so much to my life and to my marriage. We hold you in our prayers and pray that you will recover quickly and fully, and that you can get back to the life you love with the people you love who hold you dear, including myself and my husband. Thank you Dan. Our hearts and prayers are with you, and we will continue to keep you in our prayers even long after you recover. With sincere gratitude and love ~ Joan & Bill Wood

 

 Hi Dan, You have been my favorite musical artist for over twenty years. Your words are that of a poet, and your music continues to move and inspire me with your deep and spiritual messages.Please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you, and that I will hold you in the Light, sending positive energy your way. Thank you for being a gift to the world. Love and Light ~ Beth Johnson

 

 Dan, as a huge fan for over 20 years, I need to thank you for those blessed years. You are not only a musician of the highest caliber, but a teacher as well. You opened my eyes to so many things I had never considered much, like the beauty of forgotten places, the importance of saving the environment, the waste and excess of human beings, and the inhumanity of war. In every song there is a positive lesson, if we listen. I pray for a chance to learn many more things through your voice. I pray for your quick return to the life God wants for you, as one of his chosen few to be a teacher to people like me, open our hearts and eyes to all the things we have thus far ignored. I pray for you, Dan, with thousands of others who pray and hope for your full recovery. So many people love you, they feel your strength in your songs, please use that strength to fight for your beautiful life. I send prayers for Jean and your loving family as well to be strong in their love and care of your needs. All my best wishes to you, Dan, forever. ~ Lyn B

 

 Dan, I have been looking at this site since August and have marveled at what people have had to say about you. The lives you have touched have been immeasurable and the life you have led is nothing short of amazing!!!! As so many have shared, you have been with me too, through all the seasons of my life. And now you will be with my 20 year old son as he begins to fulfill his dream. He is embarking on his first US tour with his band. He leaves next Friday and as his Mom I am so excited, incredibly proud and a little bit scared too.I am sending him off with a copy of your song "Icarus Ascending". I have rolled it up and ribboned as a gift to him for what he is about to embark on. Once again, you were there to put in to words all of the things that I wanted to say. Thank you, thank you, thank you for all that you have given me. I don't know if you will ever realize the enormity of your effect on peoples lives. And I now thank you for what you have given my son. He will venture forth on his journey with the wisdom of someone who has gone before. Keep fighting, Dan. I hold you dear in my heart and close in my prayers. With love and gratitude ~ Tamra Pittock

 

 Dear Dan - you helped me tell my Dad how much I loved and admired him when I shared "Leader of the Band" with him. After he died, "Bones in the Sky" reminded me that I could still fell his presence by visiting the mountains we both loved. You've so beautifully expressed the feelings I have of love and respect for nature. May God bless you and heal you and may you know the wonderful impact you've had on so many lives. ~ Marlys

 

 Hey Dan, My wife, Meryl and I were thrilled to have seen you close up at the Garden State Arts Center around 1985. Whatta show. Chris Hillman Band opened up and joined you as the backup band. Even though we're from NJ, Meryl went to school at Bradley in your hometown and remembers seeing you at a frat party or two when you were visiting a local friend. I went to school in upstate NY and we all had your first 2 albums by then and scratched 'em up from overplay. Somethin' about tons of snow and some of your songs.Last night (Fri. 4/8) we saw the Eagles at the Continental Arena. They definitely featured your friend Jersey Joe Walsh. It was during Life's Been Good that I started thinking about you and hoping for your full recovery. Meryl said she started thinking of you also around then. Get well so you can corroborate with your talented friends and knock us out with new music. Your legacy needs to be completed-After all, Life's Been Good SO FAR! All our love and prayers ~ Mark and Meryl Glazer

 

 Hey Dan, Have been listening to your music since 1978. I love the lyrics and music of all your songs, in fact, I sing along to your albums(CDS) all the time in my car.When you tour Florida (not enough) I make it a point to see you play. My wife is now a fan. My prayers are with you.~ Roy, Ft. Lauderdale

 

 Hi Dan! Let me say how sorry I am to hear about your illness. My heart goes out to you. You are in my thoughts and prayers every day. My sister, Lori, and I are truly loyal fans of yours. We love your music and enjoy very much when you come back to Peoria to perform. I know you will come through this with flying colors. I am going to give my sister this e-mail address so she can send you an e-mail herself. Take care. Love ~ Julie

 

 Dear Dan, I remember being introduced to your music back in 1978 when I was a senior in high school. After listening to Nether Lands I went out and purchased all of your previous albums. Your music was a close companion through my years of college in Pennsylvania, and years later my wife and I were fortunate enough to see you perform an acoustic concert in Syracuse. Your music has often expressed how I have felt inside during many peroids of growth and reflection. My family believes that God is still a healer as He has always been. We are praying that you receive the best care you can get from your doctors, and that God touches you and restores you to full health. We pray that you and Jean will be strengthened in body and spirit. We hope you had a wonderful anniversary. ~ Kevin/From NY

 

 Dan, I have been a fan ever since I heard "Longer" (I was 11 years old at the time) and I am still a huge fan. I saw you in concert in (I think it was) 1990 and I hope to see you in concert again. My thoughts & prayers are with you. Please get well soon. ~ Anthony in NY

 

 Just surfin around today and joyfully found your site. My heart is with you with your recovery as you gave me SO much of yours through your songs. ~ Jack

 

 Dan: I spent my teens and early twenties listening to you...man, I got into your music deep! When you are in those years you need a bit of a guiding light. For me your music was that guide. And for that I thank you greatly. I hope that you now find a guiding light for your own trials. ~ Paul K

 

 Thinking of you from The Netherlands....Michelle Scharft

 

 Dan and Jean- Happy Wedding Anniversary. Hoping all is going well! Love ~ Dave in Buffalo

 

 Dear Dan and Jean, Joyful 3rd Anniversary! Dan, you have been an inspiration to many! Thank you for your devotion to express your life's joys and sorrows in your music. I am a long time fan and have taken your records out to listen to during many of life's challenges. Now my children have your CD's and are going off to College. I pray that your health will be completely restored and that many future generations enjoy all of your works and new songs that touch our souls. Blessings and Joy ~ Cyndi Clay Elias (Santa Maria, CA)

 

 I have read so many inspirational words on this page .... I know I can't begin to come close. As with many of your well wishers your music, words, and artistry have helped me through a number of trying times in my life. I just hope that the knowledge that so many in this world are praying for you and your family, may give you strength and encouragement. I am so looking forward to my next concert. I wish you peace! ~ Kerry

 

 Dan, I made it through college studying to "Gambler", danced my first dance as a married lady to "Longer", buried my mother to "Ever On" and my father to "Leader of the Band"...my daughters are dancers and choreographed "Dancing Shoes", Maine and "The Reach" is a place of family, memories and peace for us, Native American and Scottish blood and spirit are part of our family tapestry and treasuring the earth, family and the past are all core values we hold in hope of a better future. What a gift it has been to have all of these important pieces of our lives written about so eloquently, set to music composed so beautifully, and performed by such a gifted musician - and all so seemingly by happenstance. I send our thanks for sharing your gifts and I trust that the universe has put persons in your life that lift your spirits as you have lifted mine and ours! We hope to see you at Merriweather Pavilion soon! ~ Louise Treherne

 

 Good luck to you man! We want you around for a long time so we can enjoy your music as long as we can! I have two of your albums and you are awesome! Peace ~ Maureen Brill

 

 Dan: I have enjoyed your music for many years and just this evening my family and I were watching a DVD of yours which included my favorite song of yours, "Leader of the Band." But this evening it was particularly poignant. My father died this last October at the age of 89 and as I listen to the words of your song I found so much in common with them. I, too, have followed a very parallel path to that of my father but in my own way and in my own style. This was especially meaningful in that our parents knew each other well many years ago and my father and I talked about that fact a number of times. My father, Rev. William Kelly, was pastor of the Calvary Presbyterian Church from about 1945 to 1949. In checking your website, this evening, I learned of your illness. I do want to add my best wishes and my prayers for a quick and complete recovery.Sincerely ~ Elizabeth A. Kelly Keys

 

 Dan & Jean, Best wishes for a lovely anniversary on this day. To echo a sentiment from one earlier...my birthday is tomorrow, April 8th, & my only wish is for peace & perfect health to you, Dan. I pray for your healing as I listen to your music daily. These eloquent messages are an amazing testament to your power to touch people. Thanks for the incredible art, the beautiful music, & the heartfelt words you have given in this half-life of 53 years...surely it will take you another 53 to finish giving all you have been entrusted with! Thanks to the Living Legacy for providing us a way to be comforted & encouraged by each other, even as we direct our thoughts to you. Far from wanting to intrude, we simply look forward to knowing you are well & happy. Strength, courage, & faith to you & to all who sustain you. ~ Charlianne, OK

 

 We love your music more than i think you could ever know...You remain in our thoughts and prayers...Hope you get to make it back to Atlanta soon!!!! ~ Marshalle and Floyd Stewart

 

 Dear Dan, I am sending all my positive energy to you as I know you are healing this very minute. Every cell in your body has infinite intelligence and knows how to get well. I believe in your healing capacity. May I recommend the book, "Ask and It is Given" by Esther and Jerry Hicks. Thank you for all the years of touching music. Being a singer/songwriter myself, you were a huge inspiration to me and now I am sending that inspiration back to you for a complete recovery. With love always ~ Cyndy DiBeneditto

 

 Dear Dan- I grew up listening to your music with my mother and two sisters. Since I have moved away to college five years ago your music has provided me with a since of home away from home. Last summer when I heard of your illness it touched me personally. You have always been an inspiration for good times and thoughts for all of us. My prayers are with you. ~ Jacqueline Miller

 

 Dan, I was fortunate to know your father. He was my band teacher in high school and I took private lessons from him. Oh, he was so proud when you cut your first record. A lot of us bought the record on that basis alone. Your music has been there at other key moments in my life, too. I remember very clearly a concert in the winter of 1978 at the Illinois State University Union concert hall. There was snow on the ground and big snowplowed drifts banking the building. It was so cold that I grabbed my girlfriend's hand to hurry her inside and yanked her mitten off. It dropped somewhere in the snow bank but we couldn't find it. From then on, though, the evening was magical. You ended the concert sitting on the edge of the stage with just your acoustic singing "There's a Place in the World for a Gambler". Afterwards we filed out into the bitter cold air and home where I proposed. We've been married since 1979 and celebrated our 25th anniversary last year. I wish you strength, courage and resolve in your fight, Dan ~ Dave Rice

 

 Dan ~ Just want to wish you luck with your battle. I am 35 and proudly say that I grew up listening to your music and that whenever one of your songs comes on the radio I belt it out no matter who is around or how bad I may sound. Your voice is calming and your songs are magnificent. I am a nurse in a psychiatric facility and I always have your greatest hits cd in my backpack to put on when I am doing my charting . It is a wonderful way to end a shift. You are amazing! Thank you for sharing your music with all of us. I adore you! ~ Anne from Oregon.

 Dear Dan - From The Innocent Age to Full Circle you have given me hope. I have chills as I write this because how do you thank someone for giving them a life they never expected. After spending an afternoon with my father after years of estrangement I heard "Nexus", "Innocent Age" and then "Sand and the Foam" for the first time ever on my hour drive home. "No one to hold you, nowhere to be, deep in my heart lies a sad memory". I lost it. Plain and simple - I lost it. Or better yet - I didn't know it then, but I was to gain because in my "losing it" I found my own innocence. After a lifetime of abuse noone can ever know what that experience was like. Today I am Icarus and I am soaring - I play my own music (okay so it doesn't sound like something you might want to hear, but it's mine), I have a career after achieving a masters degree with a 4.0, I had yet another son - no we didn't name him Dan but should have. My children are succeeding and I am set free. Thank you for all your music and the heart with which you write. I feel I had a soulmate out there singing to me and I always told my husband there would be only one man on earth I'd go out on him with - and then it would only be to lunch. <GRIN> Keep up the Spirit Trail and know that you are loved - Godspeed dear friend and I wish for you what you have given to me... Thank You...

 

 Dear Dan, Best wishes & all my prayers go out to you each day when I listen to your music either at home or in my car. I have been on this site several times and as you can see you are loved by so many people from all over.You have touched our hearts, minds & lives in every way possible. Now it is OUR turn to Pray for your strength and good health. My birthday is April 10th and the only wish I have is for you to get thru this and

have a peaceful life. ~ Lois

 

 Dan, Get yourself over the pond when you are fit again!

 

 As now a cancer patient myself we know what you go thru. The power of prayer has kept me thru these trying times, and we'll continue to pray for you and your family. Take one day at a time, stay positive and we'll hope to hear you in concert someday again. ~ Kent

 

 I would just like to let Dan know that he has been in my thoughts and prayers since I heard about his illness several months ago. I sincerely hope that he in in good spirits, and that the treatment(s) he is undergoing are being successful. I believe Dan to be one of our greatest artists, and his music helped me through a very difficult divorce several years ago, offering me hope for a fresh start. I would like to offer my support during this difficult time for him and his family and friends. Sincerely ~ Patty Johnson

 

 Dan, I pray daily and most earnestly for your health and healing. Your musical expression and enormous talent make the world more beautiful for so many of us. I know our Dear Lord gives us what our hearts desire so I ask often for his healing touch on your behalf and I pray for your family to be peaceful and strong as well. You'll beat this no doubt!! Thank you for your courage in bringing your illness out into the open. It has certainly made me more aware of a cancer you don't hear much about or understand. It is now our job to pledge our time and finances to help find answers and a possible cure. I will do that in your honor and for the sakes of all my family and friends. You were chosen once again to deliver an important message to the masses and judging from the responses I have read here, you are doing your job well. You are so very important to the world, be well! See you at Chastain or in NashVegas to celebrate your recovery. ~ Kandy in Western Kentucky

 

 Dan, Get well. My thoughts and prayers go out to you. I just found out. This world needs your light. ~ Ralph

 

 Mr. Fogelberg - Keep the faith, sir. I was diagnosed with prostate cancer three years ago, had successful surgery, and I'm back 100%. You can beat this too, and I know the Good Lord is on your side. Thank you for your gift of music to the world for all these years. May God be with you and keep you always in the palm of His hand. We all pray for your successful recovery. Peace, love & blessings. ~ Ellis Kell

 

 Dan and Jean all the best to you. Dan, I met you at the Kentucky Derby in 1980 when I was but a teenage fan, You let me take your picture. 'As the Raven Flies' was among the first songs I ever learned to play. I've loved your music all my life. All our best wishes. ~ Robert

 

 Dear Dan, I bought my first album of yours after getting my first job out of college (25 years ago) and fell in love with your music, and you! I bought every album as they came out and saw you play at the Valley Forge Music Fair in Pennsylvania. I loved The Innocent Age and felt so moved by your song "The Reach." Years later, I vacationed up here in Maine. I saw a piece of property for sale described as having Dazzling Sunsets over the Western Bay. I bought the property and ended up moving my kids to the island several years later. All the way home to Pennsylvania, I silently was trying to remember the words to the song and played the album the minute I got home. All the while we were building the house, I remembered your song. I ended up divorcing my husband and in order to feed my kids, and jobs being of short supply on the island, I ended up working on a lobster boat. I was sea sick just about every day but having few choices on how to make a living, I worked on the boat for 3 years. I can't tell you how many times I sang that song in my head. You don't know it, but you helped me through a really tough time in my life and I thank you. When I heard you were sick, my heart fell. I pray for your health and believe you have more music to share with us. I don't understand disease and why it hits the best of people. Stay strong and know that there is a tremendous amount of love flowing your way. Thank you for your beautiful music. ~ Kim Dormandy

 

 Best wishes of good health and long life from France

 

 To Danny and family,My thoughts and prayers continue to be with you. Your music has always been such an inspiration to me. It's like you were able to reach into my mind and know my life story, too.We do hope pray that your health is improving daily. I went through the cancer thing with my mother ten years ago this April 19th. Hers was a very fast moving kind and we lost her nine months after we found out she had it, but she was a fighter and a very strong lady in her faith. It pulled us all through rough times. Always keep the faith. We're praying for you. God speed ~ Carol Mason

 

 Dan ..you are in my thoughts and prayers always to come through this with a victory and then some.My father was diagnosed with prostate cancer and he just marked his 8 yr "cancer free" checkup. I have to say to Dan that he is THE reason I sit here in love with the man of my soul, my beloved husband, Randy. In listening to Dan's music growing up, as I struggled through some very unhealthy self destructive relationships. Dan's music was the reason I believed I would find a man who would love me in all the right ways. Dan's music was an inspiration and a guide for me to seek out true love. I love Dan for this....I still cannot listen to "Believe in Me" without a stream of grateful tears streaming down my face as I am in the relationship of a million lifetimes. I now have what Dan inspired me to thrive and yearn for. I thank God for Dan Fogelberg's music over the years. I can honestly say this his lyrics saved me so that I would hang on for the right man. Believing that he would one day come along... And he did. May God Bless Dan Fogelberg and bring him through this illness so that he can bring us more of the most beautiful lyrics and music ever created by a human being. ~ Lisa Goranson, Chicago

 

 Dan -- I have been listening to you since Home Free and have seen you many times -- please know that there are thousands of us out here thinking the good thoughts and wishing you well. I look forward to seeing you again soon. ~ Mike

 

 Hey Dan the man, my prayers and wishes and thankfulness of a strong recovery go out to you,and I am sure that you will be well soon. May you always be 'the leader of the band' . Be strong. I love you, man. Hope to hear from everyone soon about some good news ~ Mark Anderson

 

 Dan: All positive thoughts and meditations ~ Bob and Greta, Louisville, KY

 

 God Bless man!! We're pulling for you brother !!!! ~ Brian Lablanc and family

 

 Dear Dan and Jean, know that you are in our prayers. We are sending all of our good thoughts your way. Bless you both. ~ The LaTours

 

 I have absolutely lived your music. It brought me back from death's door last year when the Doctors said that there wasn't much hope for me. I spent hours with the head phones and your CD's playing. I gained much inspiration from your music. Now it is my turn to let you know that you and yours are in my prayers daily. Please get well as you are so gifted. The world needs more like you. Thank you for lifting me up when I needed it and I sincerely hope we can do that for you also. Love and prayers ~ Virginia

 

 Prayers for you today. May God send you his healing touch. Your music and lyrics have brought joy to so many. Thank you for sharing you talent with us.

 

 Dear Dan, I am a fan from Germany since a time of more than twenty years. I will pray for you and your beloved ones.I am sure you will win the fight against your disease... my thoughts are with you and your family. I know that there is a power that will protect you. I know there is a power that will blend us together. You will recover and enlighten our hearts again. God bless you....

 

 Dan, I always thought you looked like my dad. I've loved your music since I was a teen. My thoughts and prayers are with you ... ~ Rosanne

 

 Dear Dan, just another note to say that we hope you are progressing in your battle with prostate cancer.All of us, as fans, have been moved by your music and lyrics in far too many ways to even begin to enumerate them on a computer screen! We are certainly looking forward to "seeing you again" on stage performing the music you love to play,and that we love to listen to soon! Best Wishes!!! ~ Kevin and Family in Dubuque, Ia

 

 I can't imagine the feelings you are having as you battle this illness. I listen to your music every day. I am amazed at your awesome ability. You have shared your amazing gifts and talents with so many of us. Our lives are better because of you. Our thoughts and prayers are constantly with you. I know you will beat this. Someone who has given so much deserves a miracle.

 

 Dear Dan - you'll never know how many lives you've touched with your beautiful, moving music. I spent many an hour as a teenager analyzing your music, convinced you must know me because you looked into my soul. From "Home Free" on through "Nether Lands" when I finished school and became an adult and raised a family your music has always been a constant. How can one say thank you? I send you my warmest wishes for a speedy, complete recovery! ~ Susan in Texas

 

 Dear Dan, I recently saw your concert, which was televised on public television. It was wonderful and it led me to your website. I was so sorry to hear of your illness and wanted to send get well wishes to you. Hope you're doing better. ~ Eileen C. Pearlman

 

 Dan, In the mid-seventies my college roomate said you were #1, of course I put you just behind Jackson Browne. Over the years I have followed the both of you and have always enjoyed and respected your music. I now have three daughters and we were all set to see you in Jacksonville, FL for the acoustic tour. Needless to say we were very disappointed about the news. There will always be another tour, but not another Fogelberg. Be well & God Bless you and your family, my family and I are praying for all of you! PS... I now have you and Jackson neck and neck! Love ~ The Sacerdote's, Jacksonville, FL

 

 Dan, I don't know if you are a believer in God and His son Jesus Christ, but I want you to know that I have prayed and continue to pray for you in the name of Jesus Christ for your complete healing. Thank you for your music, it has blessed and inspried me greatly through the years. ~ Tim Stiles, Boise, ID

 

 Hello Dan, When attending nusing school in Portland, Me in 1976 your music was a part of the whole experience, and has been through the events since. My husband and I are admirers of your talent and art. Thanks for all the fond memories that seem to have your music woven into the background. We are sorry to hear of your illness. Our prayers and positive thoughts are with you. Prostate cancer has affected my family as well, but with dilligent treatment the cancer is gone. Stay strong and fit. Our thoughts and prayers for healing and peace are with you. ~ Lisa and Jim Valentine, North Stonington Ct.

 

 My aunt Kathleen has loved you for 30 years! We hope this will find you in good health and high spirits. Spring is here and beautiful things are coming ... and so will good things for you. Your long time fan wishes you well ~ Kathleen

 

 Dan, You sang "Longer" at our wedding. You sing in my car on a spring morning with the the sun in my eyes and the wind in my hair. You sing on a cold winter's night by the fire with a glass of wine. You sing when I remember my grandfathers with "Leader of the Band". Thank you for wonderful poetry you put to music that touches so many of us. Our best wishes and prayers for you and yours as you win your battle with cancer. ~ Monty, Columbia, MD

 

 Dan, As a huge fan of yours ever since hearing your first album, "Home Free", in the early 70's, I have been impressed with the feeling and sincerity that you put into each and every song you have written and performed over the years. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this difficult period. I know that God will see you through this illness and the treatments that you have been enduring to overcome it. I look forward to hearing and experiencing your next cd. I sit here now listening to your most recent album "Full Circle". I can honestly say that you have once again created an exceptional piece of music that will stand on its own two feet among your great albums of  the past. May God bless and keep you and your family safe and strong through it all. ~ Steve G, Columbia, Maryland

 

 Dear Dan, My husband was diagnosed with cancer of the inner thigh in December 1995. He is still (Thank God) disease Free. These fights can be won. Hope to see you on the concert stage soon. Our very best wishes for your recovery.~ Lauren Friedman and family

 

 I've been a fan for years, own many, many of your albums and have seen you live many times as well. I always look forward to a show when I know you're in town. You've been an inspiration to me in so many ways, and one of my secret dreams is to know you personally, and call you a friend. God bless you. I'm pulling for you, and remember that at your next show in the Denver area, I'll be there, front row. ~ Andy

 

 On a night when the world has lost a great and amazing human being (it´s a few hours after the death of Pope John Paul the 2nd), I wanted to write how much I enjoyed the Soundstage special that I saw last night. A wonderful, kind person sent me a DVD from the States to me during the week. I must get your "Greetings from the West" DVD now. Dan, you're amazing live and what brilliant versions of "Leader of the Band" "Same Old Lang Syne" and "The Power Of Gold". Please get better as the world needs gifted performers like you with your beautiful messages. Just get well. ~ Johnny in Seville, Spain

 

 Hi Dan, I first heard your words on an album my brother lent me (I took it, actually). That was back in the '70's. You are a part of my life and I will send you some of that stardust so that you may get stronger. ~ Kristina

 

 I wrote right away when news of your health came in. I now check the site daily, hoping for an update. I work with Angels and you are one of my most special ones. God's speed to a complete recovery. When you do your first return concert the love I know you'll feel will be astounding. The power of prayer holds strong and as another fan wrote, all of us sending prayers and love your way, must have elevated the Rocky Mountains. Much Love to you and yours ~ Vicki Michaud, in Maine.

 

 Dear Dan: Im a great fan and a 51 year old cancer survivor. I beat it 22 years ago and I'm leading a great-normal life. I have heard you in concert 5 times and share your views on the environment and peace. You're in my prayers!!!! ~ Craig-Madison,Wisconsin

 

 I remember when I was a teenager, I was laying on my bed listening to a very small transistor radio, and "Part of the Plan" was playing, and I thought, who is this, I really like this song. Then when I attended college a group came to our college and they talked about a new guy, named "Dan Fogelberg", and how he was really big in Tennessee. That was 1979, and they played "Wisteria", and I totally fell in love with this mans' music. I hope for Dan to fight this cancer with a passion, and that he is doing well, because nothing is achieved without passion. ~ Magnolia

 

 Dan - My parents live a stones throw from you in that beautiful Western Slope town, so I am privy to the local scene. I've seen you and even met you on a few occasions and just wanted to say "Thank You" for always being such a good soul. You always took the time to stop and chat or just say hello to a long time fan like me. It always meant the world to me and my two daughters. They would come back to Denver and tell all of their friends that they met you. So again, "Thank You" from the bottom of our hearts. We love you and wish you a speedy recovery. I know that God will answer a million fans' prayers and help you and your family through these tough times. With much respect and regards ~ David, Kelly, Brittany and Erin, Denver, Colorado

 

 Heartfelt hopes for a great recovery. You and your songs have meant so much to me since the very beginning. I wish I could repay somehow all of the good feelings you have given me. I respect your request for privacy, but please have someone post something here if you or your family ever feel the need to get a group behind something you need. I am sure all of your fans would love to do something for you. Thanks again for everything you have done for us.

 

 Dearest Dan and family, unaware of your health struggles, I recently stumbled on to the news of your battle with cancer. I have been such a fan of yours for years and find the news somewhat personally upsetting. I pray for you and your family for strength during this time and I know that the good Lord will be with you. If there is anything this girl from Arkansas can do, please let me know. ~ Penny McClung and family

 

 Dan, First and foremost, our deepest meditative prayers are with, and for, you and your family. Not that your life is only about music, but I do want to say that you are an awesome inspiration to my musical courage. I am in awe of your composition and arranging, as well as your blessed voice. I look over your sheet music with a fine-toothed comb in hopes of absorbing artistry, so difficult to convey in words. By the way, your "Back To Basics" stop in Chattanooga, TN was fantastic! Yours because I'm His ~ Brian Roos

 

 Dan - Each day I play your songs and each day I sing along. As I sing in between the words my heart whispers prayers to the universe to help with your recovery. See ya soon. Love ~ Dave in Buffalo

 

 Dan: My heart & prayers go out to you while you battle this terrible disease. I have "been raised" on your music and have been listening to it for over 25 years. It has helped me through some very tough times in my life. I now have two sons of my own, and am raising them on your music as well. They would rather listen to it than the garbage that is on the radio. My mother was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and has begun chemo treatments. I understand what you are going through, and I try to be her support from day to day. KNOW that people everywhere are praying for your full recovery. Can't wait to see you in concert again. My sons and I had tickets to your concert in Atlanta last year. They were very disappointed that it had to be cancelled, but understood. Keep the faith! ~ Pete McCoy, Montgomery, Alabama.

 

 Dan, I have been a huge fan of yours since the 70's. I have seen you perform many, many times and have been truly transformed by your music. I was saddened to hear the news of your illness. However, I know you can beat it. Lance Armstrong is another of my heroes and we all know what he has done. You can too! I now wear my yellow Livestrong bracelet in honor of you and Lance. Fight the good fight! ~ Dave Meridith

 

 We share in your burden. We are all praying for you but realize that God is in control of your life and its ultimate outcome. God's sovereignty is what we are all about. We exist for his pleasure and His will. Rest assured that God is in control and placing your faith and hope in Him is all we can do.We will pray fervently for you and a positive outcome. We have enjoyed your music for many years and are your fans. We love you and will keep you in our prayers. ~ Bob, Karen, BeLinda, and Larry

 

 Hi Daniel and and Jean, I want you to know that my thoughts are with you every day. Not being a religious man, all I can offer is my highest hopes and my own energy to you both on a daily basis. I know Dan and you Jean will get through this physically and emotionally, and your lives will be richer because of this experience. I have followed Dan's career since he has started putting out records, cassettes, and cd's. I too am suffering with my battle right now, and have a companion that loves me and is caring for me through this hard time. Sometimes, I think it is harder on the ones around us than is is on ourselves. Dan, cuddle up with Jean and listen to Charlotte Church's version of the Rolling Stones "Wild Horses." I can't explain it, but when I let music wash over me, life seems a bit more bearable especially that song. Always thinking of ya both ~ Corey

 

 Dan, From the front and center seat 2003 in Rockford (Rouquefort), IL. Thanks for the music. That was my best perch of many, many shows I've seen you do. Early on I listened to Nether Lands on headphones and just picked out all the parts you were doing. So amazing and intricate. Then Twin Sons came and your guitar playing just blew me away. I went back and snagged Home Free, Souvenirs, and Captured Angel (you're right, the production on Captured was "different"). I listened a LOT. I've stayed a fan of your career, always waiting for your next move. Your standards are incredible. You really put it all out there in your career. You're one of my heroes whether I care to admit having "heroes" or not. Are you underrated? Yeah, so what, you still did (and do) what you had (and have) to do. Thanks for the inspiration in it all. I hope you've turned a real corner on your battle. See you soon. Really. ~ Bruzmuse.

 

 Dear Dan, I just want to write and say that your music has filled my life for so many years. It's like your soul has the ability to quietly enter and leave lives and take what you heard and saw and put it to music. I hope your journey through your battle with cancer has had its victories. Whatever the out come of this, always remember you are a man who truly "Walks In Beauty". You have done things "In a Good Way". May the Great Spirit guide you and surround you in Rainbows and White Light of Peace and Love. Sincerely ~ Sheri L. Cline

 

 Visiting this website, even for the first time, is like taking a stroll down memory lane. Your eloquent words have so clearly and vividly articulated so much of my own experience, I feel as if you know me. What a gift it is to be able to reach the depths of people's souls in that way. Your songs of pain and anger, love and exultation have many, many times given voice to my own life experience. I'm glad to learn that you have found love, and send best wishes for your (belated) anniversary. I also send prayers for your recovery from cancer, so that your song may continue to shine like a beacon in this crazy world of ours. My dad was also a "leader of the band," back in Pennsylvania during the heyday of the Big Band, and your song brought me to tears as I drove back home from my last visit with him before he died. My husband and I saw you together at St. Vincent College in Latrobe, PA , back when you and Tim Weisberg were still working on Twin Sons (and the two of us were just dating)- at that point I already owned every LP you'd put out. Now, as we plan to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary next year, the words of your song "Longer" ring so much more true than we ever dreamed. May you and Jean experience such lasting joy! And may all the riches that you've shared from your own life experience come back to you a thousandfold, to strengthen you in your fight. God bless. ~ Janice Steinhagen, Griswold CT

 

 Grew up with your music. I have seen you about ten times live. Great shows. Hang in there. Attitude has a lot to do with the fight. Don't ever give up. You have a lot to offer others. Thanks.

 

 Dan, I first began listening to your music while in college during the mid 70's. I loved your music the first time I heard it and I've been enjoying your music ever since! I've never had the pleasure of seeing you perform live but I am looking forward to buying my tickets the next time you are in the San Francsco Bay Area. It may sound a little strange, since we've never met, but I will be praying that God will give and your family strength as you fight this cancer, and a peace in your heart that surpasses all understanding. Thank you so much for your music! God bless you and stay strong! ~ Jay

 

 Wherever your journey leads, I hope adventure waits for you. ~ lyh

 

I will make you brooches and toys for your delight

Of bird-song at morning and star-shine at night.

I will make a palace fit for you and me

Of green days in forests and blue days at sea.

 

I will make my kitchen and you shall keep your room,

Where white flows the river and bright blows the broom,

And you shall wash your linen and keep your body white

In rainfall at morning and dewfall at night.

 

And this shall be for music when no one else is near,

The fine song for singing, the rare song to hear!

That only I remember , that only you admire,

Of the broad road that stretches and the roadside fire.

 

I Will Make You Brooches by Robert Louis Stevenson

 

 Dear Lord: Shower your blessings on Dan and his loved ones today. We thank you for the gift of his talent and the joy it has brought his friends, family and fans around the world. Blessings to all who join this prayer today. With FAITH, HOPE and LOVE ~ JGH

 

 Dan Fogelberg, It was 1977. I was a Freshman in college and 5,000 miles away from home, suffering from a pretty extreme case of combined culture shock and homesickness. A friend at school introduced me to your music, and I spent much of that year in her room listening to Home Free, Captured Angel and Nether Lands. You will never know how that music wrapped around me, and comforted me in the face of a world I did not understand. Though it turns out that was not the worst year of my life, it was certainly the one for which I was least prepared. When I felt the most despair, you were my refuge and I have always felt blessed to have found that refuge. The highest compliment one person can give another is to say that you made their life better. You did. Thank you. From 28 years and many miles down the road, thank you. A fan for life ~ Bev in Alaska

 

 Dear Dan, Oh the music you will sing when God brings you through this. I can only dream of being at that concert. Talk with your peers, Van Morrison or Bob Dylan ~ Mark Morgan

 

 Hi Dan, chances are you probably won't even see this but what the heck. I wish you well in your fight. I like to use this song when the odds are against me...by Stan Rogers. It hasn't failed me yet.....

 

And you, to whom adversity has dealt its final blow

With smiling bastards lying to you everywhere you go

Turn to, and put out all your strength of arm and heart and brain

And like the Mary Ellen Carter, rise again!

 

Thanks for your music over the years. My family of 16 has really enjoyed it. I expect to hear more in the

future. God Speed be with you Dan in your recovery ~ Sgt. Wayne M. Lynch Flint Fire Dept...Mich

 

 Dan, Just wanted to let you know that your in our thoughts and prayers. Your music and your wonderful presence with your audience will live forever. Hoping to see you on the road both in recovery and musically. Take care and God bless... ~ Flick

 

 Hey Dan, I've been ever fan ever since Champaign-Urbana! I won't tell you how long ago that was, but you know (wink). I've been listening to The Wild Places a lot lately, and especially "Ever On." I do needlework as my sanity check, and I've recently "charted" the lyrics to "Ever On." I want to do it in counted cross stitch and hang it in our new log home. You and your family are in my prayers all of the time. Get better and go do a concert in the small auditorium at the University of Illinois--and I'll come listen! ~ Elizabeth Hewins, San Antonio, TX

 

 Dear Dan, You have been my all time favorite musician since the early 1970's when I was blessed to hear your first album. I have seen you in concert as often as possible throughout the years in New York, especially at Jones Beach and Westbury Music Fair. I am raising my kids on your music and they have learned how special it is and clearly know the magic I feel. I am aware that you are battling your illness. I want you to know that my heart and my prayers are with you. You have given me so much in my life and I want you to know how truly grateful I am to you. You have truly touched my soul with your music; you have given me an unequaled gift with your music. I am absolutely absorbed and enthralled listening to you. I can't begin to find the words to describe how your lyrics and music make me feel. I want to express to you how deeply I care about you and how intensely I shall continue to pray for you and wish you and your family well. I hope you get this message and take it to heart when I tell you how much you mean to me. Your talent is heartfelt; I so greatly appreciate you. Thank you for being the tremendous, essential part of my life that you are and always have been. Sincerely ~ Meredith L. Bennis

 

 Dear Dan, My family sends our prayers and best wishes. Your music has meant so very much to my wife (of 31 years) and myself. I love all of your music and all of your Albums. We have been listening to you since Home Free. For us there is no such thing as a best of album, because all of your songs would qualify!!! You have touched our lives with your music like nothing else could! All your fans are praying for you and your family and we know you can beat this !! ~ Brian and Cathy, Va. Beach Va

 

 Dan and family, Our thoughts and prayers are with you as you go through this difficult time. We've loved your music since the 70's and it hasn't lost its appeal yet. You are a great musician and hope to hear more great music from you in the future!!!!! ~ The McCafferty Family from Indiana

 

 Hi Dan, I heard about your recent battle with cancer. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. We all want you to see you get better and better each day and hopefully these words of encouragement will help to inspire you in your battle of beating this illness. I still listen to the Innocent Age CD and still remains one of my favorite records. My personal favorite song on that album is "The Reach." I like the piccolo trumpet on that recording. It reminds me of Penny Lane by The Beatles. Was that your inspiration of having that piccolo trumpet for that tune? Just curious! Anyway we want to see you play live again real soon. My best wishes for a fast speedy recovery. ~ Marty Raymondo- Hamburg NY

 

 Hello Dan, I learned of your music through my brother and am so thankful for his influence. I've never written before but I've traveled the cancer journey from the sidelines many times over. My adopted sister died from breast cancer at the age of 32 back in 1989. My next journey began in September of '99 when my mom was diagnosed with lung cancer, in December of '99, my father-in-law was diagnosed with lung cancer and finally in February of '00, my baby girl was diagnosed with Leukemia at the age of 19 months. She had to undergo 24 months of chemo every day, sometimes multiple chemos in one day.

 

There were times I was beaten down, numb and crying out to God. I lost my mom, my very best friend, I was so proud of her and to this day, I still feel too young to be without a mom (I'm 42). I also lost my father-in-law. My daughter (Kyra Grace) has been my sole strength, she had to be. I had to find a way to continue, to fight for her life. Gracie, as she likes to be called, is now 6 is in remission, she will not be considered "cured" until she's 8 years old. But I don't think we will ever use the word "cure", as for me it seems like it could be a false hope. So we will say she's "cancer free" and quietly thank God. Dan, I've learned there are many blessings that come with a cancer diagnosis... I know that sounds strange, but if you just search, you will find the blessings. One of our blessings were all the wonderful people we met along the way, strangers who helped us, the love we received unconditionally. There was a quote that I use to say to myself all the time: "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us" - Emerson. The other thing I learned through this journey is to learn as much as possible about the disease, about the treatment, the drugs, etc. And if it all is overwhelming, then have someone you trust gather all this information. Because what I learned was that the more informed you are, the better questions you can ask, the more control you have. I managed my daughter's and mother's cancer like a business. It sucked (excuse my language). But I embraced the cancers, learned about them, met with the doctors and managed the maze of insurance billing. It was some kind of therapy for me I guess. But it got me through, I'm on this other side of cancer now. Still lonely for my mom but I see her in my daughter's eyes and hear her in my daughter's laughter. I hope you are surrounded my love and compassion and that you are doing well.

 

I have one last thing to share with you. I saw you once in concert back in the mid/late '80s (I think) at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, CA (south of SF). I had just moved to California from Texas and didn't know anyone when your concert was announced. I knew I couldn't wait around for someone to ask me to go because I didn't know anyone. The morning of your concert, I purchased one ticket and it happened to be in the front row, center stage! I couldn't believe it! I went by myself, very nervous and thinking - "what was I thinking?" I visited with couples around me before the show and I knew they thought I was strange, a girl with no date but I just held my head high and acted like I had confidence. I then watched your show in amazement your talent, I could actually watch your fingers play cords on the guitar. I left feeling so proud and independent and so grateful. I wish you peace. ~ Suzanne Allen, Santa Rosa, CA.

 

 Dear Dan, You are in our prayers here at our house. We are huge fans of yours. Please know that there are many people that are pulling for you. God Bless you! ~ Laura, Bob, and Kids in Yorkville, Illinois

 

 Dan - Once again, just want you to know you are in our prayers. Hopefully things are going well for you since the announcement last year. If so, we would all love to hear the wonderful news. God Bless. ~ GP

 

 Dear Dan, Here's hoping you make a full and complete recovery and are back to making beautiful music soon, Best wishes ~ Bill Kearney, Barnegat, N.J.

 

 Hey Dan, I understand the many thoughts and emotions that are plagueing you and your family now. After losing my younger sister to cancer, I can only try to understand what you and yours are going through now. My thoughts are with you as my prayers. Your songs have helped me through many a troubled and not so troubled time. I hope you to have something or someone to help you along as I did. The best ~ P. Sippl, Eagle River Wi.

 

 Dan, I am another of your many fans who has always been touched by your music - my thoughts are with you - I have always been a firm believer in "one day at a time" - every day is a gift to be cherished. Thanks for the gifts you have given me - your music . ~ Veronica from Pitttsburgh - born and raised in the Bronx, New York

 

 Dear Dan: We wish you well. You have been part of my life since my brother first brought you home from his freshmen year in college (1970). At that time you were on record albums. I fell in love with your music instantly and bought every album and continued to play them until I wore them out. Eight track was next and I wore them out moving on to cassette tapes. Next I bought all you CDs and your music is now on my computer and MP3. Dan your music has been with me for some of the most important events in my life and continues to give us great joy. All our wishes are with you for a full and speedy recovery. ~ Gary Slatkow

 

 Dan, Just checking in to say that I hope you are continuing to do well. Keep up the good fight! ~ Angela, Knoxville

 

 Dear Dan and Jean, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! I wish you both well and hope everything is going well for you two. I hope your cancer treatments are being successful and causing you minor pain. My mom is also being treated for plasma-cell leukemia so I have an idea what you might be going thru but hope it has not been as bad. I hope your marriage has been happy and fulfilling and I hope you two can spend many more good years together. ~ Pam MacKinnon :-)

 

 Mr. Fogelberg: It's mid-April and though many of us have not heard much since your initial diagnosis and press release, as a musician and having you as such a primary influence for my own musical development, I just wanted you to know that I think I speak for many of my musical buddies in that I think of you often, hoping that you are doing well in your fight. I wish you Godspeed and courage! ~ J. Kiekbusch, Rosemount, MN