Dear Dan and family, May the Lord keep his hand upon you and your family. I am praying for your healing. The first time I saw you was in AZ while back in 1976. I had one of your albums and have been blessed by your musical talents. I wish I could take guitar lessons from someone like you!  You have such a gift. I continue to pray for your health and peace. Love to you ~ Lisa in MO

 

 Dear Dan,  You have inspired me through so many phases of my life with your gift of music, and I just want to wish you the best in your health challenges.  I pray God will send healing in your life, friends and loved ones to support you, and peace to conquer all fears.  My best to you and yours ~ Esther

 

 Dan, You and your family continue to be in my prayers and thoughts. Count me among the many others who view your body of work as the soundtrack to a big portion or my life. Anytime I play those songs I am taken back to important and  meaningful moments and events in my life. I pray for your complete recovery and look forward to hearing good things about your health. Thank you for what your music has meant to my life. ~ David

 

 Dan Fogelberg and Family, Hello! This is just a wish to you and your family for a speedy recovery. Our prayers are with you at this time, and we will continue to pray for you. You have provided us with countless hours of entertainment with your music and songwriting ability. I want to thank you for that very much! In the past I have seen you a couple of times in concert in Dallas and Austin. The shows were great and uplifting! These are not all my favorite songs of yours, but some that immediately come to mind. "As The Raven Flies", "Illinois","Crow", "The Last Nail", "Same Old Lang Syne", "Run For The Roses", "Leader Of The Band", "Rhythm Of The Rain", "Phoenix", "Wandering Shepherd", and many more. Thank you again! God works in many wonderful ways! Don't under estimate the Power of Prayer! Take Care! ~ Perry Gillispie, Stephenville, Tx

 

 Dear Dan - I have loved your music since the first day I heard it.  "Leader of the Band" becomes less about my own father and more about me every day.  I am very sorry to learn of your illness, and will pray for your recovery, and for your family.  Every life experience is a mixture of good and bad.  Keep the faith, and savor the good. ~  James H. Keil

 

 Hi Dan- I have loved your music since I was in my teens and continue to love it now.  "Same Old Lang Syne" touched me very deeply when it came out and is a favorite with me to this day. I went to find out when you would be in our area for a concert, and discovered your current challenges.  You are definitely in my prayers. Moreover, I want to thank you for sending the "sermon" out to men.  My brother was 40 when he was diagnosed first with large cell prostate cancer, then later after further investigation into his biopsy, he also had small cell prostate cancer and was gone at 42.  He was so young, and I was a gestational diabetic pregnant woman stuck in Vancouver, BC and to deliver my first child anytime when he passed in Iowa.  I was unable to be with him in his final days and I would give anything to have been able to say goodbye.  I pray that no one has to endure what he did.  He had no idea he even had the cancer until he went in for his first physical and they took his PSA.  He may have passed on sooner had he not gone in and been checked.  I have a strong family history of cancers of all types in my family, so I am forever vigilant in my health.  Be well, take care, and God be with you and your wife during this time.  I wish you a happy, long life together.~  Wendy

 

 Dear Dan, Your music has meant more to us than you could ever know.  Dan Fogelberg season at our house is always in autumn.  My husband, Greg, introduced me to your music when we started dating in 1978.  When the leaves begin to turn is when the Fogelberg tunes are in the air here in southern Indiana. Greg's long walks through the forests are transformed by your breathtaking ballads.  We are praying for you, Dan.  We regret that we never have gotten to see you in concert, and still hope to do so one day. We will be praying for you at Mass this Sunday. In Christ ~ Greg and Rhonda Uebelhor and family

 

 I love your music so much, Dan, ever since your start around '72!! You were the one who inspired me to pick up a guitar and attempt to learn to play!!  (over 30 years ago!) Your songs were the first I learned! I hated to hear about your condition. You have inspired me to get a medical check soon. THERE IS NO OTHER ARTIST WHO I LOVE MORE THAN DAN FOGELBERG!  You are the very best --songwriting, playing, vocals, the depth of your songs, entertainer, you do it all!! No one can touch you!!! And more importantly you seem like a great guy!! I believe good things are gonna come your way, this year AND you will be back to recording and entertaining again soon!!  Sincerely, the very best to you!!! You deserve it!! ~  rocknronnie, Ogden UT

 

 Dan, Best of luck. I am a 1973 graduate of Bradley University in Peoria, and remember the concerts you did at the Student Center back then.  I have most of your music on vinyl, cassette and now CD.  I hope all works out for you and you are able to make music again - from a fellow musician (bass man) - GOOD LUCK! ~ Chuck

 

 Dear Dan and Jean, Sometimes in the quiet moments when we have the time,we think about the moments and the people who have reached out and touched the stars. It's during those moments when we want to say thanks. Remember those rare and beautiful people --those special ones. Fight the good fight and remember it is the love that lives on. ~ Kevin O'

 

 Dear Dan and Jean - I continue to pray for you both for strength and faith. You have given me so much over the years. Your music is a part of my soul and for that I thank you from the depths of my heart. Now it is my turn to give to you. All I can

offer you both is my prayers for a long life together.  I wish I could do more. I also want to thank you for the sermon, as I will speak to my husband about talking to his doctor about prostate cancer and being tested. Since it has never affected us personally we never discussed it. We have been married for almost 21 years and I just can't imagine such a tragic thing happening to us but the reality is..it can. That is a scary thought.  I think that out of it all, for me, your music has been a huge part of my life but if your experience has been for some strange purpose by sharing it with us who would not even think about it otherwise...well then the gift of health and life is much more dear to me than anything you could ever write, sing or perform. I'm not sure I am able to properly thank you for sharing. Be strong. Peace and blessings be to you and your families. ~ Kathy Frischknecht

 

 Hi Dan. I have been listening to your music for years and just learned about your cancer. I am praying for you and your family... I know it is a lot to go through...  just remember the Shepherd does not bring us to anything that He can't bring us through..  those are easy words for me to say, but I truly believe them. Take care of yourself, and keep singing. It makes the heart happy!! ~ Margaret Baker

 

 You were a huge part of my musical life in 1974 when I was 13 and in love for the first time. Man you were huge in my hometown of Jackson, MS back then! Best of luck and thanks for the most memorable songs I know. ~ Michael Orkin, Oakland, CA

 

 Dan, I am only after finding out about your battle and will include your triumph in my daily prayers.  Your music is the soundtrack to my adolescence, and still touches my heart.  Your gift of music and words has always been appreciated.  I am the blessed parent of a wonderful toddler who was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect (technically "half a heart") and has had 2 operations and numerous hospitalizations. I have learned through her spirit and resilience that there is always, always hope, and I look forward to reading about your good health. Wishing you and Jean health and happiness ~ Valerie, NJ

 

 Dan and Jean - I understand the strength you're reaching deep inside  for.  I lost my husband when I was only 45, and your music brought light to my dark world.  We all have that strength deep inside our souls and my  hopes and prayers go out to both of you.  I am giving you my strength to also use now.

 

 Dear Mr. Fogelberg, Just a note to wish you a long-term recovery from your illness.  My sister was diagnosed with breast cancer four years ago at the age of 40.  It spread to the nodes, but with good medical treatment and prayers she is doing great.  Medicine has come a long way in the treatment of cancer.  I have no doubt that we will see you again in concert. 

 

 My friends and I had the pleasure of meeting you once in Denver at a drinking establishment.   We were a little "tipsy" that night and quite surprised you ignored that  and gave us your autograph.  It was very kind of you and I have never forgotten that.  That little piece of paper is in a brass box on a desk in my house along with ticket stubs and autographs from other performers that I have had the great pleasure of enjoying.  Your parents raised a real "Cowboy". They must be lovely people.  God bless you and keep you and your wife.  I will be listening to your beautiful music for a long time to come and keeping you in my prayers. ~ Debbie, St. Louis, Mo.

 

 Hi Dan, I would like to thank you for all the wonderful music you have given us over the years. I connected with a lot of the sentiments and situations in your songs and felt that I was another of the 'twin sons' as it were. When I found your website and found out you had been ill, I was greatly concerned. I'm very glad you seem to have come through it all and are now enjoying good health. May you continue in good health. Once again, thank you for the music. ~ Dave Sharp

 

 Dear Dan, Yours was the first concert I ever attended many years ago in Atlanta. Chastain Park was one of my favorite places to see you!  My only regret is that I haven't gotten to see/hear you at Red Rocks after I moved to Colorado.  Your music still has a special part in my heart, and always will.  Sending you and your family love, light, blessings, comfort, happiness and perfect health. ~ Valerie, Lafayette, CO

 

 Dear Dan, I have never written to a celebrity before ( I am 45) but feel compelled to now. Your music has had such a positive impact on me since high school, college and even today. Nether Lands is my favorite, it still gives me chills and sounds divine. My wish for you is strength, courage, wisdom and peace. May light and beauty surround you now during this difficult time. Sincerely ~ Marjorie Faes, East Amherst, New York

 

 Dan, I listened to your Portrait albums from beginning to end on an extended car trip last weekend. What an incredible body of work. And my hope is that someday soon you will add to it. As much as I respect your privacy, could you please communicate something on this website to all of us who love your music and the gift you have given us? Thanks, and with love along the road. ~ Chris

 

 Dearest Dan, I was so sad to hear about your cancer and how it has slowed you down. I just wanted to let you know my feelings for your music. The first time I heard your music and knew I totally loved it more than Elton John (which was huge for me) was in 1976. I was 17 years old, just barely married and pregnant with my first child. My husband had an 8-track of Captured Angel and I was hooked. I've went thru that 8-track several cassette tapes,2 albums and now I have the CD which is about ready to be replaced again. When you brought out Exiles, I was going thru my divorce so that one hit close to home. My husband and I remarried 2 years later but I still love that album.We've seen you many times at the different ski resorts and in Salt Lake. I always wanted to meet you because I just knew that anybody that could write songs like you had to be pretty special. I'm sure you hear over and over that people feel like they know you but I only think you must be pretty cool, and I respect the fact you seem to keep a pretty private life away from all the craziness. I wish you the best and I want to say thank you for calming me down during my crazy times. All my family and friends know what a Dan Fogelberg and Elton John freak I am and proud of it!  Best wishes and all the best to you and your family. Sincerely ~ Shirley Sanderson,   Park City, Utah

 

 Dear Dan, Like so many others, I have enjoyed your music since I was a little kid in the 70's.  I still have vivid memories of my uncle playing your songs on the 8-track.  You have that unique ability to speak to people's souls.  When my own Dad was sick with cancer a few years back, it was songs like "Leader of the Band" that helped me open up and express my inner feelings to him: all the good and bad that transpire between a father and son.  Thank you for sharing your special gift with the world.  I know you will get through this, and make sure to stop in Boston during your comeback tour!!! ~ Andy Williams

 

 Dan - Hope you are doing better . Listening to your cd Full Circle has made me start playing and singing again. I go all the way back to Home Free, when I just started playing at 10 years young. You've got to get better and get back to the studio. I saw your solo tour years back and it was nothing less than awesome!! Devoted fan ~ Dave Weaver

 

 Dan: Hope you are doing OK.  "The Innocent Age" got me through high school.  You have given us such a gift with your music.  Hang in  there!! Cancer is "doable."  When I was diagnosed with breast cancer 5  years ago I was so confused, numb and yes a bit angry.  But Thanks to God I  am now 5 years clear!! I look forward to the album you'll (hopefully) do after all this craziness is over.  No matter how long it takes, it will be worth the wait for your fans.  We love you!! Love ~ Melanie Smith, Harlingen, TX

 

 Dear Dan,  Back in 1977, I loaned a friend an "Eagles" cassette at the end of  our senior year in high school.  At the beginning of our freshman year in college, she told me she misplaced it;  but she replaced it  with a tape called "Souvenirs" by someone I hadn't heard of before.  After listening to it,  I promptly went out and bought all his other albums (as well as Souvenirs) and have bought each one since. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for saving me from disco music!  And  thank you for touching my heart and my life with your artistry. My husband is an Irish folk musician, and has that incredible gift for reaching out to people and touching their lives for a brief moment in  time - a wonderful thing to witness.  You have that gift as well. Thank you for sharing it.  My heart-felt and soul-felt prayers,  as well as those of my husband, are with you each and every day.  My Dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer a few years ago, but he  was quite elderly.  So we were blessed.  It is a slow-moving cancer and so the treatment in men his age is not so aggressive.  I can only  imagine what you and your family are experiencing.  I always encourage my  husband to be tested, but I have shared your "sermon" with him as further  encouragement not to play ostrich and think "it won't happen to me".  I can only hope that my prayers are a meager repayment for the difference you have made in my life through the gift of your music.  I  pray you healed, well and strong, in the love you have shared with those blessed to be a part of your life - be they beloved family and friends, or unmet  strangers.  I wish you happiness, laughter, and love. All the Best ~ Lois Timlin - Springfield, MA and Horsham, PA

 

 Dan,  I have been in love with your music since I was a very young girl in the 70's.  I had an uncle who was 9 years older than me at the time, guess I was 8...just a babe!  Anyway, Terry was my hero and whatever he liked, so did I.  He used to listen to your music ALL the time and play your songs on his guitar.  Home Free was the first album that I can remember of yours, as that was his favorite at the time.  At one time, when he was going through a difficult separation, he lived with my family...I had to give up my room AND my stereo!  Anyway, he spent hours in there listening to your music and Home Free was his album of choice.  Time passed, he remarried and when I was 15, he and his new wife took me to a concert in Jackson, MS.  That was in 1982. I was SO excited!  It was my first concert and is forever etched in my memory.  He died the next November at the age of 25.  A cerebral aneurysm took his life.  But, a few months before that terrible day, he gave me the best gift I had ever received and it's still one of my most prized possessions.  He gave me his treasured album.  I cried!  And when he passed away, I sat in my room and mourned his death to your lovely music.  Whenever I missed him the most, I could listen to you and feel connected.  To this day, your name and music are synonymous to his memory.  I thank you for the gift of your music.  You have no idea how many times you have pulled me through and lifted me up.  I am saddened by your illness, but am praying fervently for your recovery  May God bless you and your family.  And thank you for your sermon!  As a nurse, I know how bad this illness can be and how devastating cancer is overall.  My husband hates the exam, but I make sure he keeps a check on it.  With deep affection, fond memories, and well wishes. ~ Beverly Fortenberry, Silver Creek,  MS

 

 Dear Dan -hope all is well Your music is still tops with me. I loved  Full Circle. I wish you a speedy recovery. Take care. Lots  of love ~ Kevin Middleton, Devon England.

 

 Dan - I just want you to know that you are continuously being prayed for by me and my 10th grade boys Sunday school class at our Baptist church in central KY.  I have used your music multiple times in making points about this or that (specifically "Gambler" about letting their faith shine and "Power of Gold" re: possessions).  My 16 yr old made his dad really happy when he took his Taylor and started learning some guitar tab licks of yours.  Your legacy still lives on... We will continue to pray for you, your family and your impact on both music and the world through both what you have recorded and still will record. My wife and I will always give you credit for getting us married. Thanks and be well, Dan ~ Lewis

 

 Dear Dan, I wish you all the very best.  I am an Aussie doctor, 47 years old, and have always loved your music.  In fact 'Longer' was the song I chose for my wife and I to dance to on our wedding night.  I have often imagined being a backing vocalist at one of your concerts and how wonderful an experience that would be as I sing loudly to your songs in my car (I can't sing!)   Very warm wishes and positive thoughts from Melbourne, Australia.

 

 Hi Dan - I have been a fan since the seventies and just to thank you for your wonderful inspirational music and to assure you and your family that you are not battling this fight alone,  there are ten of thousands of your fans, right along side you, willing you back to good health. We light a candle in our parish church in Dublin every Sunday, in which we mention all family and friends who are unwell, and Dan Fogelberg gets mentioned every Sunday. Best regards ~ Teddy O Neill and Family, Dublin, Ireland

 

 Just today I was looking up singers I loved in my 'younger days'. I am surprised and sorry to hear about the cancer. I send my good wishes and thanks for the years of beautiful music. ~ Nancy in S.F.

 

 Dear Dan, I pray for your healing. Most of all thank-you for your music.Please take care and I hope to hear more of your great music in the future! A lifetime fan ~ SallieMabry now of Clearwater, Fl

 

 Dear Dan, The first time I saw you in concert was in Columbus, Ohio around 1971, again in Ann Arbor, Michigan and the last time about five years ago on a hot steamy night in the Detroit area.  I wanted you to know that I have loved your music and vocals.  I started playing guitar at a summer camp in Maine when I was 11. Your music has inspired me to grow with the acoustic guitar and write songs as well.  Like you, I love Colorado and Maine.  I hope someday to get into sailing as I'm learning now crewing on a racing sailboat during the season on Lake Huron.  When I heard you were sick, I felt I should let you know how much your music along with your love of the mountains and sea has inspired me.  Life can be a bitch, but never forget the love and joy your music has brought to so many.  Thank you for all you've given me. Best to you and yours ~ Steve Sweney

 

 Dear Dan - It's been a while since we have heard from you and I just wanted you to know that I have kept you in the healing light in my meditations.  You are an amazing singer songwriter and have inspired me to continue to write my own music. I anxiously await your next body of music once you are feeling well again. I am sure it will be incredible!   I also wanted you to know that I am a Board Certified Traditional Naturopath and have worked with many men dealing with the same issues as you.  Much love and healing thoughts to you. ~ C.D. Kingston NY.

 

 Dear Dan, My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this challenging time. I have loved your music since discovering you in college (I'm 50 now) and have seen you perform many times in different venues. Your music always touches me no matter how many times I have listened to it and it has been there to help me through good times and bad. I am currently supporting my sister through her battle with stage 4 lung cancer so I think I can appreciate what you are facing. Thank you for sharing your gift of music and lyrics with us through the years and I hope there will be more to come. ~ Jean in NC

 

 Dan, My name is Chris and I am 37 - just now rediscovering your music. I downloaded "Leader of the Band" from itunes today and played it for my 6 year old son. He immediately declared it his new favorite song and demanded I burn him a CD so he could go to sleep listening to it. I did. The song touched me as a child as I pondered my own identity in relation to my father and now I see my son, like me, is touched as well. I am sorry to hear about your cancer. Just now catching up. I googled you for concert dates, but I see you have more pressing challenges. Tonight, my prayers are with you. ~ Chris

 

 Hi Dan - I was just thinking of you and hoping that you are still Ok. Very warm wishes ~ Morgan

 

 Dear Mr. Dan Fogelberg: As a fan for over 30 years I was shocked and dismayed to read your web site announcement of your serious illness. You will be in my prayers immediately and especially tomorrow at Mass.

 

I saw you perform live several times from Madison Square Garden and 7 standing ovation/encores to a smaller venue in the Star Plaza (bad sound system and all) in Merrillville, Indiana. I have all your CDs and while listening to one tonight I wondered why I haven't seen and new recordings so went on the web. Having been through serious surgery 6 years ago myself I am praying you can make a full recovery. Your talent has given myself and indeed the world so many wonderful songs and lyrics that are immortal. I look forward to hearing of good news and hope my prayers to Jesus and St.Jude will help. God Bless you... Dan. Fond Regards ~ Tom Olsinski

 

 Dear Dan, I was only three years old when your song "Same Old Lang Syne" was released.  It is how I know you.  It weaved its way in and out of my life even to this day at age 28.  The song brings out such emotions of sadness, conflict, contradiction - yet wakes me up to the choices we make in life and how we deal with the consequences both good and bad. It's a sad song, but also a song of peace, new beginnings, and inspiration.  I just wanted to say sorry about your cancer situation.   My husband and I have also had to deal with cancer in his dad's life - tough times, that's for sure.  One of my close friends was diagnosed with cancer about the same time as you and through a lot of medical work and miracles, she is now cancer free.  I have another friend who has been cancer free for 15 years and going.  I read this somewhere once - "everything will be okay in the end, if it's not okay, it's not the end."  I pray that you can be cancer free too, press forward, and have a long, happy life.  Remember the legacy you molded and built by following your dreams and not giving up.  With that you can take away a lifetime of eternal satisfaction. God Bless ~ Glee from Iowa and Oregon

 

 I have loved your music for years.  I pray you make more music soon for many years to come. 

 

 Hi Dan! How are you???  May the new year renew all your hopes and dreams and may all your wishes come true.  Right now the temps are below zero and we have 16 inches of snow on the ground.  The blizzard conditions have everything in a blanket of white, and I think it's absolutely  beautiful. I've been  listening to your "Full Circle" cd today, which I must say gives me  goose bumps every time I listen to it.  I've been thinking about you a lot these days and hope that you are well and in good spirits.  Every time I  pick up my guitar to play, I think of you.  You've been such a huge  inspiration in my life Dan, and I want to thank you.  I know I've  sent a few emails before saying thank you, but I feel today is just as important  to say it as it was back then.  Please know that you have a lot of  people praying for you Dan, and please know that you are loved.  ~ Debbie, Coopersville, MI

 

 Dear Dan, I was (deeply) saddened to hear of your condition in 2004 and I think of you often. For many years I have been a longtime fan and still am. I have most if not all your (albums-vinyl) (I'm 52). When I hear any of your songs, I seem to have flashbacks of my college years and remember the good ol' days. You are a true legacy in my life and  I can't list (all) of my favorite songs by you. So many of your lyrics are heart written, and many have brought a tear to my eye. I don't think you honestly know how much you have affected so many people's lives with your music. I  am praying and thinking of you and your family often, and will take your advice seriously. Thank you and God Bless you and your family, and we wish you a speedy and full recovery. ~ Dave F. , Greeley, Co.      

 

 Dan, I can't tell you the countless times I've played your music over the years and every time, no matter what the album, no matter what my mood or the situation, your songs never fail to warm my heart and lift my spirits. Your melodies, your lyrics, your style have struck a familiar cord in my heart unlike any other music. All I know to say is simply thank you. I hope and pray you  will be able to live life to the fullest and keep playing and singing your beautiful songs. You are so special to me and I know to so many others.  Keep the faith, my friend. Happy New Year ~ monti smith

 

 Hi Dan and family,Man, I sincerely hope you´re rocking and rolling with life! As I write this,I´m listening to "Exiles" which is one of my all tme favourite albums. Then again, you´ve had so many great albums that it´s hard to choose, to be honest. "The Innocent Age" I think is your best work as it had everything but if you´re more rock inclined, like me, then "Exiles" of 1987 has that extra cutting edge , in my humble opinion. Then again, when I lived in the States for nearly two years between 1986-1988 your hit single "Lonely In Love" does bring back a lot of good memories. I remember the period very well in the USA. You along with "Bad Animals" by Heart and "The Joshua Tree" by U2 were very much on the FM stations during that period, at least the ones that I listened to anyhow. "Exiles" does bring memories of a twenty-one year old Irish kid who was traveling about the world. It´s now twenty years on and that Irish kid is now a forty-one year old man living and settled in Seville,Spain-you see, still traveling!

 

Dan, I´ve written from time to time to this wonderful web site.It gives me, along with thousands around the world, an opportunity to put you into our thoughts for a moment and to appreciate the art you have given to so many over the years. "Seeing You Again" is now playing and I sincerely hope, along with so many, we´ll be seeing you again! You take care mister and hope to get some news about you soon. Let it shine Dan! ~ A fervent fan, Johnny "B" Good, Seville, España.

 

 Dear Dan,  I've been a fan since the beginning and have seen you in concert many, many times over the years.  My favorite concert of all time was Carnegie Hall in 1979.  I remember you coming out in your tux and how amazing you sounded that night.  I live in New Hampshire now and vacation sometimes up in Tenant's Harbor.  What an inspirational place!  I always play your music when I am there.  I hope you are doing well in your fight against cancer. It is a tough battle but I know you will win!!  I am looking forward to hearing some new Dan Fogelberg music after the battle is over.  Thank you so much for all your music has given me over the years! ~ Annie B

 

 Dear Dan, It must be wonderful to know that you have inspired so many people in your life.  My first concert was in 1974, in Bloomington, Indiana.  Since then my husband and I have seen you perform live at least a dozen times.  Your music has seen us through all of the important events in our lives.  My grown sons still remember my singing "Run for the Roses" to them to rock them to sleep.  We listen to your Christmas album every year.  We wish you well, and thank you for all you have given us.~ Barbara Harvey

 

 I am 53 and have been loving your music since high school. I've danced to it, sang along with it,  fallen in love to it, made love to it, and rocked my babies to sleep to it. I felt a kinship with you, especially after you bought your place up here in "the great state of Maine", as James Taylor once sang. All your songs of the sea,  I could imagine I  knew exactly how you were feeling when you wrote them. You have touched me and  so many people with your music. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart.. Please know that my family and I will continue to pray for you & your family for God's grace, strength,  and healing. ~ Kathy from Harpswell, Maine

 

 Dear Dan, Today I thought of you, sorry but I don't know why, I was actually listening to Jonathan Edwards and suddenly you came to mind.  I found your site so I could see how you are. Then I realized that today, I am 17 years CANCER FREE!!!! It makes me very happy to tick off each year especially when I look at my 18 year old boy and remember how little he was when I had the thyroid cancer. And it still makes my heart run cold  but I got through it. I know you will too, I will pray for you. I am a Reiki practioner and will send you energy if you would like.  Then in 17 years, you can send me a note and tell me that you are fine. My love, prayers and thoughts are with you. Peace ~ Lauren

 

 Please be strong and know we love you. Another native of the rivers and prairies of Illinois ~ Karrie Porter Brace

 

 Dear and Family, Having lost my wife of 27 years to breast cancer 2 years ago I understand, perhaps to some degree, what you may be experiencing. Thanks for your "sermon" about getting checked annually: I will do so. As an amateur artist I so much enjoy (butchering) playing and singing your songs usually around camp fires with close friends.  Thanks for sharing your life in music; I hope you have the opportunity to create more. ~ Bob Cmolik

 

 You are in my prayers tonight.  I sort of thought we'd meet one day; who knows, we might still. In His grip ~ Tom K.

 

 

 Dear Dan, I have enjoyed your music since my teenage years and still do. (I am now 47 years old)  I love the song where your intro says, "If you are old enough to remember this song, then you probably had to get a babysitter tonight": because the only babysitter we need is for our grandchildren.All my love and prayers for you and your family. Sincerely an old fan! ~ Julie Fischer

 

 My husband and I were in our favorite little pub tonight on our regular "date night".  We heard the conversation of some young guys playing the juke box. One said to his buddies, "Now when 'Same Old Lang Syne" comes on, we have to get...like...religious, man..."  They all agreed. You have inspired several generations.  We love you and send strength and best wishes.Signed ~ Another Survivor

 

 Danny please get better. We love you so much and the world would be lost without your heartful songs.Your music brought me to be the musician I am today and my heart can't take another break if you were lost. I have lit so many candles for you that I've kept the dollar stores stock needing serious attention...lol. We luv ya dan. We really do...your friend forever ~ Steven Sage

 

 I guess I'm really behind on what's happening to one of my favorite singer songwriters, and I must say I am so sorry. You are a wonderful singer and I have enjoyed your music for many years. I have to say I'm shocked to hear of your illness and I will pray for a complete recovery. God be with you Dan...

 

 Dan, Our thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. Cancer seems to touch us all in some way or another. I saw you in concert in the early eighties, and was lucky enough to see you up close, and in the round. My best friend was a concert promoter in Salt Lake City Utah, and you played at Weber State. I have been a devoted fan since that time, and wish you well with this fight. I lost my dad to cancer, and my wife lost her mom. We will pray for your recovery, and hope to see you on that tour again. Best Wishes ~ Jeff A. Konieczki, St Louis, Mo

 

 Dearest Dan, Hearing your words and music always takes me back to such a wonderful time in my life. You have affected me like no other musician ever could. My husband and I both adore you and have seen you many times during your tours in Florida.  When someone's music touches you so deeply, you tend to think that it was written just for you. That is the way your music has always made me feel. What a talent God has given to you. It is such an honor to pray for you. Oh, and by the way, we named our son after you and you are the only way I could get my husband to go to the doctor to have his prostate checked. We love you ~ Debbie Arsenault

 

 Dear Dan, Please imagine the feeling of being told you are completely healed. Feel  how elated you are as if it is happening right now. Now spend as much time as you can feeling this healing emotion so completely deep it goes right through to your Soul (past the inner critic and your sub conscience). Now your Soul can do  the work it needs with the Universe to complete Your reality. Make it so. Work  with the doctors. Take in and accept all the Love and Healing being sent to you  from places you can't even imagine. Feel good, be well! And next time you go on tour (and you will), please play "The Last  Nail". Feel all the good that is being sent to you always! It heals! The friend you never met ~ Keith Pritt

 

 Dan, I was in Napa CA. last weekend on a business trip and had a great person play guitar at our dinner.  Of course I asked him to play one of your songs and his eyes got big and he told me that he was also a "fan of Dan's".  We talked about your music, what it meant to us and how much your music affected our lives.  Keep on fighting Dan!  You CAN beat this and you will get better.  Thanks for all the great music but remember, all your energy must be focused on you beating this cancer.  I give anything to hear you sing live once again!  My prayers are with you and Jean once again. ~ Terry - Thornton, Colorado

 

 Dear Dan and Jean:  WOW!  So many people wishing you well...that's wonderful.  Just wanted to check in, let you know we are thinking of you often and sending up our prayers for your complete recovery.  Our years in the "wild places" neighborhood were some of the best of our lives.  Blessings ~ Ron and Janelle

 

 Dan, I want to send my thoughts and prayers to you and your family.  You and I are the same age and grew up about 15 miles from each other.  You in Peoria and me in the small community of Metamora.  I actually met you at a party in Peoria when I was in my early 20s.  I had not heard of you then, but you were jamming with an acquaintance of mine by the name of Chuck.  I can't recall his last name.  I moved to San Diego in 1974 and really got into the whole Southern CA rock sound. I wore out the Eagles' Desperado album.  I picked up your LP that had "Part of the Plan" and "Illinois" on it.  I started playing guitar at 25 and learned a couple of your tunes.  I now live in San Luis Obispo on the Central Coast of CA.  My wife Deb and I saw you perform at Cal Poly's Performing Arts Center a few years back.  (BTW it was a great show.)  In 2004 I was diagnosed with prostate cancer....53 years old.  What a drag.  The good news is that my doctor was closely monitoring my PSA and saw it creeping up.  I elected for surgery and had it done at Stanford.  Things are good now and I consider myself lucky.  When I heard you had PC I thought that there must have been something in the air or water back in Central Illinois.  Know that I am thinking of you.  Your music has inspired me over the years, as it has many, many others. Take care.  ~ Richard

 

 Dan, I've been unable to locate an update on your condition. I hope this mailing finds you and your family well or healing. Like so many posting on this site, I too have had the privilege of knowing your music since the 70's and have been a fan ever since. I have come through the years with your albums, cassettes, and CD's... virtually all of them.  I never grow tried of any of it. Your music is timeless, true, and wonderful. It's wonderful to see and experience how the Lord blesses someone, that someone gets it, and that someone shares that blessing with those around... all around the world!!! May God bless you and keep you, make His face shine upon you, be gracious unto you, left up His countenance upon you and give you peace and grant you healing.   Pull through this, if haven't already.  I'd love another CD and concert! ~ Cliff

 

 Dan - There are no words to really thank you for sharing your gift of music with us!  Your music has warmed my heart since the early 70's.  Because of your music I can always remember the important things in life ..........to LIVE each day to it's fullest!. My dad also has prostate cancer. I do not need to say more. My prayers are and will always be with you and your family!! Take care....~ Christie of Indiana

 

 Dear Dan, I just wanted you to know that you and your family are still in our thoughts and we continue to pray for your health and recovery.   As I read through some of the "Good  Wishes" that have been posted by your fans, I couldn't help but notice how deeply connected we all feel to you.  All these years you have shared your heart and soul with us through your music, and as we listened, we were touched to the core by the honesty and truth we found in your words.  You became a part of our lives.  As I think back to my college days studying late at night, driving through the canyon,  being with special friends, and falling in and out of love...you were there too.  And even though many years have passed, that connection never changes.  You will forever be part of our past, our present, and our future.  (We'll still be playing your music when the great grandkids come!)  I hope you are regaining your strength, and enjoying your life and those you love.  You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers. If you need anything, you just post it and we'll make it happen...fasting, prayers, you name it, we're there for you. With love and best wishes ~ Lora Draper, Provo, Utah   

 

 Mr. Fogelberg, I cannot express enough the heaviness I feel knowing someone else is experiencing cancer. I, too, dealt with it in 1993 and am cancer free now some 16-years later! As an avid heavy metal listener and band member for most of my youth and teen years I sought out more meaningful, lyrically-encompassing music now in my mid-30s. My friend and boss at my comic book shop re-introduced me to CSNY, America and Dan Fogelberg! It's just three of many life-changing things he's done for me for which I'm grateful! Please remain strong and with faith and love you'll get through just fine...a fellow Illinois Boy wishes you the very best, my friend! ~Chris Pratl

 

 Dear Dan and family, when I was a teenager in the 70's I would listen to this one album rock station in Shreveport, Louisiana.  One day I heard the most beautiful song in the whole world.  I didn't know who sang it or who played the instruments or who the band was or whatever.  It was so beautiful that it stirred in me so many emotions.  Of course I didn't learn the name of the song or the artist for quite a while as sometimes I would catch the song in the middle as I turned on the radio or the song would just be played and there was no mention of the artist or song.  I finally found out one day.  It was "Nether Lands" by Dan Fogelberg.   Of course I went out and bought the album and have been a fan ever since.  Today I watched a 2004 Soundstage concert of you and your band and felt the need to check on you to see how your were doing regarding this illness.  You stay strong and battle this with all you have.  Of course your family and friends love you and are supporting you I'm sure in every way possible.  And remember this:  there are people out there-like me- whom you have never met and whose lives you have changed for the better with your beautiful music.  I will pray for you and your family. Sincerely ~ Megan Watson

 

 My husband and I are two more souls touched by your incredible music, especially "To the Morning."  The entire Home Free album is my all time favorite.  We wish you and your family all the best as you fight this horrible disease.  ~ Frits & Suzanne Ponsen, Bellingham, Washington

 

 Dan, you've been an inspirational part of my life since 1974.  Please know that I'm praying for you and your family. ~  J in Baton Rouge

 

 Dan, I respect your wish to remain a private citizen through it all and I pray for your healing.  I just wanted you to know how much you mean to me as a pro musician.  I sing a LOT of your songs at weddings and I play piano and sing quite a bit, too.  Beats getting a job, anyway! I just wanted to say a special thank you for the major seventh chords you have given us over the years.  Especially the opening to "Heart Hotels".  Leave the "glassiness" of it all. Get well! ~ David

 

 Hello Dan, I have been checking your web site infrequently every other month over the last few years.  Every time I check I am hopeful it will say you are OK. Finally I am sending you a message although I am not really sure what to say. I am sorry that your health is still not there yet. I really hope things are getting better for you. Hang in there my prayers are with you & your family. I think of you (and my good brother) every time I play my guitar with a pick of yours he gave me. It is amazing how special such a small piece of plastic can be.  I still feel a catharsis every time I attempt to play one of your wonderful songs with the "The Last Nail" still one of my favorites to play. THANK YOU so much for sharing your music & spirit with us. I feel so fortunate to have seen you play so many times and in so many places from Red Rocks to Rochester. I guess I am sounding like a sappy fan but your music has touched my life and still brings back those old feelings and memories every time I listen to one of your albums or a tape of one of your shows. I hope to be visiting your web site soon and it will say you are recovered 100%. I have also taken your PSA advice having turned 50 this year. Take care for now friend ~ Steve Lamb

 

 Dan,  I just got my most recent check up results back last week and they were all clear.  This month marks the 5 year anniversary of diagnosis/treatment for my fight w/ the big "C".  My joy over this news is muted by finding out (albeit very late) about your battle.  Even after dealing with this, it's still hard to discuss with others who are touched by this.......hard to know their emotions.  Just want you to know how much I enjoy your music.  I can still see the gang sitting in the dorm at college listening to your albums and also remember seeing your shows when you were in the area (remember one in KC in 1981, you had Joe Vitale and Kenny P. from Joe Walsh's band with you....what a rocker that show was!).  All the best and you can do it! ~ Dave.

 

 I just for the first time visited your website. Your music is beautiful and inspiring!! I seen you in concert about 7 years ago, and I can say it was a highlight in my life I will never forget. Your music to me is moving and spiritual. I wanted to see you again but had heard about your illness. I truly wish you all the best with your recovery, and I found it so amazing how you thought so much of others at your difficult time to write a message to all men as to the precautions they should take and the importance of the exams!! It is very touching. I just love your talent and your love of music that really is so evident.  I hope and pray that I will get the opportunity to see you again some day , very soon performing. But all the same the precious time that I was able to be at one of your concerts is a time I will always deeply treasure!!!! I wish you and your wife all the Best!!! :-) Sincerely ~ Cindy Semelsberger

 

 I just want you to know how much your music and lyrics inspired me as a young high schooler in the 1970's.  I saw you in concert in the Orange  County area then and I will always remember how powerful your stage presence  was.  Your words and music now inspire my children and cause them to  reflect upon what lies ahead in their very young lives (16, 13, 12 &  4yrs).  We love listening to your music while traveling in the car and we  all sing along!  You are truly and inspiration and have touched  many.  Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. ~ Elizabeth Harkey

 

 Hi Dan, My husband and I were married in 1989.  Mark was 49 and I was 47 at the time.  We spent part of our honeymoon in Aspen.  You were in concert that July 4th and we got tickets.  It was the best concert!  And our honeymoon continued to be just perfect with your music traveling with us wherever we went.  To this day, we are never far from one of your cd's.  Your music makes us smile and when friends hear it, they always say, "Wow! What a great voice!"  Anyhow, we heard about your illness and we just want you to know that you are always in our hearts and will now be in our prayers.  We hope that we will one day get to celebrate our anniversary by going to another one of your concerts. Get well soon. ~ Joy Davies, Chadds Ford, PA

 

 I was sitting at the computer listening to "Stars", and thinking about how incredible a song it is...and how your words painted such incredible portraits, of love, of loss, of life. I have never attended one of your concerts, but I sit here and hope that in the future, there will be a night that my husband and I will share with you...Best wishes and prayers for you and yours.... ~ Doris

 

 Dear Dan, I was thinking about you this week and wondering how you  are.  I discovered your music in 1977 with Nether Lands.  I have  been a fan ever since.  While I was going through a painful relationship (1977-1980) your music really pulled me through, so many times.  I pray for  you and I hope you are doing much better!  God Bless ~ Martha

 

 I was deeply saddened and concerned to hear about your illness. I hope you stay strong. There's a  history of prostate cancer in my family. Even the women in my family get it. I made that joke to my doctor before he did the digit, he looked at me and said; "You're joking right? I couldn't let you walk out of here thinking that." As a precaution I now have my dentist check when I get a cleaning. While you're down there... Humor, I think, is all that sustains us. As I type this, my family is listening to Captured Angel. When my son Dylan and daughter Kyra were in utero we played this beautiful album through headphones on mom's belly. When they were fussy infants all we had to do was cue up the CD and their little bodies would relax and unwind in our arms. So I'd have to say you have always been a part of my life. Your music helped me to woo. Some can have Sinatra or Davis' "Kinda Blue", for me it was always "Beggars Game". "Innocent Age" remains the single strongest sense memory of my freshman year at college. The opening notes of "Ghosts" take me immediately to Adelphi University and your solo acoustic concert at Nassau Coliseum. A rented limo and second row tickets to your Greek Theatre show in 1995 was our fist "date" night after we became proud parents. Your Christmas album is the first holiday music that plays throughout our house on Thanksgiving weekend. Thank you for your legacy. Thank you for the memories! Thank you for making a family of four happy with the gift of your songs! I wish you all good things and a speedy full recovery! You are very much in our thoughts and prayers. You have given us so much pleasure that warming your heart in our hands seems to be the very least we can do to repay you!  All Good Things ~ Michael & Jory Lindsay, Dylan, Kyra

 

 Hey Dan, I was so sorry to read you have been so poorly. I don't know you personally of course, but I just wanted to send you some good wishes and loads of healing thoughts.I hope you are winning your fight, Dan and my wishes extend to your family and friends too. For me illness has really taught me a lot of things about myself that I barely knew, some good some things that needed improving (erm, ok then ...... quite a lot!) But it can be SO tough when faced with the struggle. I love and have always loved your music. All my family and friends do too, we grew up with it. I don't know of a single person in my sphere, who when listening to your music, doesn't absolutely fall in love with it. It's like it's your essence. And a lovely one at that, if I may say so. It's people like you that have the special gift to touch our lives with your unique talent and sensitivity. I have felt inspired to shake off my shyness, etc and pick up my guitar and sing many times after hearing you. For that and everything else you have touched our world with, I want to say a Great Big 'Thank you,' and send you truck loads, convoys even, of Healing Wishes to you.Lots of love~ Katie from Cambridge UK.

 

 Dear Dan, I am so deeply sorry to hear about your diagnosis of cancer. I am only finding out about your condition now, because some friends and I were discussing some of our favorite musicians over the years and I was telling them that I was a faithful follower of your music and attended all of your concerts here in New York State so I decided to run a search to find out what you have been up to. Two of the more memorable concerts were when I waited outside of Saratoga Performing Arts Center and managed to acquire a second row ticket from a group of teenage boys, with whom I sat for the whole concert. And a second was when I traveled with a friend through a blizzard to SUNY Plattsburgh, slept on the floor of my cousin's dorm room, and pulled my friend by the hand around the crowd of students to sit down in front of the stage on top of a photographer's camera equipment. THAT'S how much I adored you and your music. Not to mention my collection of all of your albums. The only problem was, my cousin's friend was your driver at SUNY Plattsburgh and I had asked him to kindly ask for your autograph, being a young groupie at the time. The night after your concert, in anticipation of the ultimate keepsake, I approached the friend. He proceeded to tell me that when he asked you for the autograph, you became quite frustrated and angry with him and the request, and therefore you didn't bother to leave him a tip. I must admit that I was shocked by this and saddened. Therefore, I am afraid that I let it get the best of me and allowed it to change my image of you. Looking back, at 49 years old, I realize that he may have made the whole thing up, I do not know. But, I want to apologize for giving up on you, because your music has always been calming to me and made me smile through some of my darkest days. I vow to rediscover your music in your honor, and I sincerely wish you and your wife and family the best. My thoughts and prayers will be with you.~ KT, Albany NY