James van der Beek Share a heartfelt tribute to his wife Kimberly When they celebrate their 15th anniversary in the cancer war.
James, 48, posted via Instagram on Friday, August 1, speaks out to his partner and provides all the support for her, especially since her diagnosis in 2023.
“Five years ago today, this woman agreed to be my bride,” James captioned a photo of the couple. ” @vanderkimberly You are the most extraordinary person I have ever met. One day I will tell the story of your endurance over the past two years and how you showed up again and again. You not only saved my life…you also showed me life.”
He continued, “Nothing says how much I love and thank you. I can’t do that without you.”
On the title, he added: “Happy anniversary my love ❤️”
this Dawson’s Creek Alumni met with Kimberley on a trip to Israel in 2009 and recalled the incidental meeting through an Instagram conference in 2020.
“I was in Israel and traveling with an organized team when it hit me: I finished being single. I wanted a real relationship. A real relationship. A real relationship. A person who I could build a family. I was in the middle, and when our voices were interrupted, all of my friends were in my friends, thinking of him a question, thinking of him a question,” James wrote. “I’m angry. Who’s the hell left my moment? I turned around…that’s @vanderkimberly.”
The two opened it and got married at a small ceremony in Tel Aviv in August 2010. Since then, they welcomed six children together: Olivia, 14, Annabel, 11, Emilia, 9, and Gwendolyn, 6, and Joshua, 13, and Jeremiah, 2.
The actor first revealed his cancer diagnosis publicly in November 2024, sharing that he has stage 3 colorectal cancer. He has been battling the disease since being diagnosed in 2023.
To mark his 48th birthday in May, James posted an Instagram video and admitted it was “the hardest year of my life” as he explained the impact of his cancer battle on his family.
James explained that defining himself as a “loved, capable, strong, supportive husband, father, supplier, land steward” was at the heart of his identity – which was confusing by his diagnosis.
“Then, this year, I had to look at my own mortality rate. I was in the nose because of death,” he said. “All the definitions I care so much about were taken away by me. I was going to get treatment, so I could never be a husband who would help my wife. I could never be a father who could pick up children, who could get children to bed and serve them.”
However, he concluded that despite this dynamic change, he managed to realize that he was still worthy of love and self-love.
