Hello Dan and Jean.  I've known about your cancer for a few years now, but have never written to you.  I sincerely hope you are winning the battle, and will be with us for many years to come.  I was just playing the Innocent Age CD a while ago.  It never ceases to move me, even now, so many years after it came out.  I still know exactly what song is coming on next, I can hear the tune in my head before it starts playing.  That proves how well I knew this album, I had it so memorized because I played it sooooo many times.  And that was 26 years ago!!!  My goodness, where has all that time gone?  It seems like just yesterday, and yet also like an entire lifetime ago. I was and still am in total awe of your truly amazing talent. God bestowed upon you such incredible gifts.......your voice, your ability to write songs, your ability to play musical instruments.  He must think very highly of you and love you very much, and I feel sure that you realize that.

Your music and your self, who you really are, have touched and impacted so, so many lives.  Even though we do not know you personally, we love you, we care about you, and we wish you only the best.  I've prayed for you, and will continue to do so.  Thank you so much for how you've shared your gifts with the world.  We are better off for that.  I'm sure it's what God intended for your life -- to use your gifts for the benefit of the most people.  You've truly done that. God bless you, and deliver you from this cancer.  He can do that you know, He has the power to do that.  I pray it may be so. ~ Valerie, a Colorado native

Dear Dan, I've loved your music since your first album.  You're one of the few artists whose new albums I would buy without any preview.  I wore out the sheet music to "Be On Your Way" and "To The Morning" which are still my favorite
pieces to play on the piano (no where near as well as you!)  Thank you for staying true to yourself and sharing beautiful music with all of us.  I wish you and your wife well as you face the challenges of attaining better health.  My prayers and positive thoughts are with you. Sincerely ~ Sue Scott - Enon, OH

Dear Dan, It seems almost as though I should know you. You have been singing to me for the past 30 years! I discovered your music when I was a teenager in the '70s and I remember saying "If I can't have Dan, I don't want any
man!" Silly youth. I didn't know about your illness and am very sorry to hear about it now. I'm going to read further and see how you are doing. Thank you for giving so many of us such beautiful music over the years. I hope you've conquered this illness and that you and your wife are living happy and healthy lives. Your longtime fan ~ Alex

Dear Dan, I remember the Echo Basin, CO concert. Have never been the same. You have been a huge influence in my life through your music.  Wishing you health and peace, and would love to hear how you are doing. ~ Lisa

Dan,  You are my favorite musical artist!  Your music got me through my high school and college years and for that I am eternally thankful.  I will never forget driving through a blizzard from central Wisconsin to Madison, WI, to see you in concert in 1974.  Wishing you health! ~ Sue

Hi Dan, I can't begin to tell you the rich impact your music has had on my life over the years.  A musician myself, I've patterned much of my style, lyrics, arrangements, etc. after yours.  Unfortunately, none of my work really comes close to yours.  Though, I keep trying.  I too am a survivor - it's been 1 year post RP for me.  Yup, it runs in the family...  I'm doing well, now. But, as a member of the fraternity, I understand all too well what comes with it and I pray for you and Jean daily. Blessings! ~ Eric

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.  I looked up  this site to get the lyrics to "Part of the Plan" to send to my brother who is  going through some tough times.  I remember how it inspired and lifted me  up in years past.  I didn't know of your illness and I just wish you the very best.

I wish to join your many fans to express my good wishes to you, Dan, as you battle this awful disease. I've been a fan for many many   years, have most of your albums, your music has touched my soul. I am lucky to be a prostate cancer survivor. When I was diagnosed, it hadn't spread, so surgery did the trick. I wholeheartedly concur with your advice to all men to have early and frequent PSA's done. It could save many lives. Dan, you and your family are in our prayers. God bless. ~ Jim Palmer and Laura Martin

My son was diagnosed with P-net Ewings Sarcoma. The last year has been incredibly scary, not to mention humbling. it is truly a tough road. I love your spirit, which obviously comes through your music. There is not a day that goes by that I don't give a prayer for my son and for you. You are a blessing to this world as well as my son. I will continue to pray for you. Thanks for being here! ~ Doryl and Justin

Hi Dan, My wife and I think about you often while hoping and praying that you are recovering from cancer and doing very well! Our hearts go out to you for all of the pain and suffering you have endured. We are happy that you have Jean in your life, she must be a tremendous support and blessing to you!  Every summer we check the concert schedules hoping that we might see you again. It gives us a greater appreciation for all of the previous shows that we were able to attend. We thank you for your music and the many memories along the way.

Most of all thank you for the gift that you have given all of us in your spirit, great music and your generosity in sharing your talents with the world. You are a wonderful person and an amazing talent. We'll always treasure that gift! We wish you the absolute best and God's rich Blessings upon you and Jean always! Thank you Dan and stay well, good friend! ~ Chris & Maureen Langlais - Aurora, CO

Dear Dan and Jean,  I was just looking for concert dates. I didn't realize that you had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. I hope that you are doing ok. May God bless you always and walk life's path with you and your family. Your music has lifted me in my darkest moments and has been a part of some of the happiest times of my life. I saw you in concert twice. I hope that my words can lift you in dark moments. My Dad also had prostate cancer- it was hard. I am a nurse and have given chemo through the years- sometimes you have to "travel the Long way" as in your lyrics. Keep the fight, and as in your song "The Gambler" there is always light and calm during any storm. May you always see that light. Sincerely ~
Cathy Lapchak RN, Hazleton, PA

Blessings to you, Dan and Jean.  You have friends all over the world, wishing you the very best and I am among them.  My husband and I are fellow musicians who have always enjoyed playing your music and we will continue, always. Sending you love and prayers ~ Kat, St. Louis

Your music means so much to so many  people.  I hope you are still writing lyrics (i.e. poetry) because your poetry could stand alone without the beautiful music. I just wanted to relate a story that means a lot to me. I was a single dad for a while.  My son was just a few months old . (he will be 26 years old next month) and he was very hard to get to sleep.  One night, I played "Leader of the Band"  on the stereo, as I rocked him and sang along, he stopped fussing and soon was asleep.  I continued this ritual every night for several months until he was old enough to go to sleep on his own. Many years later we were in the car talking and "Leader of the Band" came on the radio.  My son who was a young adult, abruptly stopped talking and listened until the song was over. I tried to ask him, but he shsh'd me, why he got quiet all of a sudden. When it finished, he said "It's just that,  I've always liked that song."    I could tell that the song held a special place for him as well as it does for me. Best wishes for a full recovery ~ Danny Whitely

Dan, We all are too aware of someone close who has suffered, directly or indirectly, through this terrible disease .I sincerely hope you make a recovery. There is a small book which sums up what we do in our time can have an everlasting effect. It is The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono. You have planted many trees. Some have grown while others continue, and each plants a seed and so the circle goes on. Being in the UK I never had the good fortune of seeing you live in concert. I do hope that wish will come true. I found you in the 70's with Nether Lands. Thanks to the internet and a couple of visits to the States, my collection grows and so does the name Dan Fogelberg . I know you carry your burden within yourself and with those close to you but you have a huge extended family , as you obviously know , who care for a man who they will never know but who writes and sings songs that touch them. Good Luck and keep planting!!! ~ Mick Nagle, Enfield UK

Dear Dan- I am so very sad to hear of your news.  Cancer has touched so many of our lives and taken so many of those we love.  This cancer can be beat, my father-in-law is living proof.  Stay strong and just know that there are so many of us out here who are thinking and praying for you.  Always know that you have touched so many with your music and we miss you at  Blossom in the summertime in Cleveland.  Your music helped me personally through so many troubled times in my life many years ago and for that I will ever be grateful.  Whatever the future holds, you will forever be in my thoughts.
Please get well soon! ~ Jane K - Cleveland, OH

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time. Words cannot express what you and your family are going through. I lost my husband 5 years ago to esophogeal cancer- it has been tough.   I will be thinking GREAT thoughts coming your way. ~ Patti Auxier, Hillsboro, Oregon

I just read the news about your prostate cancer for the first time tonight. I have been thinking about  you a lot lately and was wondering how your wife Jean is. I have had my own medical issues, life threatening to deal with for 37 years and am now a proud mother to a ten year old. Your music has sustained me through more than I could ever express in words. If I ever write my book you will be in it even though we have never met. I do feel I know you. A college friend introduced me to your music in the early 70's and named one of his horses Be On Your Way. I guess I  have unconsciously followed you over the years. I want you to feel well and vibrant, to play  music in your heart and entire body. You have helped me. I send you energy and  love. ~ lisa

Dan, I attended one of your concerts in the, then, Compaq center in Houston Texas in the mid eighties. I can remember walking in and seeing only a guitar and a piano on the stage and thinking to myself, "this might be a little disappointing with no band". How very, very wrong I was. That single evening changed my life. You gave the most astounding performance. Your ability to be intimate with every single soul in that packed stadium was breathtaking. You grew in stature and filled the whole place until there was barely any space for the audience to be. You were bigger than any band could have made you, You displayed the passion and love that has impacted the world and those that have been privileged to hear you. You certainly altered me very positively. I salute you and who you are and the way in which you raise the consciousness of the planet thru your music.

I send you my love and blessings always. I call on the healing angels and the power of the violet consuming flame to do its majestic work and heal you instantly. "I Am" is the power that heals you without effort and without the concept of time. "I Am" that "I Am" and it is so. Truly, your light shines, it is the light that casts no shadow, and always will illumine the hearts of mankind. God Bless you forever. ~ Ted Vorster

Dan and Jean, I'm a longtime fan since 1974.  Your Nether Lands concert in Nashville was the most awesome concert experience of my entire life.  I love going to that place still today when I put on the album.....now cd.  I only recently learned to go to websites on the computer, so I'm wishing you a full recovery at this point.  I know God provides miracles and I pray one for you.  I'll pray for your miracle recovery and wish you and your wife the best.  I'm assuming you're a Christian, so I know your salvation is intact.  Thanks for the music I've lived my life to ~ Susan Six Libby

Listening to some pretty good stuff you wrote right now.  Are you getting better??  Thanks for the great music!! I can't find out how you're doing.  I just hope you're OK.  

I have been a fan of yours since the early 70's when your first album came out.  I was in high school then and am a grandmother today. You are STILL my favorite artist and you touch me deeply whenever I listen to your music. I was so saddened to recently (I know it's late) read about the Advanced Prostate Cancer on your website. Just wanted to say that both you and your family are in my prayers. God Bless You as you have touched so many lives  with your beautiful music through the years. ~ Cheryl Rockwood, Wapakoneta, Ohio

Dan, you and Jean are in our thoughts everyday. Much love ~ Mary and Doug, Seaford, NY

Dan, I think of you often. And listen to you a lot, as I have since I "discovered" you in 1978. An entire drawer of our CD cabinet is the Dan Fogelberg drawer, as that drawer is full of only your CD's. Your CD's are the first I loaded onto my iPod. Your music has been such a part of my life for so many years. No Resemblance played during the C-section I had for my
first child a mere 3 1/2 years ago. "Windward" takes my mind on a mini vacation every time I hear it. I can see myself flying through the clouds to the music, and I can see you playing the electric guitar solo. The Innocent Age just finished playing, and one of my favorites on that album is "Ghosts." The list goes on and on. I have so appreciated your music for so long, and you have so enhanced my life. I hope you are winning your battle against prostate cancer. I hope you are doing well. I'd love to hear an update now and then. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Ever on, Dan. ~ Linda D., Kenmore, WA

Dan:   I hope you are managing well.  I just had to write this because you need to know how you have touched people's lives.  First of all, when I first heard "Part of the Plan", I went nuts.  Every time I hear this song, which I have, it brings back so many memories.  Especially that beginning guitar solo. Also, back in 1989, my husband was painting in his condo.  All of a sudden the clock in the living room stopped and "Leader of the Band" was playing on the radio.  About an hour later, he got a call from his mom that his dad died right at that time.  We cannot play that song without crying.  Also, everytime I listen to "Same Old Lang Syne", I can feel your story.  I could go on and on but I just wanted you to know how incredibly talented you are!!!!!  But I think you know that.  I hope you recover and are able to perform again.  Please know that you are in our thoughts and you will always have a special place in so many hearts. Also hello to your lovely wife and take care.
~ Diane Marzano

I received a USB turntable for Father's Day and pulled my albums out of storage to upload onto the computer. Nether Lands, Souvenirs, The Innocent Age are such amazing albums. I spent a couple of hours telling stories  to my kids about listening to your music before swim meets in high school to psych myself up, and going to see my sister at college for your concerts. That was the first really deep bond that my sister and I developed as 'adults' and it  endures still. All the  best ~ David Duba, Jr.

Dan , Best wishes. I met you backstage at a show at Park West ,Ut  in the late 80's . Your music has been there for me like a good friend through good and bad. It even has helped with the lose of my dad in 2005 from lung cancer. In 1997 we moved back home to Colorado and the spirit of your songs come alive in the canyons around here even when we're fishing at Capote Lake.Good luck and God's blessings to  you and your family ~ Kyle Guire

I hope things are going well for you and your family.  Your songs have meant so much to me in my life and will continue to make me smile and shed a tear. ~ Susan Mathews, El Cajon, Ca.

Dan - Your incredible lyrics and melodies have comforted my soul since the early 70's.I survived life threatening cancer in 1982 when I was 27 but found a brilliant doctor in Hanover, Germany that saved my life.I listened to your music when I was in the hospital there and it kept my spiritual cup full. I'm not sure you fully understand the incredible impact your music has had on so many lives.I will leave you with one of the most profound statements that I have ever read......."This era will pass so quickly,and the present stresses will seem insignificant and remote. What will matter to you at the end of life will be the loving relationships you built with your family and your readiness to meet the Lord." One VERY important thing to remember is NEVER give up.There are other treatment options in other countries that are better than ours...I'm living proof of that. ~ John Burch  Austin , TX

To Our Very Favorite Dan, We miss your presence. You are in our  hearts! Please let us know how you are doing. Until then, we listen to  your voice everyday, and pray for you.  A day doesn't go by without  your voice touching our hearts.  Thank you so very much!  We  honor you Dan!..Peace and Blessings ~ Mia and Sharon

Dear Dan, My wife and I were shocked to hear the disheartening news of your health. We both want to wish you and your family all the luck in the world in dealing with this terrible disease. You honestly do not know how much of an impact on our lives that you and your music has had. My wife and I were married on Fathers Day 6-19-1977 and a little less than a week later, while on our honeymoon, drove nonstop,twenty one hours from Canyon City Colorado to Houston, Texas to see you perform with your backup band Fool's Gold. That was the first of many concerts we have attended over the years. We faithfully bought every album and video we could get our hands on. We have watched you and ourselves grow from young kids to late middle-aged adults. What a journey through the years.

I won't tell you what our favorite songs are because there are so many, it would be like picking a favorite child. We will just say that "Leader Of The Band" will always be at the top of our list. My dad, was a musician also, and came to me one day and asked if I had ever heard of a guy named Dan Fogelberg. I was happy to tell him that you were our favorite artist, and I loaned him a copy of "Longer" so he could learn to play it for a wedding. He was forever a fan afterward, and my dad was hard to please.

We can all only hope that your treatment will go well and I know that as long as you have your love Jean with you, it will make things a lot easier. I know that I, my wife, and the millions of fans around the planet will do our parts and include you and your family in our prayers. It is a frightening prospect of facing old age without your performances to look forward to. The most important thing is to beat this. If we only have what you have accomplished till now, that is enough for a lifetime of the most pleasant of memories. Thank you again for everything you have brought to our lives, as well as the many others you have touched. Just remember you are not alone in your fight. We hope we all get the chance to see you again on stage or in the studio. With all the love in our hearts ~ Mathew and Deborah Pitts

Dan, I want to wish you well and hope your battle is positive. You have given me so many 'stars' which I am giving you back.  I remember the days at Glen Oak. I have your written page of 'silent night' framed, when Santa brought out Tim, and your performances at Red Rocks have been gold, the best I have seen.  My prayers are with the stars I send out, and may your battle get easier and you beat it.  My 4 girls have grown up listening to you and attended your concerts.  We love you,
and hope to see you do your magic soon. ~ peg and family

Dan, I turned 40 last month and I was going through my CD collection doing a little reminiscing and rediscovered your music.  I've always enjoyed your singing and songwriting.  I am sorry to hear about your illness and will heed your advice and see the doctor on a regular basis.  I hope you are doing well these days and on your way to a full recovery.  Best wishes. ~ Simon Thomas, Copley, Ohio

Dear Dan and family: Over the past couple of days, you have been on my mind constantly and I  can't explain why. I have learned, however, that it is important to  pay attention when our thoughts seem to be focused in a certain direction by a  force outside of ourselves. Maybe you are at a point where you need a boost of support and love from the many of us who say prayers and think about you  often. Please know, Dan, that you are never alone, even if it feels that  way sometimes.
Last night you appeared in my dream looking healthy and  vibrant, and you were excited about being involved in dedicating acres of land  to a wildlife park. I could easily visualize you in such a scenario!
 
Well, I just wanted to send a message of encouragement your way, to say again that I am one in a vast sea of fans who believe that you are our  "voice," expressing for us so beautifully what exists deep within our hearts. I pray that soon we will hear that voice again, for it is sorely missed and greatly needed. With love, gratitude, and best wishes to  you and Jean. ~ Robin Rose, Liberty Lake,  WA.

Good luck, Dan. You are a definite "Part of the Plan" and have a great inspiration to our generation. ~ C E Drake, Wichita, Kansas

I just want to say your music shaped my life and meant so much to me in my early years of living out on my own. I owned every album (then cassettes and CD's) up until the mid 80's and saw you in concert more times than I can count.  You're just a fantastic poet and songwriter and your illness grieves me to hear of it.  I did hear it on the radio a few years ago but I did not know the prognosis. I am a surgical nurse and know what you are up against.  God bless you, Dan. You are an awesome person.  I used to be SO in love with you and would tell my friends that if you showed up at my door I would disappear with you, ha, sort of like the rapture ;-). Much love ~ Joy in TN

Dear Dan, I'm praying for you.  Have loved your music since the late 70's.  You touch my heart and soul.  Recently lost an old boyfriend who I'd always hoped to have a "Same Old Lang Syne" moment with, but it didn't happen.  Have worn out your Greatest Hits CD trying to console myself over losing him. I pray for you and your wife.  God Bless.  ~ Kris B.