James Van Der Beek was dealing with his cancer diagnosis on his own. He was focused on his health and keeping what he was going through from his family and closest friends. Then, he heard that his story was about to break in the news.
He did an exclusive interview with People that has now been published by the magazine in several different ways. The first article was that he did in fact have cancer and the next one was “James Van Der Beek Apologizes to Loved Ones Who Had to Learn of His Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis from Press.” I’m not sure what the gameplan was but it appears that People itself was the leak.
In an Instagram post, he explains, “There’s no playbook for how [to] announce these things, but I’d planned on talking about it at length with People magazine at some point soon … to raise awareness and tell my story on my own terms. But that plan had to be altered early this morning when I was informed that a tabloid was going to run with the news.”
So, I’m scratching my head. If he hadn’t talked to People at this point, where was the leak? His doctor would have known but that would be a serious breach of Doctor-Patient Confidentiality. Did he confide in anyone else?
What most likely happened, and I hate being wrong, was that he had already talked to People. They got their exclusive interview and were excited to run the story that no one else had. Then, instead of putting the notes and photos in the safe where they lock down all their exclusive interviews, it was left on someone’s desk and an intern made some big money from selling it to another tabloid. But let’s see how that theory pans out…
What tabloid was trying to beat People to the punch? New York Post published the story an hour after them and Today came along a few hours later. After my thorough investigation of the leak, I have determined that it really doesn’t matter.
James Van Der Beek no longer has to suffer alone. He has friends and family who can help him through anything he needs to get through. Sometimes, all a person needs is to talk about it. When you’re doing everything you can and you’re listening to your doctors, taking all the best advice, you don’t need anyone telling you what to do or suggesting anything else to you. All you need is someone who will listen to your fears, aggravations, thoughts, and observations.
The World Cancer Research Fund International reports that there were 20 million new cancer cases in 2022. It touches all of our lives in one way or another. Either you have been stunned by the news from your doctor or someone you’re close to has heard it from theirs. It’s not something anyone should have to deal with alone.
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The best advice I can give you if someone close to you wants to talk about it and you don’t know what to say, it’s fine if you don’t say anything at all. Just listen. That really is all some people need at times. They don’t want to hear what you would do or how you would handle things. They just need you to sit and listen so they can get things off of their chest. If you can do that, you’re doing your part.
