Dear Dan, I have been a fan of yours "longer than" I can remember.  Your  name, music, lyrics, album covers, sound of your voice all bring me back to when  I was in college at the University of Connecticut in the late 70s and early  80s.  I
saw you in concert 7 times in four years back then.  I can  recall turning up the volume of your voice with my speakers in my windows  facing out to the quad -- my intention to be to share your voice and music with  all within earshot.  In my world, you are synonymous with my past -- which  I would not trade a moment of ever.
 
I had it in my mind to seek you out and attend one of your  concerts just as news of your illness was announced.  I believe you were  scheduled to perform in Massachusetts somewhere that November. I have held my breath and waited quite a while to log on to your web  site to see how you were doing.  I finally decided to do so this morning  and I am so glad that your report - although from last August -- tells of your  marked improvement.  I pray that you are continuing to improve.  I have never written a letter to any one of celebrity but seeing  as the option was easily presented to me I just had to.  Your  lyrics are unparalled. Lessons learned are like bridges burned, you only need to cross them  but once....  Last summer we were up in Block Island, RI on our sailboat and I awoke  each morning and put on "To the Morning" to sit quietly in the cockpit to watch  the sunrise.  So perfect. 
 
Much as I would love to see you perform live again I am content to  find pleasure and solace in listening to your collection of albums which I know  I will do for the rest of my life.  Thank you.  Be well and be happy.  My thoughts and prayers are with  you. ~ Barbara, from Trumbull, CT

Dan, I know how much you respect and require your privacy so this note may come a little late as I have been mustering the courage to type it.  But I feel compelled to tell you that you have had (and continue to have) a tremendous impact on my life and my spirit through your music and your ability to capture the essence of life and love and to include my sincerest wishes for a full and complete recovery from the intruder that has disrupted your life.  Sincerely and with kindred love ~ John Green, Bear, Delaware

Dear Dan, I have recently re-discovered your music. In my rekindled interest, I  went to the internet to find out where the voice that meant so much  to me during my years in Colorado (late 70's and into the 80's) had  gone to...only to find out about the battle you have continued to  fight. My prayers are with you and your partner, Jean.

You were an incredible influence in my life, at a time when I was  unsure of where or what I should be. I wasn't aware of how strong an  influence until recently. Your words and songs pop up in my head at  the oddest times, and I am a better person because of them. Hang in there and take strength in knowing that countless people are  sending their well-wishes to you. It's poor payment for your contribution to my life, but my prayers and thoughts are with you and  your family. Regards ~ Neil Nabbefeld, Denver, Colorado boy living in Perth, Western Australia

Hi Dan, I just want to say thank you for all the beauty you've brought into my world through your music.  You were with my wife and I as we danced our first dance with "Longer", you brought these 2 Italian-American college students together as my friend Frank introduced me to "To The Morning" back in 1983 (it makes me smile that the same feeling washes over me when I hear it today) and your words in "Leader Of The Band" rang in my heart as I remembered my relationship with my dad who died in 1985. I send and surround you with healing white light. May you have peace on your life's journey and Godspeed. Humbly ~ Mark D'Ambrosio

I wish I could begin to explain how much your music has meant to me  from the first time I heard one of your songs.  It has always been there  for me and so many times I have realized that what I am hearing you sing is what  is in my heart as well.  You are one of the few people in the world who I  believe really "gets it" and I think of you as a kindred spirit. Though I know  you only through your music, I have been there in the audience more times than I can count and I am there for you now as well in thought and prayer.  I can only hope that those prayers make even a fraction of the difference in your life that you have made in mine through your music.  Please know how much  difference you have made in this world.  Thank you and may God bless you and those you love with your continued healing.  Ever On ~ Julie...Central  Illinois

Hello Dan (and Jean) - after being in a holistic medicine office today and hearing your music softly playing around me, I knew I needed to come home and send a message to you, to tell you that you are being thought about a lot and prayed for.  Hearing your music just takes me to a different place - quite frankly I think your music is the most beautiful ever.  You have been given such a gift and we have all been blessed by it.  I hope you are still doing very well health-wise and enjoying the beautiful Colorado winter, which I know you love so much. ~  Christina Haltom-Farrar, Estes Park, CO

Dan, Thank you for the gift of your music, it has always meant so much to me! Hoping this day and all your days are full of peace and love! ~ Crystal H. (Roanoke VA)

Good luck and best to you and your family your music has been a blessing everytime I hear a song of yours on the radio I pray for your good health. You have been blessed to be able to bless others with your music !!!!

I just heard your medical news.Being a native Illinoisian, I have cheered for you since 1976.Yikes! how old was I when I  played my sister's Captured Angel album on my brown plastic record player...over and over.Last night I smiled as my Fogelberg concert memories flooded my thoughts..While living in so. calif, I had many people say they would go to the Irvine concert with me, no one followed thru, so the independent girl that I was found one great seat (for a college student), walked in with a crowd (my friends were furious that I went alone...safety reasons...I could not imagine a Dan fan harming me...)so thanks for that night, I had no one interrupting my thoughts and it was as if you were singing just to me. My fav concert was here in Rockford, at Coronado Theater...you made the night so special when you sang "The Reach"...I could not believe tears rolled down my cheeks...if I have to choose one fogelberg song, that would be it. I suppose I am sounding disrespectful writing just "fogelberg"... it rolls off my tongue so much that my son at age 3 would ask for "fo-go-burr" in the car...just happened to have a few cds with me... always... last year at age 5, he played "the whistle song"(from Portrait) over and over in my children's clothing boutique...his soundless whistle accurate with every beat...as you have probably deducted, you have been a strong influence in my life and now my children's lives.My
world will be a quieter place when there is no more new f-berg music to look forward to...with great respect,  I can't quite believe that you don't have another song stirring in that beautiful soul of yours...take your time, your fans are patient and definitely stay healthy and happy...peace always. ~ Pattie

Dear Jean & Dan, Thinking of you on Valentine's Day and sending our love.  We hope this finds you both doing well.  Our thoughts and prayers remain with you for your continued healing.  May God continue to bless you with all the love and happiness that you truly deserve!  In "friendship"~ Lisa and John Andursky, Connellsville PA

Dan: Being of the same age/era as you, I have always related to and greatly enjoyed your music and appreciated not only your talent as a musician and singer, but as a writer who reaches deep down inside himself and is somehow able to put his thoughts and feelings into words. After many years of only hearing your songs when played on the radio, I bought your 'Love Songs' CD last week (a Valentine's Day special for only $7.00-how about that!!!). Best $8.00 I've spent in a long time! Anyway, my point is, I am now, once again, back into your music full force and have really enjoyed reading about you on the Web and getting to know your history as a man and an artist. I truly hope, with all my heart, that you are doing well and that your gentle soul will continue to grace us here on this beautiful planet for many years to come... Love to you and your loved ones ~ Marsha

Dan: I pray for you daily and think of you often.....I hope to see you on stage soon -- doing what you do best -- healing our souls with your music. ~ Michael, Lynchburg, VA.

Dan: I heard about your illness and Web site and am glad to read good news about the former. I can't begin to express how you've enriched my life, listening to your words and music countless times.  They have enhanced my experiences with family and friends, but more often alone during an introspective moment. Since I began listening to music at about the age of six (pre-Beatles), you remain one of my favorite wordsmiths.  Like John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon and Joni Mitchell, you are a gifted artist able to combine words and music that fill the soul and stand the test of time. ~ Gary Baden, Frisco, Texas

Dan:  This is to let you know that you are thought of often, and I am hoping you experience a complete recovery from your illness. I have been a fan of yours since "The Power of Gold," and remain awestruck by the truly sincere  and thought provoking lyrics of your music. The world is a better place because of you and your words. I can't play a lick of music on anything, and my vocals sound like a screen door in need of oil. Some people are just blessed with a special gift for music, and you got it. I don't. Hang in there, and remain positive. Sincerely ~ Steve Loya

Dan, My husband and I attended your last 5 concerts in Tampa and more than enjoyed each one. We were sorry to hear about your diagnosis of Prostate Cancer.  I am a physician assistant in Oncology so I know what you have been through both emotionally and physically with the treatments. I listen to your music daily and  hope that your remission will give you strength to return to your music. You have touched the lives of many. My high school children even listen to your music which they have downloaded on their IPOD. Your First Christmas Morning CD is my favorite Christmas album. I bought several of them this year to give as gifts. Please keep us updated on your condition and pray  that we'll see you again in Tampa. ~ Nelly, Tampa, Florida

Dear Dan:   Thank you for the update.  So glad that your health is improving.  How thoughtful you are to give information about prostrate cancer prevention.  I will encourage my husband to get these tests.  I will continue to pray for your continued improvement.  I can certainly wait until you are totally healed before you start touring or return to the studio.  In the meantime, I will continue to enjoy my Dan Fogelberg music library.  Grace to you!!! ~ Debbie Pidancet

Hi, Dan-- Feels funny sending you good wishes because I have adored you and your music since I was a high school girl in the 70s and you have no idea who I might be.  I recently found out that you were battling prostate cancer and have been thinking about you a lot lately-- the winter weather definitely brings that out, too-- from that first cold snap in the fall- my "Dan collection" goes in my CD player and all winter long I am your avid fan. I don't know why I never thought to go on a website and look you up until recently-- guess I still haven't fully arrived in the computer age.  It is Valentine's Day today and my husband, knowing how much I have loved your music over the 21 years that we have been married, gave me your Full Circle CD, to add to my collection of your CDs that I have been picking up here and there for years to replace my old vinyls.  I actually never had heard Full Circle and I am loving it and enjoying the difference in your voice as an older man and the maturity of the music itself. ( Of course, I have enjoyed some of your other recent musical releases, too-- The First Christmas Morning is my favorite Christmas album and although my children don't realize it now, they will be buying and playing that CD when they are grown and living on their own to remind them of the Christmas memories of their childhood.  I just have to let you know that I had one brief encounter with you many years ago after a concert that I attended at William and Mary Hall in Williamsburg, VA while I was a college student at Mary Washington-- one of my friends had heard that you were going to be dining in a little bar in W'burg after your concert so of course I raced over there with a couple of girlfriends after your mesmerizing acoustic performance (you performed without a full band and it was my favorite live performance ).  Well- there your were with a couple of other guys and I stood there in the bar, completely starstruck, and left a few minutes later, too afraid to approach you and tell you how much I enjoyed your performance--- I have always regretted that, ... so now, at least, I am telling you.  My best wishes and many prayers are with you and your wife, Jean, as you battle your illness and I will keep on the website now that I have thought to do so-- to hear of what you are up to.   Still a big fan after 30 years in Richmond, Virginia ~  Donna

Dan, Thanks for the many wonderful memories that I've been able to live through your music.  An old girlfriend of mine introduced me to your music in 1975.  We went to four or five of your concerts in the Dallas area around that time.  I still look back on those days very fondly even though those days are 30 years ago.  I've been watching your website the last few years hoping to take my wife and kids (14, 6 and 5 all girls) to one of your concerts and then to learn that you had been ill is really a sad day.  With all of the happiness and good feelings that you have brought into my life I hope you are rewarded with a bill of clean health as soon as possible. Take care of yourself and the best of luck. ~ Wayne Foster

I was so distressed to see that you were diagnosed with prostate cancer. Being a nurse, I know how devastating that news had to be, and the resulting treatment.  I pray that you will have healing of body, mind and spirit, and that you will enjoy the rest of your life, which most assuredly will be long….you are such an inspiration to so many people and I have so enjoyed your music over the decades – wow that sounds like I am old.  My 16-year-old thinks I am… Your music has helped me through some dark days of my own and always pulls at the old heart strings whenever I hear it.  I have not had the money to purchase CDs, so since I no longer have any tape players, I have not heard your music in way too long.  I will have to remedy that. Best of wishes and all my prayers and love to you and your family. ~ Amanda

Dan, God Bless You in your fight.  I have been privileged to see you in concert twice in South Bend, Indiana.  My name is Mary Jo Kalil and I am a fan for many years.  Your songs are a comfort and joy depending on where I am in my life at any given time.  Take Care.  We all love you!

Dear Dan, I am very glad to hear the news that you are succeeding in your good fight for life.  Your music has been a gift of life for me and many, and we seem to reap what we sow.  I pray these blessings you have given will continue to pour back into you to bring you full healing.  Thank you. ~ Bill Groves, Cushing, OK

Short and Sweet:   I'm so glad you are doing well with the treatment. You've given me so many wonderful musical moments over the past 30 years.   God bless you and your family. ~ Kathleen

I was so relieved to read your most recent letter and to learn that your health is improving.  It was such a gut-wrenching experience for my family to learn that your life was threatened by this terrible disease. Your music has meant so much to us through the years. Your concert back in the 90's at the Starlight Amphitheater in Kansas City was our daughter's first . . .and she sung your praises for years to anyone who would listen.  I now live in Western Kentucky, so the "Run for the Roses" is especially meaningful, although this really isn't thoroughbred country . . . that's across the state.  And "The Leader of the Band" is, and has always been, my dad. "Longer" was our daughter's dance at her wedding. So here's to you and your family -- praying for you always.  ~ The Harder Family

Dan, On September 11,2001 I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Needless to say I was taken to my knees. Those days from the time of my diagnosis through my recovery were the darkest days of my life. I have admired your talent since the early 70's and my library contains all of your published work. Your music has always taken me to a special place in my mind where love and peace reside. Throughout my recovery I continued to find new meaning in your words and renewed my spirit with hope. Dan, my prayers are with you and your family. I cannot show my appreciation enough for the gift of your music. God Bless you, and LET It SHINE. ~ John Krizek , Hudson, Wisconsin

Dan, I have often wanted to contact you to let you know just how special your music has meant to me. First of all, I graduated from Pekin Community High School in 1976. Your father was the LEADER OF THE BAND at that time. Every time I pull out my graduation brochure showing the itinerary, I look down to your father's name who was leading the PCHS band. When I hear "Leader of the Band" played-----I always make an attempt to tell someone that I knew the leader of the band mentioned in the song. That song also reminds me of my own relationship with my father---especially the part about not telling him that I loved him near enough. My father died of cancer in 1987. Secondly, the song "Longer" has been OUR SONG (my wife and I) for nearly 25 years. We never get tired of hearing it! Thirdly, I was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Disease in 1992. I had 40 radiation treatments at St. Francis Medical center in Peoria, IL. Though I go back to the doctor for follow up, I have not had any indication of reoccurrence of the disease. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. ~ Michael Feaster

Dear Dan and Jean, Just wanted to let you know that you are still in my thoughts and prayers. ~Sharon

Hey Dan! People play Christmas as a time for greetings, cheer, and sharing all the good wishes of love, the question; why only once a year? I think Valentines day is a great time to stop by with all those same well wishes for you and yours. ~ Ken Harris YNP

Your music is a HUGE inspiration to me!!

I first saw Dan in concert, in my home town of Plattsburgh,NY, back in 1976. At that point I realized what a gifted artist he was. I have raised 3 children who have all been rocked to bed, or danced with in the living room, to Dan's music. My husband and myself are dedicated fans. Every album has a magic that know other artist can compare to. I work as a nurse, when I heard Dan had prostate cancer, my first thought was if anyone can beat this disease he can because he has given so much inspiration to so many people through his music, now its his time to get the prayers and wishes through his fan base that will give him the strength to heal. You are in our prayers for a speedy recovery. It would be great to see you back on stage again! ~ Julie and Bob Olsen

Hi Dan,    Hope all is going well. There is no current news on your web site.  My  63 yr old husband is going thru the same thing you are suffering from.  He was diagnosed April 2005; PSA 9.75; Gleason 9; 1 positive lymp node- Stage 4 metastatic disease which has not spread.  He has undergone 4 rounds of chemo- Taxotere and has just finished 36 radiation treatments.  PSA is now 0.01 and he is doing well at present.  He's also on Lupron and Casadex for 2 years. They are hoping for a cure. Unfortunately, my husband only had his physical every two years by an internist.  I get the message that it has to be a yearly exam and have been preaching to all men that I can.  We both wish you all the best in the world.  Hope to hear of your success soon! ~ Karen and David

Dear Dan, I hope things are well with you these days. I pray the best for you and your family. I've seen to many family members and friends go through cancers of all types. I know this, which those that have passed are with the Lord. And the ones who are still going through cancer treatments are strong in the Lord. Know this there are many who are praying for you. God Bless you Daniel Fogelberg ~ Mindy Bruckler