Dan, The other night I was driving home and "The Leader of the Band" was being played on the radio. My dad passed on in 1999 and that song has brought me an incredible amount of comfort. I first saw you in concert in Pittsburgh many years ago and have always been touched by your music. Both of my children were put to sleep by me in a rocking chair singing songs by either you or James Taylor. I hope that this message finds you feeling well and in good spirits. Keep up
the fight and know that there are many people like me who have been touched and inspired by your music. Warmest Regards ~ Bill Valenta

So sorry to hear of your illness. You are a strong person and I know will be able to win this battle; your wife, a stronger person I know will be the factor in which you will win the battle. The world is losing a little bit of love and life without your talent as a songwriter and musician everyday that you are not touring or recording.

You are the reason that my husband and I are together.  We live and love everyday through your music. Your song "Same Old Lang Syne" is a story about our life, but...unlike the end of your song, we ended up together! I know that Colorado is the most beautiful "country" in the world and you have written of its legacy in your songs and I thank you for that. Take care my friend ---- cura ut valeas! ~ Lisa Armstrong

Dear Dan, You and your family are in my prayers. May you continue to be strong.  You are always an inspiration.  Peace~ Erika from Middletown

Dan,  Of the ten or more concerts of yours that I have seen, the one with first row seats at the Peoria Civic Center had to be the most memorable - a sort of homecoming!  I just purchased a piano book of your Greatest Hits.  As a long time piano player (but not a really good one), I am truly enjoying trying to do the songs a little justice.  Best Wishes and prayers for strength, courage and healing! ~  Kate

Dan, I listened to you during my formative teen and college years.  I often found a song whose lyrics validated my feelings. During my early professional career 1980-1992 I worked with Terry Walters (my manager).  He shared stories of how he (Terry) didn't believe the rock and roll gig would amount to much so he left the band with you and ???? (drummer from REO speedwagon) for a career with better potential.  Take good care my friend ~ David Tjon, Los Gatos, CA

Dan: I was turned on to your music way back in the mid 70's by my own "twin son" of a different mother (my dear friend Dave, who gets copied on this).  Your music was literally the soundtrack to my life for those critical years in college and medical school.  I am saddened to just now learn of your diagnosis. If there is anything I can do as a physician, please let me know.  I am a pain specialist, working frequently with cancer and hospice patients. God bless and keep the faith. I will keep you in my prayers. Thanks for the wonderful, healing music you have made over the years. You truly found your calling in this life. ~ Greg Carter, MD

Greetings from your snowy hometown. Thinking of you and praying that you feel all the love being sent your way.  Hugs ~  Joanne

I hope you find strength every day, and I pray that you are feeling well. I love you, your music has been a mainstay as long as I have known you, which is from your beginnings. I am proud to say I have been to see you in person, a memory not easily forgotten. You have my very best wishes... ~  Vicki Hahn, Waymart, Pennsylvania

Dear Dan, Words cannot express what your music has meant to me in so many ways. You are my favorite songwriter. My only wish is that I would have done it first. ha ha Living here in Wasilla, Alaska, I can relate to your inspiration with the natural beauty and awe of our natural surroundings and feel the divine providence each day as we can all adore our natural wonders. Your songs meld well with that (the melancholy ones). I'm a left handed guitar player and in our small town we have a music shop that will be selling (I hope) a limited edition Dan Fogelberg Martin D41-DF guitar. As a lefty, I don't know the prospects but if I can acquire one it would be one of my most honored possessions. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and Jean as are thousands of others and the power of prayer can work wonders. May God bless you and yours ~ Michael Agen

You will always be the 'Leader of the Band'  and I hope your next tour is leading the band of cancer survivors.  You are in our hearts and prayers.

Please know that you have changed my life because of the songs and words through the years. I saw you twice when I was a teenager in Connecticut. Possibly at the New Haven Coliseum. Anyway, love to you and your wife and family and please know you are loved by so many.  Sincerely ~ Barbara

Thinking of you and praying for you tonight. Feel the caring and the love.

I am a 50 year old woman now, and I have been listening (& humming)  to your songs for over 30 years.   I heard sometime back  that you were ill & I have been praying for you. There are times in my life  (like when my Dad had a
serious illness this past year and then passed on) when  I find comfort and energy from your music.  Thanks for all  you gave each of us ..... I especially loved the concerts at the Greek. Lately I am really into Eva Cassidy's SongBird.   I would  have loved to hear you two perform together! God Bless You.

Keep fighting Dan!  Your music brings me much happiness and positive memories.  Thank you for sharing your talents with the world. Best wishes ~ Ann Lischer

Dear Dan, Thanks for all the wonderful music.  I recently started listening again (my vinyl is up in the garage) through iTunes and downloading my favorites brought back sooooo many great memories of the 70's for me.  I used to listen to you while at sea (in the Navy on a carrier off the coast of Viet Nam) and your voice removed much of the loneliness and took me all the way back home. As a side note, I have my PSA baseline and get on all my buddies to get over it and get the baseline and the DRE once a year. I wish you and your family all the best and keep up the fight. Thanks, again. ~ Charley Simpson, Simi Valley, CA

Dan, I've been a fan since Nether Lands and wish you a complete recovery from your battle with cancer. As a 45 year old man, I appreciate  your recommendations about PSA testing. Hopefully by coming from you, more guys may heed the
advice. May God bless you and your  family. ~ Ken Ryder, Virginia

I was so shocked to read this news. I have been a fan since I was 15-which makes that 30 years now! I have so many great memories of going to see you at the Woodlands in Houston with my best friend. All my prayers are with you and your family. Stay strong and fight this thing. ~ Christine Sykes

"If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them.  When you think about it, what other choice is there but to hope?  We have two options, medically and emotionally:  give up, or fight like hell."  ~Lance Armstrong

The most beautiful music I have ever heard was one night at the auditorium in Jackson, Ms --.A concert with Phoebe Snow followed by Dan Fogelberg. 30 years later I still smile and talk about it. You have shared your God given gift with us. Thank you. I did not realize you had been battling cancer. You have crossed my mind many times in my life and I have often prayed for you. One that you know Jesus as your Lord and Savior. Two that God would bless you for all the joy you have given others. I will now add 3 to the list, for your complete healing and that God would give you and your family peace that passes understanding. The peace that is only found in God. God bless you. ~ Cathy McCraw   Jackson, Ms

Dan, Blessings to you and your family; as you have blessed me and mine over the years. ~ John, Roseville, MI

Good wishes and Prayers that you are winning the battle ~ Jean

Dan - My friends and I saw you at the Valley Forge Music Fair in southeastern Pa. Remember the stage that constantly turned in circles? Thank you for sharing your gift of music. Recently I have been listening to a Greatest Hits recording. I am a guitar player but I am not a songwriter. You have a great gift. I will pray for you, dear friend ~ joe

Your spirit has seen me through some very difficult moments and it will see you through as well.  Keep the faith, brother. We all love and miss you tremendously. Peace and Love for all ~ Mike Crowe

Dear Dan: My daughters, ages 12 and 13, are huge admirers of yours. They kept asking me, "Who is that?" when I had one of your CDs on. Now they have your songs on their iPods and my younger daughter is working on "Part of the Plan" on the guitar. So we're keeping that generational bridge open here. The point is, get well and hit the road. While "the traveling is hell," I think you will find so many, many people who will want to give back to you many fold what you have given them all these years. I am looking forward to bringing my daughters to see you! All the warmest regards and very best wishes for a rockin' 2007 to you and your family and friends.~ Jim Carroll, Alexandria, Virginia.

Dan, I have been a fan since I first heard you play prior to the Eagles in 1973 and I said to my brother "Who is this guy?"  I bought "Souvenirs" and the beauty of the music and the lyrics blew me away.  34 years later, your music affects me in the same wonderful way. I hope and pray for your recovery and that you find strength and comfort from the many people to whom you have given so much. ~ Doug

Dan, As a idealistic young woman, I packed all my belongings and moved to Colorado in 1986.  Through the long drive from Texas, the only music I listened to was yours. Here I am over 20 years later, still listening to your music and loving the songs as much as I did years ago.   I have seen you every time at Red Rocks and those are memories that will burn in my heart forever.  Fight the fight - you are so loved by so many people.

Dear Dan, Living here in east Tennessee I know a lot about the snow turning into rain. Thank you so much for the soundtracks of a lifetime. I recently heard one of your songs on XM Satellite and decided to write you and thank your for all that your music has meant to me. Somehow I was not aware of your illness. I will pray for you and your family daily. With
sincerest thoughts and prayers ~ Mike Watts, Johnson City, TN

Dan-- The very first album my wife and I purchased after our marriage was Captured Angel.  That was 30 years ago--we have since purchased that one and many others on CDs.  We used to lie on the floor of our apartment living room--too poor to go out--and listen to such great songs as "Aspen", "Old Tennessee","Crow" and others for hours on end.  Those are some great memories.  I was sad to Google your name tonight and find out about your cancer.  We are all reaching that age when we treasure our health more and more each day.  I will say a prayer for you tonight.  I also think we will stick Captured Angel on the stereo, open a bottle of wine, and lay on the floor together once again.  Your music has been an important part of our lives.  May God Bless you in your fight against this terrible disease. ~ Mike and Cindy from Ohio

Dear Dan Always have loved your music.  Sorry to hear of this trial you have to go through. Best wishes for the strength you need.~  Connie

Dan, I hope you are feeling well.  Miss you.

Hey Dan; My father was diagnosed with prostate cancer, it was caught early and radiation seeds killed it quick. I now get checked EVERY year because I know that prostate cancer is the first or second leading kind of cancer in men. I'm a really big fan, as I write this I'm listening to The Innocent Age, a truly beautiful piece, as all of your music is. I started with Home Free continued with every thing else. You are such a virtuoso of beautifully crafted songs, and that voice. I truly hope you can beat this. Your music has meant so much to me for the last 30+ years. Hang in there. All my best and my thoughts and prayers are with you 7/24. Sincerely ~ Terry

AFTERWARDS WE SAID "WOW, MAN, WHAT A FINE SHOW"...1977...I WAS 15 YEARS OLD...I STILL PICTURE THAT CONCERT...

Now, at 45 years old (and after seeing many of your shows, though none in the last 10 years or so) I was looking to see when and where I could once again, feel young, inspired, and at peace as I always did at those concerts. I am so sorry to hear of your illness.    I  have thought about writing many times.  I am breast cancer survivor (twice) and am one of the lucky ones so far (my last bout was in 2004.)  My husband of 20 years and two teenage daughters have been an inspiration, but as you must know faith, humor, love and luck have so much to do with survival too. Keep the faith and keep singing! "And it's going to be  a day, there is really no way to say no to the morning." You are in my thoughts and prayers. ~
Penny Reiff. Merion, PA

Dear Dan: I first want to extend my heartfelt best wishes to  you and to let you know that I too continue to keep you in my thoughts and prayers.  For the last ten years I've been dealing with BHP, and just this month was told my latest PSA
was at 45. Now I'm scheduled to undergo a prostate biopsy on the 8th of Feb. For the first time in my life I am truly scared. I haven't told my  family yet because I don't want to alarm them, but I know that they will be there for me. Before I go let me say that it was back in 1975, on the campus of  Colorado State Univ. that I first listened to your music. I'll never forget "Home Free," and since then I've never missed a concert that you've given at Red  Rocks or most recently at the Paramount Theater. Your music has touched my life  in so many ways that will always want to listen to it. Take care of yourself and  know that you are in our thoughts and prayers. A loyal fan ~ Daniel Murrietta

Dear Dan, you have one of the most distinctive voices that I have ever had the pleasure to listen to.  I love your song writing and acoustic guitar playing.  May God be with you and protect you.  I am a bank courier and spend about five hours a day in a car.  You are constantly playing in my CD player.  Thanks to you, the day goes by faster.   Thanks, again, for your special talent.  ~  Jerry

I want to say I will always love your music. Your words hit the soul of all our beings. Get well and God bless you each and every day. Hope to hear some more music soon. But never lose that gift. Sincerely ~ Joyce, Denver

Hi Dan! My big brothers and sisters introduced me to your music in the early 70's. I was in elementary school but still remember how all four of them would sit around and rap about your lyrics and sing them word for word.  I think "genius" and "brilliant" were very powerful words that I remember them using to describe your music.  Funny how music attaches to memory... after the siblings left the nest, I had many options for listening pleasure, but I kept coming back to your wonderful lyrics.  I would wait until the stores in the next big town would have your new albums and drive with eager
anticipation to get them.  I can date my entire life by the songs you produced and shared with the world.  In high school it was The Innocent Age, in college and post college,  I remember living alone for the first time in a tiny rental home and playing "The Wild Places" over and over.  Somehow your music was able to connect me to all that was and I knew was to come. Always, always, I felt like I had been given some special gift, first by my siblings, and then because I was able to find and listen, take in and become immersed in some special lyrical imagery that always changed how I thought about some things and reinforced how I believed in others. God touched your heart, head, hands and gifted you with an ability to share deep and lovely things that always seem to remind me of things we were not supposed to be privy to here on earth, things that God knows, that God shares, and that God gifts certain people with knowing.  I always counted it a privilege to drive so far to purchase your albums, because I knew I would get a taste of that goodness and beauty that someone blessed by God had to share.

As you are suffering through this horrible illness, I want you to know that I am praying for you...that I know that you know God and He knows you and that no matter how bad things seem, it will be alright.  You are very special to God, not because you are Dan Fogelberg, but because you are God's child and  God gave you a tremendous gift and you used it.  You shared all that was good and beautiful from within your heart and changed thousands of lives forever.  What a testimony of a life so well-lived! Thanks for the changing of this life and as God heals you...I look forward to the majesty of lyrical beauty that He wants you to next share with the world.  My whole family loves you, Mr. Dan Fogelberg. and we always will. Sincerely ~ Laurie King Abbott

Hi Dan, I was extremely saddened to read this for the first time, and here it is Jan. 2007.  You are one of my main inspirations of singing and playing that I have done over the course of the past 30-years.  I was able to play your music on numerous occasions for my friends at their weddings over the years, and also for when we would go camping.  I never used your music for financial gain playing on stage, but always around friends and family.  My favorite is "The Reach."  My father and I had some rough years in my youth, and then I heard "The Reach," and it had a special place for me.  I was raised in California, but my father is from Norway, Maine.  So, I play that song a lot.  I went through some medical issues myself (nothing as severe as yours) but I had forgotten some of the songs I used to sing.  That is what I was doing when I found out about your current problems.  I was looking up the words for "The Reach."  I will hold that song much closer and dearer to my heart now.  I will also always be proud to sing your music to my family and friends and make sure people know who you are. Gob Bless my musical Brother, and I hope the best for you during this time.  I will take your words of advice and have the tests, I am now 46 myself, and I think this is very important.  You're a blessing! Sincerely ~ Randy

Dan, I had no idea you what you are going through.  Although I have loved your music for over 25 years, I have not stayed up on what is happening in your life.  I am sorry to hear about your situation and happy to know you are doing better. I just purchased your "the best of" CD and listen to it on the way to and from work daily.  Your music always brings me joy.  Thank you for your years of great music and thank you for making my day brighter and my heart sing...YOU ARE THE BEST.... Please know I am thinking about you and your family. Warm regards ~ Christy, Dallas, TX

Hello Dan, We wish you the very best in 2007!  Loran and I are long time fans of yours from Peoria, IL. and we first saw you perform there in the early 70's!  We continue to love and listen to your music. Take care and God Bless ~ Cheryl and Loran Reeves

Dear Dan,  First of all, since I learned of your illness, you have been in my daily prayers. My hope is that God will take care of you and your family. I have loved your music for 30 years. Being an Illinois boy myself I thought we had some sort of connection. Then when a friend of mine told me he had toured and worked on an album at your Colorado ranch in the early 90's, I knew there was some sort of serendipity.  In the last 2 months your music has never meant more to me.See, my wife of 23 years told me, out of the blue that she didn't want to be married any more. Your music has gotten me through many lonely nights. Be well my friend. You will continue to be in my prayers and thoughts. A friend ~ Shawn

I've seen you on stage three times, traveling nearly 1,000 miles the first time.  My husband got a poster of you that I kept on the wall of my  office. It nearly covered the entire wall.  Thank God I worked in a  place where it was allowed!  When my son was a baby we would listen to The Innocent Age as I rocked him to sleep.  Can't believe that was nearly 27 years ago and your music is still a part of my life every day.  I think about you often with love and admiration, and I pray for you every  
day.  ~ Jolynn

Hey Dan, Remember me! I proposed in Providence RI, 1979. That mean security guard kept me from hearing your response! Gosh I was 17 then. Now, nearly 30 years later I'm at work with "The Reach" piping through my iPod and decided to look you up and see if you were still performing. I am quite sad learn of your struggle. Your words and music have inspired, comforted and kept me company me through these years and I hope by adding my note to the many others here I can somehow return the favor and add to your strength. Your albums never got dusty on my shelves (though admittedly my first two copies of The Innocent Age melted on the back seat of my 1963 Plymouth Belvedere). On the drive to every one of your shows I so looked forward to "The Gambler", making sure I had a lighter to hold up. Even as I write and recall, I can feel in my heart the release that was felt when we all sang "let it shine" together. In my life, those times are counted among my sweetest memories. Gods speed to you and yours. Fight the good fight Dan, we all love you so much and we're pulling for you ! - Be well and Live Strong! ~ Frankie, San Diego

Dan, just popped in on your website for the first time to learn of your cancer - I will keep you and your family and friends in my prayers.  I am listening to you on Itunes right now while I put together document books at work.  I am a guitar player and singer of 40 some years and have loved and cherished your gift for these many years.  Your tunes, lyrics, breathtakingly beautiful voice (incredible range) and mostly the beautiful production of all of your albums have been an inspiration for me for many years.   There is great healing in humor - please - through all your trials, don't forget to laugh!  Reflect on the funny times - and thanks for all the wonderful music - you are a great inspiration!  Keep laughing and healing ~ Florrie Hathorn, Wakefield, Louisiana

As I currently listen to your "Greatest Hits" CD, I can't help but think of you and your music as something that I have cherished thru the years.  I also have been unable to actually see you in concert - but have the comfort of your voice, words, and music that helps me get thru tough times.  I wish you and your family all the very best, and hope that you can overcome and survive your present situation, and hopefully become stronger,and once again can write and record more incredible music.  Thanks again for YOU! God bless.

Dear Dan and Family -  You have been in the recesses of my thoughts ever since I became aware of your battle with cancer.  I lament the idea of you having to pass through this period, but am comforted by the principle the "He never gives us more than we can handle with His help to guide us through to the end".  Please know you remain in our thoughts and prayers and that we send you and yours nothing but good wishes and prayers for a recovery.  May God richly Bless you and your entire family. ~ Robert Watters

Dan: hope this day finds you in health and in good spirits, cancer came and hurt people in my family and I'm sorry that it is with you. However, strong wills and strong minds prevail! You can beat this thing champ! You should know that the world is praying for you and we are with you in this fight. Love and Mercy always! ~ Tom Pantaleo

I have always enjoyed your music; my favorite song is “Along the Road”.  I know it probably wasn’t your intention specifically, but as a Christian, I always thought of Jesus and the disciples after a long day, around a fire cooking something, and the camaraderie they shared.  It has been an inspiration for my own journey.  You are in my prayers.~  jma

Dear Dan, I'm angry, I'm sad. I've been a fan for 25 yrs, been to see you at 8? concerts, a few front row :)) and I'm not ready to lose you.  I just read about the prostate cancer online. This afternoon I put The Innocent Age and Phoenix cds in my xmas present  (karaoke machine) today out of sheer desperation.  I popped in my old faithfuls and sang my brains out for 3 hours. It was wonderful.I'm very  good at harmony with you btw. Your lyrics....can't fake 'em, would be a true  waste not to sing every word so I dug out the cd jackets and had to put my  $5.50 readers from the hardware store on!!!!!! I can handle the gray hairs  but the creaky knee and not being able to see close up sucks.   This has been the best exercise  for my lungs.  I hope you are doing something musically during your  treatment. Do the things that get those endorphins floating around your system.   I prayed my brains out for 2 people who wound up  surviving cancer.  You can survive this.  Much love ~ Diane

Dear Dan, I hope steadily for the recovery of your health and also that you are able to recognize the "magic in every moment." Since my college days in Champaign, I've been an admirer of your artistry. Now, in my 50's I am getting married for the first time. As I plan my wedding, it seems only natural to select music from your repertoire. What a pleasure it is to listen to each of your albums again, one by one, hearing your poems to life and to love as though for the first time. Thank you for the many gifts you continue to share with us all. Peace and Blessings ~ Ellen

Dear Dan, My name is Liane. I live in Joseph, Oregon. I wanted to tell you that for so many, many years I have loved your music and I think you are so blessed to have this wonderful talent that you have shared with all of us. And we are blessed to hear you! The sound of your voice and music have been with me through some of the hardest times of my life and some of the best . You and your songs have been of great comfort to me in my life. Since the news of your illness I have kept you in my thoughts and prayers and thought of you so often, as have, I am sure...millions of your fans. With all my heart I wish you all God's blessings of health, strength, happiness, and love and may you feel much better with each day that passes. And may God be a continual source of comfort to you throughout this hard time, and may He keep you surrounded by Love and Loving family and friends and lots of Guardian Angels too! I hope you're feeling better...and remember....all of us out here love you so very much and will keep you always in our hearts, thoughts and prayers. Thank you so very much for all the Beauty you have given us through your music. Love always ~ Liane

Dan - My husband Steve & I want to send you prayers and best wishes to help you thru your prostate cancer.  Steve & I have attended several of your concerts at Red Rocks in Denver.  We even had "Longer " sung at our wedding!! You have a very special place in our heart!  We love your music!!  I participated in the Cancer Walk last Aug. what a wonderful feeling to see all the survivors that have beat this disease!!! You can do this, keep a good attitude and keep your faith in God.  With today's medicine anyone can be a "Survivor". Take care! You are in our thoughts and prayers always! ~ Betty & Steve

Hello Dan...I was saddened to hear about your fight with prostate cancer.  I was diagnosed with breast cancer a few years ago and am now cancer  free...and I'm sending strong positive thoughts your way for your recovery. Best ~ Jennifer

Greetings from the East! Winter has come, at last, to the otherwise heather covered highland hills of Scotland and 'High Country Snows' playing on the return journey home to Edinburgh sounds as fitting on my car's CD now as it did over 20 years ago on an old tape player.  Indeed having just enjoyed a wintry walk in the Braes of Balquidder, with your genius now stored in my I-pod, the musical sentiment conveyed by your music and lyrics is as fitting here in these wild places as it no doubt is so many thousands of miles further west. For a person who loves the sea and wilderness, your gifted lyrics add that extra dimension that could not be more appropriate, but which make that enjoyment all the greater. Thank you ~ Chris Norman, Edinburgh

Dan -- I was a DJ in Sacramento in 1980 and was fan, but the Phoenix LP blew me away.  Thank you so much for all the heartfelt music.  Sometimes it seems as if the words come straight from my own heart.  I am now a 50-something communications manager for a biomedical testing company, so I am now well aware of the importance of DREs in combo with the PSA.  Thank you for raising awareness of this.  I just wish it wasn't happening at your expense. Please feel the love from all of us.  Fight hard, hang in there.  We need you. ~ Kevin Kelley

Dear Dan, I discovered your music when I was in college and I've been a fan ever since.  You and your songs have provided a large part of the "soundtrack of my life".  Thank you for sharing your artistry and your talents with all of us.  You have been in my prayers ever since I heard about your illness.  May God bless you and your family and grant you a full recovery. ~ Tim, Elkton MD

Our thoughts and best wishes are with you. ~ Frank & Karen

Dear Dan, For some reason I googled you today to find out what you are up to.  I am so sorry to hear that you have been so ill.  I will pray for your complete healing. God is good and He says, "He sent His Word and Healed Us".  Keep the faith! God Bless You and Yours. And, thanks for all of the great music throughout the years. ~ Renee D.

Dan, not a day goes by that I don't think of you and say a prayer for you.  This just comes from years of you sharing your life with us through your music.  For that, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.  Even though we haven't heard or read any updates for over a year now, we still hold out hope that you are on the road to recovery and we'll continue to light candles for you and pray that this is so.  That alone speaks volumes of the love that so many people have for you and for your music.  You have given us so much in your music over the years and, in turn, we are all trying our best to give it all back to you in wishes and prayers for your return to good health.  I hope that you can feel the love. ~ Pam

Dan, As my family was falling apart in the mid-late 70s and, being a teenager at the time, full of angst anyway, your music served to escort me along a sane path towards a future that is now full of light. I cannot adequately thank you for what your music has meant to me. Many blessings ~ Victoria (and Scott) Simmons

I wish you and your family the very best.  My husband and I were able to see you in concert in Merrilville, Indiana.  I was thrilled to finally get to see you.  I love you.  Do take care! ~ Marion Conerton

Dan, my prayers continue to be with you and your family.  I'm a big fan and have enjoyed your music since my teenage years, many moons ago!  May God bless you with peace, healing, strength and a full recovery!  With best wishes~ Carol G., Thomaston, CT

Dear Mr. Fogelberg, I begin this letter of gratitude with an apology.  Your music has been with me for over thirty years, and I am deeply sorry that it took your diagnosis of cancer before I found the courage to write . Your path as an artist altered the course of my own journey.  Because you listened to your heart and followed your muse, you showed countless others what it means to believe in and follow an artistic dream.  

As I now follow my own dream of being a full-time writer, it is in no small part due to the influence your songs and lyrics had upon my spirit as a young woman.  Thank you for being one of the first lights in the night sky for this searching soul.
Finally, I believe in the healing power of collective thought and prayer. So, please look up, Mr. Fogelberg. Each of those bright stars above you is one of us - one of the countless kindred spirits who is thinking of you, blessing you, and
serving now as your sparks of hope in the darkness. Make a wish. ~ Maggie Moris, St. Paul, Minnesota

Dear Dan ~ I left a short note for you the day I found out about your diagnosis.  Since then, I've made frequent visits to your website to check on your progress.  In October of 2006, I was diagnosed with Stage I breast cancer.  I underwent surgery in late November and just had my first chemotherapy treatment on January 15th.  Although I haven't had the time or energy to deal with much of anything else, I've found that you are on my mind more than ever!  I listen to the beautiful songs you've crafted over the years and I can't imagine going through this difficult journey without it!  I'm still hoping and praying, with all my soul, that you are able to beat your cancer and feel well enough to continue making beautiful music.  God bless you and Jean, your family and friends.  Sincerely ~ Sharon T. Glass-- Sandy Springs, Georgia

Dear Mr. Fogelberg, My thoughts are with you & hope you're doing well. I'm a songwriter & you've been a great inspiration to me. I can't thank you enough.  I'm a local guy from Middletown NY and play out locally & record music.  It would be an honor to meet you one day.  Thanks so much for all the great music.Take care ~ Gregg R. Woods, Middletown NY

You are still in my prayers. God bless you. ~ Lawrence

I'm sure you've heard it all by now.  So I won't waste your time on words that won't sum up how much I appreciate your gift of music and lyrics.  You are a true shaman in the finest, most ancient sense of the word - able to conjure and heal and draw out in amazing ways.  I pray that your strength and character, which are beautifully set free in your music, help you through this mess.  And help you heal yourself. It's funny - I feel like I know you.  That sounds so stalker.  But I mean it in the most gratitude-filled way.  Thank you for sharing yourself through your music.  And I pray for your complete recovery. 
Best wishes ~ Karen Manroe, Austin, TX

1977 was a very difficult year for me.  Your music, your words helped me find my direction.  I wish I could repay you.  I do wish you the very best and hope that no matter what happens, you have no regrets.  Chris Hightower, Georgia.

Hi Dan, Another huge fan, and another who has just found out about your illness. There will be a candle lit for you in my parish church in Dublin as well as in Lourdes France, which my wife and I will be visiting shortly. God bless and keep the faith. ~ Teddy O'Neill, Dublin Ireland

My children and I love your voice, I always have. Probably my favorite album is The Innocent Age.  I felt that was a masterpiece and the songs are so heartfelt and inspiring.  I remember going through all of my teen aged angst with that album, even drawing your picture for a friend of mine. What a geeky teen I was, hehehe. But I was serious about my love for your music and your voice.  I thank you for the many years of beautiful music you have made for the world and pray with much of the rest of the world I am sure, for a total recovery to full health for you.  My sister is finishing a year long battle with breast cancer that was not detected for years. She is winning her fight, and I pray for you to have the same success. We would suffer a very tremendous loss if you were to leave us here so soon. So, do what your doctor says and please get well. God bless you and Jean and your family.. you are a tremendous inspiration and asset to this world..   blessings and good wishes. Sincerely ~ Mary and family.

Dear Dan,I just checked out your website and couldn't believe what I read! I've been a fan of yours for sooo long and like all the others here, love your music .I wish you all the best. Your beautiful words have filled my life through the years and have celebrated many things with me. It's like you're part of the family! ~ Wendy in N.J.

I saw you once years ago on the Innocent Age tour in Springfield MO acoustic tour and I was up on my feet and was mesmerized by watching and listening to you , I was so close to the stage. I was in a trace. I would love to meet you and/or see you again. Please come to Fayetteville AR. ! I wish you well and I wish you most of all peace. ~ Drew Williams

Dan, I just wanted to let you know that I am still praying for you.  I would love to have an update as to how you are doing these days.  Thank you and God Bless You! ~ Krista Lewis

God bless you and give you all the strength you need.  My husband has been through this. It was only at my urging for a PSA, he was found to be early stage at age 48 and surgery was done. He has done well, but only after changing his lifestyle.  So many things are lost to this insidious disease it is sad.  I know treatments are getting better and although I have not kept up with latest on this disease, my husband just said two days ago things are getting closer to a cure.  Our daughter, age 22,  was diagnosed with Hodgkins disease at the beginning of her senior year in college in September.  She is in the middle of her chemo and doing well. She is planning on a career in medical research graduate study starting in August.  I pray there is help for you and your are well served by the medical community.  My prayers are there for you and your wife. ~ Connie

I just want to say...Please get well soon. If we, the fans , never  get another album from you it's ok. Just get well. You have given me personally,  a lifetime worth of memories and beautiful music. You have been my idol since my teenage years and I will love you and your music forever. I have gotten through so many tough times in life and your music always seems to be a part of  it and pulls me through it. I have only had the chance to see you once in my 50 years. I sang along and enjoyed  the show so much it is forever etched in my mind. I was also in line for tickets  for your Ky Derby show at U-L Redbarn and it sold out in front of me. I have just found your Websites and read your letter on prostate cancer and it has scared the hell out of me. Will call Monday to set up my  personal visit to get checked out. Thank You for opening my eyes. And thank you  for the wonderful years you have given me...Your Fan...Your Friend ~ Charlie Dietrich

God Bless you at this time.  Your music has moved and inspired me for many years.  You are in my prayers.  ~  John T.

Dan Fogelberg, your music is one of my oldest friends.  I treasure the relationship.  Don't give up.  God bless and good luck!  ~ Ed Dwyer, Springfield, Illinois

Dear Dan and family, you are in my thoughts and prayers.  I have been a "fan" since the beginning... I went to dozens of concerts in the 70's and I still listen to LP's, tapes and CD's.  A dear friend of mine and I share our October birthdays together every year and we always include "Old Tennessee " in our celebration.  All is well... Best wishes ~ Susan

Dear Dan, I always meant to write to you over the years simply to tell you how much your music has influenced me, and how you have truly been a very important voice in the soundtrack of my life. I'm writing now not just to tell you what thousands of others have undoubtedly told you, but to send you my sincere wishes for a full and speedy recovery. I am taking your advice and making a doctor's appointment to have the tests done. I've put it off for far too long with a huge variety of excuses. What you said on your website touched a nerve...it CAN save my life. You have touched me for so many years with your music and beautiful, poetic lyrics. You may now have touched me in a way that will save my life as well.
From the depths of my soul, I thank you for all that you have given to all music lovers over the years. I now thank you for your advice to be tested. You are surely saving lives right now. As someone else said, it does seem awfully quiet without your voice. With love and respect ~ Brian Gold

Hi Dan, I know God has heard my prayers for you. In fact I have prayed for you for a long time and am comforted
in those that you came to listen to years ago, such as Mark Heard, who we talked about, and Bruce Cockburn. How all our hearts bless you together and cover you with healing. May you hide under the bane of Aslan. Love ~ Sandie