Dear Dan -Greetings from Alaska! Just a short note to let you know how we love you and pray for you. We are seeing moose babies now, and the sandhill cranes have returned. Days in the 50's, nights in the 40's, Sure signs of summer in Alaska. Thanks for your wonderful music and lyrics. We have you on often, and your music inspires us greatly! Sending you much love, energy and peace. ~ Brad and Barbara, Homer Alaska

Dan -- I'm really glad to hear that you're doing well.  Being a male in my 50's, and having a good friend who's recently gone through a prostatectomy (it was caught early), I can relate to your plight.  I'm also a hospital pharmacist, so I see lots of this type of thing -- too much, as you know.  Fortunately, the prognosis is better (less bad?) as compared to other forms of cancer, so keep up the good work and fight this thing!

And, as others already have done, thanks for all the music.  I've seen you in Canandaigua, NY "by yourself" and in Rochester with your band, and they are two concerts I'll always remember.  Thanks for all you've done for the arts, the environment, and God knows how many other worthy causes.  You are the consummate musician in my book, and I have a son who is a professional clarinetist and a future (next weekend!) daughter-in-law who is a professional bassoonist, so I've learned to appreciate most types of music (can't seem to get into the country thang, though).  You've contributed so
much to your "industry", so, once again, thanks. Sincerely ~ William J. Libera

Dear Dan, I had a dream last night and you and I were having a conversation.  I  don't remember exactly what you said to me, but you were very positive and reassuring.  When I woke up, I knew I had to find out how you are.  My  husband and I
were in Tennessee, for the first time, last week and I kept  singing "Old Tennessee" while we were driving along.  Your music is always playing in my mind as I've gone through my life.  Thank you for sharing you  gift with us.  God bless you. ~ Jill -  Denver

I was born in 1962, so I grew up as a young man listening to your music in the '70s, and was stationed overseas in the Philippines in '82 and '83 when you were very popular then too.  I have a twin sister and she has been to many of your concerts.  I have many of your CDs and your boxed set. Your music has meant so much to me over the years - I hear your songs and they bring back many memories.  "Hard To Say" was being played constantly by a dorm mate when I first arrived in the Philippines as a nineteen year old, and he befriended me - it was my welcome song to the beautiful country where they often played your music on the Top Forty military channel and the Manila radio stations, so "Leader of the Band" and " Run For the Roses" remind me of my stay there and the trips I made and friends I had.  "Heart Hotels" reminds me of my younger sister Lynn who loved that song so much when it came out.  "Same Old Lang Syne" reminds me of when my mother and I were in a shopping parking lot at Christmas time when the song just came out and we were waiting for our relatives in the car and it was snowing outside and it was playing on the radio. "Believe in Me" reminds me of  my twin sister Lori as it is her favorite song of  yours.  Just thought I'd share a few thoughts on just how a few songs bring back great memories to me and I'm sure to so many others...

I wrote a few years ago, and sent prayers to you and have been off the Internet but recently got back on.  I'll take your medical advice as I am a former nurse, I was trained in the Air Force as a medic and since I'll be 45 on June 27 and haven't been checked in a long time.  Best wishes and good health.  ~ Glenn R. Marhefka

Dear Dan,   I'm behind the wheel of my blue Toyota Prius. My packed bag is in the back of the car and there is a smile on my face as I drive away from my friend's house in Central, South Carolina. I’m ready to step into the comfort of my beautiful home in Clinton, Mississippi where my loving husband and two sweet cats are waiting for me. I’m psyched about listening to some great music for the long drive home so I look through my fully loaded Archos. I see tons of great music at my fingertips so it takes me a few minutes to decide what I want to hear. Finally, I highlight your name and settle in for the drive. Well, once I start, I can’t quit! I sing with you, cry with you, smile with you and quietly listen to you during my entire 8-hour drive. Ahhh....sweet, sweet memories! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!! With Love and Gratitude Always. From a loyal Southern Belle fan ~ Beverly

Dear Dan and Jean- I write this as my husband is trying to come back from a Surbarachnoid Hemorrhage and a lot of surgery.  His short term memory is gone at the moment.  I found him in our garage on the floor trying to put something under his head.  I called the ambulance and he was in surgery within an hour.  I only told you that part because he had just heard the good news one more year that he doesn't have to worry about prostate cancer this year.  It was a very happy day!  I hope we can be as gracious and appreciative as you and your wife Jean are.  We won't know for several months. 
I've listened to your music and a lot of it has taken on a new meaning.  Wow, how easily your words just waft over into a new area! I wish you well and still hope to see you perform again.  Our favorite concert of yours ever was your Thirtieth Anniversary Concert at Red Rocks and we've seen several.  I don't think there's a tape or CD of yours I don't have.  I will continue to read your updates and I will hopefully be writing again with good news for you about Ron. Warmest Thanks and Regards ~ Gail Allstott

Dan,  just last evening I searched the net for your music. It had been awhile. I missed you!  And the first song I heard was "Nether Lands" and, well, I literally had a physical reaction when I heard it.  It was so peaceful and loving.  I downloaded it - plus a couple more and then I went to your web site to see if you were still making music and was struck to learn that you are being treated for prostate cancer. Know that through your music you have touched so many lives. You have inspired  - comforted -  and made me smile throughout the years!  And I wish you happier times. You are in my thoughts and prayers... ~ Tina Lanci (Bellingham, WA)

Dan: Your music was the backdrop of our courting and has been through out our 20 years of marriage.  Our daughter Danielle saw you at the Cohasset Music tent and was her first "legit" concert.  Innocent Age was always playing in my dorm room while in college; I could go on and on.  Your music has made a difference in our lives. We hope and pray for you and your family. Fondly ~ Dan & Ann Marie Walsh, Weymouth, Massachusetts

Hi, Dan, Every morning I wake up to the first bars of "Nether Lands;" it's been in my CD alarm clock for three years. I never get tired of hearing it. I've been with you and your music since the early 70s and always refer to you as my favorite musician. I love the early stuff and everything since. Your music is a blessing in my life, so now I'm sending blessings your way. ~ Patty

For every song you have written that has touched me, I will say a prayer for you. This will be many prayers. May you find strength and love among those who love you. ~ dana

Dan, my prayers are with you.  Thanks for all the good things you've done for me through your music.  Two of the most memorable experiences in my life are from attending your concerts at The Garden State Arts Theatre in New Jersey in the late 80's and at the Macon Auditorium in the mid to late 90's. ~ Sam from Georgia

In this day when crass commercialism shapes the musical world, it is so refreshing to return to gem like you, Dan.  I despair sometimes that there aren't any true musicians left who value the art above the money. You have given the world a real treasure in you myriad of lovingly crafted songs, and your effort to stay true to gift you've been given.  Your music bolsters my faith that true music will continue to thrive.  I too am a believer, and I believe in a God who delights in answering our prayers.  My thoughts and prayers are with you and you family in these difficult days.  I hope and pray that you will have more musical treasures to share with the world in the future. ~ Tracy, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Dan, Wishing you the best.  You are in my thoughts and prayers. ~ Tom

Dan, I join with all the others in saying I've loved your music since I was in my 20's and now that I'm in my 50's that hasn't changed . You have been part of the fabric of my life.  An Atlanta native, I live in Denver now.  I see what you loved all these years...sending deepest best wishes and prayers.  We love you.  ~ Candy, Denver

Hello Dan, My wife and I have followed and seen you for years as we are your age. Mud Island in Memphis was our favorite time with the fireworks behind you . "Wandering Shepherd" has been a  song we have  sang and shared with
many others over that time. The words probably mean even more to you now. We wish you the best in your healing. ~ John & Linda - 0klahoma

Mr. Fogelberg, I've grown up on the coast of Maine and with your music. Truly hope this finds you and your family happy and healthy. God bless you for the years of joy you have brought the millions thru your music and songwriting. My brothers and I are all players and songwriters to different degrees and levels of success but all mark you an influence and inspiration. Sincerely ~ David Good

Hi Dan, All my best to you through this difficult time. Keep preaching about men NEEDING to be tested. I developed Prostate Cancer in my THIRTIES, so men shouldn't wait until 40 for their PSA and DRE. If I hadn't been getting early checking, it would have been much more advanced before it would have been caught. Your music has been a wonderful addition to the soundtrack of my life. Hang in there. Get better. Live long. ~ David M

I'm 63 and was painting the trim on my home...listening fondly to "Home Free". As I painted, I was remembering that time when music was beautiful and heartfelt and I was mentally thanking you for the wonderful sounds throughout the
years. Keep up the good fight...my hope is for your recovery! ~ Rick, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Dearest Dan- Not to be preachy, I find that endless repetition of good ideas seems to, eventually, make those ideas the place we react from and, ultimately, create our realities from. In that spirit and in the spirit of your well being, I humbly share the following.    "Judge not from appearances but judge righteous judgment"---refuse to accept the testimony of the material sense which is reporting in harmony to you---but 'pass the powerful thought along to the uttermost part of your kingdom "I am well "and I know it---because the Great God of whom I am an expression' (pressed out idea) has made me well and strong and I am in rap­port with HIM."

May the great "I Am" continue to lead you back to wellness. Much love to you. ~ Robert Russell, Pasadena Ca.

From iTunes, I downloaded your Very Best Of album for my son's computer.  My kids are starting to enjoy music, and I want them to learn and love the very best that my generation has to offer.  It was only when I looked to see if you were touring that I learned of your fight against cancer.  Beat it, would ya?  You are one of the ones that should live. ~-Cheers.  Rob Bush, Carmel IN

I wish we knew how you were doing and how your recovery was going.  I have been following your music and career since 1974 when I was 16-years-old.  I don't want to hear the latest about Paris or Brittany - I want to hear how you are doing!  There are so many people who love your music and care about you - all my prayers are with you and your family.  
Best wishes ~ Diane Sawyers

Dearest Dan, there are no words that can express how much you mean to all of us that listen to your music and have fallen in love with your talent. You are a master at what you do and your words are so heart felt and deep. I have listened to you many nights while I fall asleep. I have come to your concerts and brought people that had not heard much of your music that are now forever Dan fans. Dan, my family is all gone now and I am young...only 51. I have lost them all to cancer except my brother whom I lost to Agent Orange. My sister is the most recent to have lost her battle with breast cancer...but all of them had underlying physical problems that were exacerbated by the "C" word. You are a happy and healthy minded person that can recover from this. I have prayed until my knees were all but bleeding. I feel there is never enough prayer and you can never pray too much. I hope during your healing that you are writing your memoirs and that you are able to one day tell us all exactly what it is like to survive this horrible disease. Among my family have also been success stories too. My husband's father with advanced prostate cancer is now 86 and in remission. It is possible. We are all out here hoping and praying that no news is good news for you and that you are enjoying your time with your family and loving wife.  My prayers are for you tonight and every night from now on Dan! Please recover to spend a long happy and healthy retirement with your loving wife. God Bless you Dan ~ Lana Sparks

Dan, We sing our children to sleep with "Old Tennessee." You have written some of the most beautiful music ever to grace the human ear. More importantly, however, I wish you well in your fight with cancer. ~ Scott D. Phillipps

Dan, your music has been and continues to be a great source of comfort and joy in my life. Thank you so much for choosing and remaining steadfast in your life's work. I hope that you will be well and live just the way you want. ~ Carrie Scotto

Dan, I also heard Nether Lands on KBCO the other day.  While it's one of my favorite CDs of yours I hadn't listened to it for a while.  It brought back a lot of memories: My family has had a cabin on Caribou Road in Nederland since the '50s and I've always enjoyed my time in the area.  I remember the time that I was building the second story on our place during a college break from Gunnison in '75.  I'd talk to people walking up and down the road from my perch and was extremely disappointed to hear that I'd missed a party in the woods that you'd played at!  Everybody said it was awesome!  We'd also have people stopping all the time asking for directions to Caribou Ranch which, of course, was not on Caribou Road.
A couple of years later, my girlfriend, who I later married, was going to school at CU and working at a bank in Boulder and was a HUGE fan of yours.  One day you came through the drive-up in your jeep and wanted to cash a large check.  She didn't notice the name or recognize you and was asking you for multiple IDs.  She was extremely embarrassed when she did notice that it was you!

I also remember a time that we saw you at Red Rocks in the mid-80s.  We were sitting just high enough that we could see downtown Denver over the stage.  During one of your acoustic sets, a red quarter moon came up over downtown at the start of one of your songs and by the end of the song, it had disappeared into the clouds.  I can't remember what song you were playing but I remember that the sound quality was so incredible that we could really hear you plucking each string and taking each breath.  Whatever you were playing, I'll always remember the moment as "One Song Moon".  It was magical!  Of all the concerts I've seen at Red Rocks, that was probably my most memorable moment. We were also fortunate enough to get 6th row center seats to see you at Red Rocks in 2002 and were amazed at the awesome show you put on. We really enjoyed the veterans backing you and the original members of Firefall along with some of the old Nederland area stories.  Good thing nobody ever partied back then! :)

As I write this, I'm just moving back to Nederland to the old family cabin on Caribou Rd., probably for good this time.  My wife and I have decided to split after raising our family as our interests are and always have been so different.  Mine have always been with skiing and the mountains and outdoor activities and I haven't gotten to do a lot of the things I've wanted to so I'm really excited to be here.  As I listened to Nether Lands the other day on my way to pick up my last load of belongings from my former home, tears came to my eyes as I'm not sure that I've ever been able to relate so completely to a song.  I'm looking forward to my new life and choices and I thank you for the inspiration.  The fact that you wrote and recorded the song up here makes it hit home more than ever.  I had to send the lyrics to all my friends and family.  Thank you for all of your music over the years....it's been incredible.  Talent like yours is rare! I had not heard of your condition and was so sorry to hear about it.  Please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you.  Please take care. ~ Charlie It is ironic that I learned of your condition recently.  As I write this email, I am minutes away from going for a Prostate biopsy, so my recent discovery of your condition is timely.  I am 51 and have been a fan since I was 19. Much of the music I can align with situations that have occurred in my life. I find many of the tunes to really hit my heart and stimulates much internal emotion.  I hope that your condition is on the improve because I look forward to seeing a life performance sometime in the near future.  I will hold up my end by showing up and I know that you will too. Much love ~ Andy Ulrich

As has often happened in the past, when I hear an artist's music incessantly in my head, it's telling me to seek out news about that person in any way I can. I read about your cancer and pray for your speedy recovery and continued health. Thank you for sharing your gift and creating the most inspiring music I've ever had the honor to listen to. You've helped me to keep my love and faith alive. Now it's time to help you with positive spirit. Since I have never met you in person, all I can do is to say I love you Dan and you're in my thoughts every day. ~ Lee - Centennial, CO

 I haven't heard any news lately, but I hope you are doing well, and getting better every day.    My prayers are with you and your family.  I have hours of your music, and the legacy we have is boundless.   Your talent shines like a bright star every day. My best to you. ~ Dolores Gormley

Fight, fight, fight.. Your music is spiritual.  Thank you.  I saw you in concert back in '74 or '75.  You were wonderful.  Jackson Browne opened for you at the Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  Or vice versa ­ I can¹t remember
which way it went, but, it was a wonderful time. God Bless You, Dan. Fight, fight, fight. ~ Mary Ann

Dan:   I have been a fan since 1972.  I wrote a poem once about love beginning, ending, and returning and it ended with "until it snows again".  Every time I hear the song "Same Old Lang Syne"  I think a lot about you.   In the last few years I have been drawn to talk to you.  I just found this website. I am a believer and I believe it is God's  will to heal you.  You have touched many lives through your songs and you have certainly touched mine. God bless you and keep you. ~ Kimberly

To Dan Fogelberg,  In the last few weeks I find myself thinking of you and praying for you more often than ever before.   I hope you feel the love that so many people are surrounding you and your family with.  It's the same love you have surrounded all of us with through your music. Now you truly know what a precious gift you gave to us.~ Tina Cirelli, Herkimer NY

Dan, On October 12, 1991 my husband Sean and I got married.  Our wedding song was "Longer". Every time I hear that song I think of that day and how special that day was to me....15 1/2 years ago. I wish you many happy and wonderful years ahead of you.....thank you for your music and your spirit. ~ Rhonda O'Brien

Dan: Back in the early 70s, a friend of mine named Susan invited me to her house to listen to some guy named Dan Fogelberg. I said, "Who the hell is Dan Fogelberg"?.....I found out.  And by the way, you taught me how to play guitar. Thank you, Get well. ~ Doug Couture, Glastonbury, CT

Dear Dan, Our deepest thoughts and prayers are with you and Jean. We  truly have enjoyed your music and it continues to inspire  us.  We will continue our prayers for you. ~ Debbie and Glenn Ito   

Dan, I met you many years ago when you performed at my university.  I will pray for you and your family, and I wish and pray for you all the best.  Have you ever heard of "The Secret"?  Buy the CD and listen intently.  Through prayer and positive thinking, you will be a winner. ~ Becky Riggar

Remember...."HE so loves me when I sing."  There's magic every moment.. I hope you are finding yours. Thank you for your gift. Love ~ Chris in Oklahoma

Hi Dan, This week is the 30th anniversary of KBCO-FM, Boulder. They played Nether Lands yesterday and talked about you and the terrific Caribou Ranch. It just reminds me again of how much I long to hear of your health and life. I play your music on my iPod and on the piano all the time. In fact, I so look forward to your approving piano music for Full Circle sometime soon. Meanwhile, I send my prayers and sincere thoughts for your happy life. "Love is the only thing that matters." ~ Cherie, Denver

Dan, I hope you are feeling well, and that your health is soon restored. Thank you so much for the gifts you have given us all in your music. My wife Ali and I wish you and your family the best. May God bless you all. ~-Bill and Ali Chellis, Seymour, CT

Dear Dan: Thank you for your music that has touched my life for decades, especially in the late 70s and through the 80s.  I used to listen to Nether Lands over and over and over, trying to decide which road to take. I used to think that sweet peace was the road to take, but now I think it's simple acceptance of life.  I think I always knew that was the road to take.  I
just realized the one probably leads to the other.  Wow!  In the early 90s, my little sister and I enjoyed hearing you sing (unplugged) in Minneapolis or St. Paul.  We 'drank a six pack in the car' and had a very special time together hearing you share your insights. I have been traveling a cancer journey with my husband who was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer three years ago.  It was not caught early but he just had a stem cell transplant and is doing great.  He responded well to several therapies but prayer has been our strongest 'medicine'.  While each person's cancer journey is different I feel a connection of understanding.  I hope you have experienced many beautiful blessings that also come with the journey.  You will be in my prayers as I listen to your songs.  Thank you. ~ Deanna

Dan, Just wanted to let you know that I was thinking about you and sending you prayers for a speedy recovery. ~ David in Orangeburg, SC

Hi Dan - please get well soon the world needs your music. I will always  remember the night you forgot the lyrics to one of your songs at Jones Beach  some 15 years ago. It kinda made a rock star more human to the whole crowd ,and it
was great that you did not try to fake it. Thanks ~ Bob Collocola

Dan - As a musician few artists have touched and influenced me as much as yours. You are a part of my very being and like many others I continue to wish for your speedy recovery. Peace for you and yours and your return to the public arena. God be with you . . . ~ Billy Pontiac

Dan, I was driving to work this morning and had the Nether Lands CD in listening on the way to work. What great music you have made. My husband and I went to here you in concert at Mud Island in Memphis a few years ago. It was great, even with the downpour of rain we enjoyed it. I am sorry to hear of your illness and want to encourage you to keep the faith. My mother is now 17 years post breast cancer. They have made such advancements with cancer research and hope to have a cure for it soon. Again, my prayers will be with you and your precious family during this time. God knows you are sick and is looking after you. May God Bless you. ~ Diane Presley