Get well soon!  Can't wait till you start touring again

Dear Dan,  You've touched many people's lives including my own. Take all the time you need. We'll be waiting whenever and if you're ever ready. It's your turn to sit back and take it all in. But honestly, hope you're back in the saddle. You were with me through all the years and all the road trips. This is just one more road trip up through the Canyon. The view from the top is great. Best Wishes ~ Bob  from Lakeville, MA 

Dearest Dan, My husband and I will be celebrating our 24th anniversary in August; our song was "Longer".  I heard it today on the radio and knew I had to send you my best wishes for your continued strength and courage in your fight!  As a cancer survivor myself I will give you to words that were said to me that I clung to with a viciousness that only gave me strength:  "NEVER QUIT".  God bless you and thank you for your wonderful music. ~ Lisa

Dear Dan & Jean, Please know that you both remain in our daily thoughts and prayers for God's healing hand to rest upon you.  We are so happy to know that you have received the thousands of messages of love & prayer being sent your way.  May they sustain you, embrace you, comfort you and may you realize how very much you are LOVED!!!  The power of love & prayer is miraculous!!!  God bless you both! In love & friendship ~ John & Lisa Andursky, Connellsville PA

Dan,  My prayers are regularly lifted for you and your family.  God Bless! ~ Keith

I will continue to keep both of you in my prayers. Your music has touched my heart for so many years and now it is time for me to give back to you thru prayers and love and support. Take Care!! Love you very much ~ Jacque Thomas

Dear Dan and Jean, You are in my prayers daily.  Please keep the faith and think positive thoughts.  Dan, the world needs more of your musical genius as it has meant so much to so many. Love and Peace to you both. ~ B.

I want to wish you a speedy recovery.  Your music has always been an enjoyable part of my life.  I have had occasion to meet you two times and both times you were polite, hospitable, and humorous.  May God be with you.  I will be praying for you. ~ S.

Our prayers are with you and your family. God bless you! ~ Mark and Sonya Breedlove

We love you and appreciate all the joy you've given us over the years. At 70, I feel like a groupie.... praying constantly for your recovery and thanking God for the enjoyment you provided. We got to go to some pretty exciting venues because of you as all our kids are Fogelberg "freaks" as well. Much love. ~ Mary Ann Leasure

Dan, I just want you to know that you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.  I was so saddened to hear this news. I have loved your music for many years, and every time one of your songs comes on the radio, I feel happy and peaceful.  Your music touches me in a way that few other artists' music can.  I have seen you, I believe a total of three times in concert (only the acoustic, never with the band).  You are a brilliant musician and song writer. I am going to pass your message on to my husband.  Women are always encouraged to keep checking for breast cancer, it's drilled into our heads.
Well, the same should go for men and I want my husband around for a long, long time (we have a two year-old son). I will pray for your recovery, and wish you all of God's blessings.  Take care! Affectionately ~ Lisa Farnsworth

Hey Dan: I, too, had no idea you were ill.  So, so sorry.  I was just listening to "The Last Nail," probably my all time favorite of the many, many songs of yours I have loved over the years. I started listening to your music around 1975, when in college.  I quickly discovered your earlier works as well, especially enjoying "The River" and "Wysteria." In 1977, when out of college and pretty lost and alone, I bought  "Nether Lands," which seemed to be written especially for me at that period. I wore the first album out and had to buy another copy ! I could go on and on:  Like so many others, you have contributed immeasurably to the richness of my life.  I feel you are a brother and a soul mate. All my prayers are with you, but whatever happens, you will never die. . .you will live forever through your music and the lives you have so profoundly affected. ~ Steve

God bless you!!!  You have used such beautiful words to express emotions many of us find hard to do.  I pray that God preserves you for your family and friends and for all whose lives you've touched.

Dear Dan, Keep the faith and think positive thoughts!  The world needs more of your musical genius in the future. You are truly loved by many!! You and Jean are both in my prayers. Take care ~ BJ

Hang in there Dan. We miss your music but prefer you to be healthy. I look forward to the time when you can share your situation through your music.

Dan, As with all your fans, my thoughts and prayers and best wishes are with you daily. May the Lord lay his healing hand upon you and restore you to good health. And then, may you have the want and desire to get back to what you do so beautifully, writing and performing. I have seen you in concert many times and each one was a wonderful gift.  I miss you and hope to one day see and hear from you again. If GOD brings you to it, he will bring you through it. Love you much ~ Darlene Richardson,  Pottstown, PA

Best wishes from a '78 Western Illinois Grad!  I remember listening to you as your music was being played in so many rooms of the girl dorm! I have been a fan since those days and send you light for healing.  My husband and I had "Longer" played during our wedding ceremony almost 25 years ago. I will always remember the words you wrote in another song, "I want a lover and I want some friends.  I want to live in the sun. I want to do all the things that I never have done."  I still live with those words in my heart.  God Bless you, Dan.    Thank you for the music. ~ Mary of Rockford,Illinois.

Our prayers are with you and you family.  I knew you when you played with the Coach Men in Peoria, IL and was still in high school.  Our best wishes to you, as you have given the best of yourself to us. ~ Cindy Vaughan, San Diego, CA

Dear Mr. Fogelberg: I first heard your music more than twenty years ago, when I was still in high school. I loved your beautiful songs, but it was your voice that particularly touched me -- its purity and clarity left an impression on my spirit that has remained with me ever since. May God soon send you complete healing. You are in my prayers. All the best ~ Rahel Jaskow

Dan, I can only say that your music has always touched me.  I have been listening to you for years now, and couldn't even begin to chose a favorite.  Every song you write/sing is my favorite!  My prayers are with you and your family. Keep fighting and keep your spirit strong! You are an incredibly gifted person, and have blessed all of us with your talent.  I have gone to see you each and every time you played in Detroit, MI. and will look forward to seeing you in concert again. Much love, and even more prayers. ~ Connie

Dear Dan, I have been blessed over many years by the gift of your music.  I pray now that God gives you peace, comfort, and healing.  From my first favorite song on Home Free "Looking for a Lady" (which I still sing, somewhat to the annoyance of my wife of 23 years) to your most recent CD, Full Circle, I have enjoyed each and every one of your albums.  I have had the pleasure of seeing you onstage many times in venues across the South, including Jackson MS and Starkville MS to Mud Island in Memphis (outdoors in the rain), the Saenger in New Orleans, and most recently Chastain Park at Atlanta during the Full Circle tour.  Each time has lifted my spirits, and I wish I could do the same for you now. Please know that there are those of us praying on your behalf, and "Thank you for the music." ~ Scott Hutto, Marietta, GA

Hello Dan - Best wishes from Poland. I pray for you and I hope to hear a lot of new music from you. ~ Pawel

Dear Dan I'm not religious but if I was I would pray to your God for your wellbeing. Still I'm hoping that you have the strength to survive the cancer that's in your body. I'm a big fan of Lance Armstrong and he survived to win the Tour the France 7 times so I pray I hear your music for many years to come. I wish you all the best and your music is the best thing that has ever happened to me. Wish you all the best. ~ Gary, The Hague, Holland.

Dan,  I just heard the news of your on going battle.  I am deeply sorry but please have strength and courage to win this battle.  After I got the tears cleared from out of my eyes I just began praying for you, your wife Jean and your family.  God is not done with a good soul like you.  It is too early for you to be singing with the Angels in heaven anyway.  I just want you to know that your music has blessed my life like a gift and a friend to through my own battles and sufferings.  A life of meaning is really about how our hearts have been touched, moved and inspired by another such as yourself.  Without it there is no passion. Dan, the wonderful thing about you, is that you have always been giving passion and meaning to everything that you have done and to those that you love.  I met you once in Aspen where you played just a few feet from me. The beautiful thing is that you have been with each one of us for years.  Not just with me singing in my car happily down the  freeway or breaking up with girlfriend number eight.  We all grew up and grew old with you. You are a big part of all of our memories in the joys and sufferings.   And we now are with you especially with you in your sufferings.  Dear Lord Jesus, touch our friend Dan with your healing power and restore him to the fullness of health.  You know his every need and painful sufferings.  We lift him up to you and ask that you would deliver him from this battle with a victory that only you can be honored with. Lord, please use Dan as living testimony of your grace, mercy and power.  I am asking for peace of mind and hearts for all family and friends and ask this prayer in the name of Jesus, Amen.  For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.  Psalm 91:11   I’ve heard that in heaven they have way too many worship leaders teaching the angels to sing so that they won’t be needing your help just yet.  God Bless you Dan ~ Darby & Asha Vajgrt    Santa Ana, California.

Dan,  My wife and I have started the battle in her fight against cancer.  I was not aware of your battle, and can only hope that it is a "win" for you.  We strongly believe that very, very soon the words of Isaiah will become true, "there will be no one saying, I am sick", a promise made sure.  May you be among those.  On a different note: Thank you for your music.  I have "rediscovered" one of my all-time favorite albums, "Twin Sons of Different Mothers".  It has such variety, depth and beauty that it never grows old (unlike me, but that is a different story!!)  Hope this brief thought will get to you, keep fighting. ~ Dave and Jenny

Dan,  I was shocked and saddened when I found out that you had cancer ( CA).  As a devoted fan, I am  one of the thousands who has sent you an email on this site wishing you well and a speedy recovery. My hopes and prayers continue to be with you and your wife. But this is not that kind of note.  I am a Nurse Practitioner in family practice.  I have had to tell a handful of my patients the terrible news that they have cancer. It rocks me to my core whenever it occurs.   Yesterday I had a 9 year old come in for an ear infection. His mom hinted to me that she had been diagnosed with colon cancer this  year.  After I had her sons leave the room, she shared with me that It had spread to her lung, and her liver. After 5 months of chemotherapy, she is in remission but is scared. She is trying to make memories with her boys as fast and fully as she can.  I was thinking about her, and the frailty of life tonight as I was listening to the Rascal Flatts song  "Skin"  about a young girl with cancer.  I cried as my 8 years old and I talked about the song. I told her I wanted to hear something happy.. so I started up "Full Circle". As we listened to the song I  was fully aware of the frailties of life, its cycles, and the terrible disease you are fighting. But I also remembered that you had no plans to tour or record.  I hope that changes.  

We all are put here on this earth for a reason. Mine is to care for sick folks, and hopefully have a positive impact on the lives of those I encounter; bringing glory to God in the process . Yours, as best I can see, it so share the wonderful gift  you have been given as a tunesmith and a singer. Granting a special view at life focused through the lens of your experiences and a guitar, piano, and a great voice. I will forever remember the Nether Lands tour in Atlanta Nov 1978, and the first time you sang at the  Ryman  in Nashville.  Both were profound nights. You have the gift, and the talent and the forum to share what God has taught  you through this entire ordeal.  So, with all due respect, in light of what we both have seen, you as an artist, a patient, and me as a clinician, and a fan, I have a couple of words of encouragement for you .   SING DAMMIT! ~ Kenny Cook FNP , Tupelo MS

Dan.. I was introduced to your music nearly 30 years ago by an angel that became my girlfriend for the next 18 months of that period in my life. I was away at college for the first time and the song she played me was "There's A Place in the World for a Gambler". When it came her time to leave me, I was left with the legacy of your music for comfort and that has been what your music has meant to me all these years since. When I first heard of your illness, I was deeply saddened, but, I am encouraged to know you are still fighting the good fight. My dad, who will be 90 has a non-aggressive form of prostate cancer and is having problems now. I will take him to the dr's later today for more tests. In the light of this, I see my dr. next week for my quarterly check-up and I am going to request the tests you recommend as I just recently turned 50. Thank you for your message and sermon. Not knowing if I am suffering from this terrible disease will soon be known to me, and, if I am healthy or if I am sick, I will have your sermon to thank for the outcome. Thanks for looking out for us and our health in your time of struggle...you are truly an angel among men ~ David Pitman

You and your music have helped me through some of the hardest times in my life and has brought me joy and happiness the rest of the time.   I wish you and your family the best.  It seems you are blessed with many friends and family to support you through this time.  Along with that support, your strength and spirituality will get you through.  Best of everything.