You, your music, your soul have been an inspiration for me since the age of 17, I am now 48. You are a God given poet to us all, I pray for your healing. ~ KB

Dan, I have such warm and meaningful memories of your music throughout such important times in my life.  I used to sing and play guitar in bars,  covering tunes of Bonnie Raitt, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, and many others  from the 70's.  Among my favorites were so many of yours.  I sung  "Longer" at my own wedding to my husband, and even roped several of my  classmates into playing with me, "Part of the Plan" to our graduating  nursing school class and families.  
Your music has fit into special niches  in my life all along.  I grew up in Illinois, and even though I moved to  Fort Collins, Colorado 30 years ago, I loved Illinois, and couldn't believe what  a beautiful song you wrote about that state.  One of my favorite concerts  of yours was a solo, more or less unplugged event at Moby Arena (Colorado State  Univ.) in the 70's (I think)... it was just you, your piano, guitars and a whole  bunch of us loving you and your music.  I wish for you restored health and  peace as you wage your efforts.  Peace to you and your family, Dan.   With warmest, caring wishes ~ Cheri Nichols, Fort Collins, Colorado

Simply, Jesus loves you Dan. May God bless you. Love ~ Les

Dear Dan, I have listened to your music for a few decades now and was fortunate to attend one of your concerts in the late 1990's.  I hope that all of these messages from your fans will give you the strength and inspiration that your music has given to all of us.  We all wish you and your family victory over cancer. Thank you for sharing your gifts with all of us ~ Trish Williams-Mello

Dear Dan, Listening to your voice these past couple of weeks in my car. You still manage to reach inside my heart and soul, even if I've heard the songs hundreds of times.  I think of you so often, wondering how you are doing, how your family is, and I am always grateful for the poetry you have shared with us through your music.  I hope things are brighter for you
these days and that the old adage 'no news is good news' rings true here. Blessings to you and yours. With love ~ Michele Lee, Whittier, CA

Dan--Best wishes to you on a speedy recovery. You and your music resonate especially clearly for me as my life has, in an weird sense, occasionally paralleled your own--I was one of those students enrolled in band class that your dad taught in Peoria at Von Steuben Grade School. Every time I hear those lyrics to "The Leader of the Band" I am taken back lovingly to those days and to the incredible concerts all the kids from all the grade schools would put on at Woodruff High School. In fact, though I never met you in person, I believe that we must have lived only a several blocks from each other while growing up. Over the years my life took me to many cities, but I also ended up living in Colorado, having moved in 1989 to Colorado Springs. Then in 1999 I, too, was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Though it was devastating news, I have made a full recovery as I deeply trust you will too. Keep the faith; you'll never lose that creative spirit.

Dan: I could write volumes on the influences your music has had on my life; I will make it short it hopes of it being passed on to you to actually read and gain encouragement.. Now at 45, married, a career, mortgage, two kids and college tuitions, it is your music that continues to take me back to a simpler time ... you see, the common thread of that era --- my first date, my first kiss, my junior and senior proms, "young" and innocent love, and events like watching a sunset on a late summer's afternoon across the lake was you (and your lyrics) playing on the eight track/ cassette player.

I emphasize "lyrics", because it IS your lyrics that separated and continues to separate you from the majority in the music profession. Your lyrics inspire... actually, through your music/ lyrics, I learned valuable lessons about "doing life" ... ( and love ). Although I have much to say, I will end with this prayer that someone sent to me years ago; it is titled I SAID A PRAYER FOR YOU TODAY.... I hope you will be ENCOURAGED by it.  ~ Mark Moore

I said a prayer for you today, And know God must have heard
I felt the answer in my heart, Although he spoke no word!
I didn't ask for wealth or fame, (I knew you wouldn't mind)
I asked Him to send treasures, Of a far more lasting kind!
I asked that He'd be near you,  At the start of each new day
To grant you health and blessings, And friends to share your way!
I asked for happiness for you, In all things great and small
But it was for His loving care, I prayed the most of all!

Dear Dan, It has been a few years since I have had time to drive over Independence Pass listening to your CDs on high volume. However, it is a really nice memory and at the top of my list of things to do next summer.

My Mom was diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer in October 2004 and came down here to Denver for an initial surgery. I continue to fly up to Bozeman, MT once a month to visit her over a long weekend. Despite a grim prognosis and
many setbacks, she has managed to beat her doctors' predictions, continues to do so, and refuses to give up hope. She has been so very thin and very bald for the longest time, but she still has a big smile and a twinkle in her eye when she is feeling good. Last week while on a short break from chemo she attended her ladies bridge club and even won high. She also manages to bake cookies for me to take back to Denver. My dad has been such a wonderful caregiver remaining steady and strong throughout all of the emotional and physical ups and downs of her illness. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers and hope that you and your family will continue to keep the faith as you trudge forward in your battle with cancer. ~ Pam D, Denver, CO

I've been touring the Rocky Mountains this week and thinking of you, as I always do in this part of the world. Thank you for your gifts to the world. May God bless you and keep you. ~ Susan

Hi Dan, Last week Bob Dylan was in town for a concert. All my friends couldn't believe I didn't go see Dylan--they know that I adore music especially well written music.  But there's really only one lyricist for me and that's you. I think of you often.  You music has been in my life for going on 40 years---and that is remarkable.  You write the songs that become so a part of our lives, we listen to them over and over again. One of my first jobs I ever had at age 16 was being a camp counselor in a wonderful forest that sits on the edge of our city.  I would take you into the forest with me via cassette tape and sit and listen to you and nature for hours.  It was my special time.  Now I am married, have three kids, the last one turning 20 years old this week--and I live just blocks away now from that wonderful forest. I still sit in that forest and listen to you on my CD player.  I wonder are you still writing through your journey??? and what would those lyrics say.  Thank you for the music. Thank you for the talent and especially the sharing.  ~ Annie Anderson

Get well soon Dan.   Our prayers are with you and your family every day. ~ Jim

I am a 50 year old man who has spent a lifetime avoiding emotion but I still cry every time I listen to "The Last Nail".  "You said you loved me but you had to be free, and I let you." Powerful stuff to touch an old man 30 years later. Thanks for the music. Get well soon.

Dear Dan and Jean, I am a little behind in sending my good wishes and prayers for you both. I do hope you are progressing well as there is no further information. As a urology nurse ( NYU) I know they are making so much progress with fighting CAP, I hope your are responding well to the treatment. I just wanted to let you both know how much I have enjoyed your music throughout the years. I have no words for the immense talent you have been blessed with but to thank you for sharing your talent and music.  May God Bless You Both

Thank you Dan for, despite your own personal battle and uncertainty, your wish that other men be aware of this cancer early enough, so we might avoid what you're going through. I'm 50 and I can take that to heart. You're unselfish and continue to be a gift and inspiration to those of us who have come to know you for so long through your music. I've known your music since your Souvenirs days and have nothing but respect for your talent and how you survived the vultures of the music business machine. You have always done it on your own terms - the music industry has served you, not you serving them as is so often the case with most every other artist. I believe you launched your career at just the right time - during the seventies when honest creativity was accepted and rewarded by us fans. Sadly now it's too much about profits, with the labels and musicians getting ripped off by kids with computers and MP3 file sharing to the point that good musicians are almost forced to sell out commercially in order to make a living. Dan, my thoughts and prayers are with you while you fight and beat this disease. Take care old friend ~ Steve DePaola, Rochester, NY

I started listening to your music in 1973. I was 13, I am now 46 and still listening to your music.  It has inspired my life and helped to fulfill what I could not fulfill within myself.  Thank you Dan Fogelberg for being a huge part of my life for 33 years and counting.  May all of God's Angels keep you close and heal you. My thoughts and prayers are with you and Jean always!!!!    Love and Peace ~  Linda Green, Paducah,Ky

Dear Mr. Fogelberg: I am so sorry to hear about your illness.  You will be constantly in my thoughts and prayers and I know you will come through this.  You are so lucky to be such a gifted human and to have shared your music, insight, warmth, compassion and respect for humanity with so many through your exquisite and powerfully poetic work.  I love all your songs, but one of my favorites is "There's a Place in the World for a Gambler".

Back in the early eighties I was working into the wee hours of the night making a model in my dorm room at architecture school (at the University of Illinois Champaign/Urbana).  You were on the radio being interviewed by a local station and your interview was wonderful, delightful and insightful.  I had always enjoyed your music, but the interview really made me a fan. I was so stuck by your kindness, gentleness and intellect.  The next day, walking into class, I ended up talking to a classmate about the interview.  He had heard it also and it had the same effect in him.  I was so happy.  Here I was all alone, so far from home in a  new part of the country trying to get through architecture school and feeling intimidated by all these tall, older guys in my class (in those days there were hardly any female students in the architecture program).  But, hearing your interview and then connecting with a classmate really made a difference to me, and helped me feel more like myself and part of my new environment.  Thank you!!!  I think I found out during the interview that you were from Illinois and attended U of I, too, and that really meant a great deal to me, then and now! You  will always be dear to my heart...I must tell you when your holiday CD came out I bought so many copies for everyone I care about because it is the most beautiful expression of the season I have ever heard.  Be healthy and well, dear Mr. Fogelberg, because you make life on this planet a much better and more beautiful place.  With love and respect ~ Jana M.

Dear Dan,  Having just entered the computer/Internet age, I am thrilled to send you our warmest regards. Your music has provided me with tons of pleasure over the years. Really, truly, more than I can say. Starting with "To The  Morning" and through the years. I even "met my old lover in the grocery store, the snow was falling Christmas eve...". Honest!  I love to sing your songs. Sandy and I were thrilled to death when we got a hold of tickets at the last minute and, sitting in about row 10 center, got to hear and see you up close and personal nearby in Wallingford, Ct. You guys really rocked. What a pro you are. I felt proud that I'd been a fan all those years. Corny, but true. We were deeply saddened to hear of your health problems. I can only say that our hearts go out to you and yours. You have contributed a whole helluva lot to the quality of all of our lives. All the best ~ Buzzy O'Neill

Dan, I have loved your music for years. I wish you all the best in the world. I live in St. Petersburg, Florida and I swear, one night while on duty with the U.S. Coast Guard, you were playing at the Bayfront Center on Tampa Bay and I could hear you. I have always wanted to go to one of your concerts and never really had a chance. I'm sorry now. I wish you the strength to beat this cancer, the faith to know we all stand behind you and the hope of seeing you again. I know what you are going through, I lost my life partner to Rectal cancer 8 years ago. Keep a good attitude, know that that makes all the difference in the world. Love and Prayers ~ A fan from what seems like an eternity ago,

Dan, I was introduced to you by my friend David Ainley (God rest his soul) with your Captured Angel album. I have been a fan ever since. I pray for you and your family.  God bless you. ~ Zoomer

Hello , I have never done this, but recently found a Dan Fogelberg song book and was reminded how deeply your music touched me as a young person back in the 70's. I send you good thoughts for strength and peace in your heart. I am a cancer nurse and see first hand how much good people find in their lives each day despite the uncertainty and distress that accompanies cancer. I hope you can live in the moment and realize the living legacy you have left to people like me who carry  your words and music in their hearts thirty years after you imagined it. We should all be able to share part of ourselves as you do. By the way, Nether Lands has some of the most beautiful and nature inspired music I have heard in my life. Peace to you and this earth family that we all share ~ Peggy Gilbertsen.

Dear Dan, I never thought I would ever write to you. Especially under these circumstances. I've loved your music since I first heard it in my brother's room some 30 years ago up above the Scandinavian arctic circle. Your music have reached far away corners of this world and it touches everybody who will listen. My biggest dream has always been to see you live, and I am still hoping for that dream to come true. I know first hand what a terrible disease cancer is and what it does to you and your loved ones. I have been a widow for 5 months, and I KNOW that early detection is the KEY and could be the difference between life and death. Unfortunately, most of us do not run to the doctor without having aches or pains and cancer is not painful at first.(My husband probably had it for 2 years before noticing something was wrong) It sneaks up on you and grabs a hold before revealing its presence and the fight begins.

I hope you have the upper hand in this one and that you'll never give up. There is a whole world out there praying for your full recovery and hoping for your "come back". Seek comfort in small things and let wisdom fill your spirit. ~ T. Norway

Hi Dan, I've been a fan for many years, your music has been a mainstay of my adult life. I'm sorry to hear of your illness, cancer is a bitch, no doubt. I just want you to know that you are in my thoughts & prayers.   God bless & keep you.   Love & good wishes ~ Nicci

Dear Dan,  My husband and I were sitting at dinner tonight, listening to Captured Angel.  We spoke of you, how you've been a part of our lives through your music, and I decided to write you again.  As so many of your fans have written, your music has enhanced our lives and our marriage- I can't tell you how many hours over the past 30+ years have been spent
listening to you.  You are one of those rare talents that can write music, write meaningful lyrics, sing and play- what gifts.  I thank you from both of us for the joy you've given us.  It's funny- we have a couple of kids (who are now 28 and 29).  When
they were young, they used to make fun of us for listening to you (we frequently had you on at home and they needed something to tease us about).  However, our daughter has now become a fan of yours, and I recently gave her The Innocent Age.   Sensible girl.  Anyway, my husband and I wish you and your family  happiness and good health.  Thank you for making the world a better place through the beauty of your music.  I pray for your recovery. ~ Lyn and John in Kansas City

I have written and deleted this note to you about ten times now; I seem not to be able to express the depth of my emotions.  About 25 years ago while attending college I bought one of your albums (used because I couldn't afford anything else), brought it to my dorm, and for the first time heard Nether Lands.  It filled my heart with such joy; your music touched me in a way that gave me hope that life has its beautiful moments. Your music then and remains always a beautiful moment in my life.  Please know that all that have listened to your music know there is goodness to be found in a
world filled with chaos, words and lyrics that can be written that are up lifting and hopeful.  You have and will continue to make a difference in this world. Stay strong...stay focused and know that you are loved.  

Dan, I am 38 and have been listening to your music since I was 15.  During my commute to my school, I am an elementary principal, and while I make dinner, whenever I can, I continue to listen to your music.  I pray that your illness is wiped away, and your voice once again inspires the world.  With my thoughts and prayers ~ Bill

Dear Dan Fogelberg -I was very sorry to read your news today. I was thinking of you and your great concerts this a.m. during my  morning run. I have been to many and they all were great ! This is the 1st time I ever looked you up on line, I was hoping for another concert someday...wherever you might have performed. I will send my prayers for you & your family for a full recovery. Peace & Love & Happiness thru our Lord ~ Joe from the Twin Cities of Minnesota

Dan, Thank you for what you've given me over the years. ~ David W Neylon, Sr

My dear, dear man - I cannot say enough about what your music has meant to me - I taught myself to play - TO PLAY !!! - the guitar  listening to your music - and at one time wished that if I could be any musician in the world that I wanted to be, I'd be you - but you are doing an excellent job of being you so thank you for that and thank you for all of the music and everything else that I cannot find the words for. My heart and prayers go out to you and yours, my friend ~ Kaleno

Hi Dan, Let me start by saying that my thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. I have been in awe of your music since I was a teenager back in the mid 70s. I can't even begin to tell you how many times I have put on one of your albums and wondered how you've always managed to take real life situations and make such beautiful music out of them. I feel like I know you just from your lyrics. I can tell you put your heart into your songs and I can literally envision your journey through life. It is amazing how you can put your feelings into words and tell your story in such an enlightening way. I have been a musician most of my life and I have never found an artist that could put their true feelings into words and "nail it" like you can. I wish I had the gift that you have. You have given me and the rest of the world a true gift that will live on forever and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Again my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Sincerely ~ Dave Tabor

Dear Dan: You have been a big part of my life since I was in high school...way back in 1973!  I'd never heard anyone like you before then and still have yet to hear anyone who holds a candle to you.  When my friends were all listening to ear splitting rock and roll, I was completely enveloped in your words and music.  Yours was the music I fell in love to.  Now, all these years later, I only need to hear one of those songs and I close my eyes and remember a time when I couldn't imagine being happier.  Though my life has changed dramatically since then and he and I chose different paths, I know in my heart that I've never felt the same about any person in my life.  I've followed your career and seen you in concert when you've visited Massachusetts.  I always left those venues humming a familiar old song--the likes of which are hard to find these days.   When I met my husband twelve years ago I discovered he also had several of your albums...something we had in common.  We agree that there are so few real 'musicians' anymore--the music we hear now is sadly lacking in the 'talent department'.  We miss you.  I'm sure you hear this often, but we want to tell you too.. We think about you every day. So many thoughts, prayers and good healing wishes are being sent to you.  We're confident that God watches over his most precious. Since you are one them, we know you'll be with us a very, VERY long time.Take best care, dear friend. ~ VL.

Dear Dan, Best wishes to you and your family as you fight your way through your illness. Thanks for the information on Prostate Cancer, and what I can do (as a 51 year young man) to get the tests done to hopefully prevent this dreadful disease. My father is a Prostate Cancer survivor, and I am getting these tests done as part of my yearly physical. We all look forward to the day when you are back on stage and giving us our share of Fogelberg music. OK, so my favorite album was Nether Lands. It got me through my divorce 28 years ago, and our prayers are going to get you through this, too. Kindest regards ~ Doug Fehmel

I am glad you realize how deeply your music touched so many lives. My big sister brought your records home from college when I was just a kid, and I closed myself in my bedroom and I got initiated into the art of singing-songwriting. Your albums are in large part how I became a singer-songwriter myself. Your albums made it difficult for me to endure the '80's, when the true-hearts of songs were being buried by stacks of synths and Simmons drums. Your chords and haunting harmonies came flooding back to me just now, as I was trying to learn the song "The Trapeze Swinger" by Iron and Wine. I hope you continue to know how your music has spilled out from you to all of us, and has become part of the fiber that is used today by Troubadours the world over when we attempt to weave our own truths into something beautiful and recognizable for ourselves, and hopefully, for others. Seeing you well, and appreciating you from afar! ~ Barbara Kessler, Hopkinton, MA

Dan, I am a pastor, Hospice Chaplain, and grief counselor.  I simply want you to know that my wife and I are praying for you. Your music, your heart and your illness are very special to us. Many blessings ~ Jim and Denise Hoyt

Dan, I was first introduced to your music at the age of 13 when my sister brought home "Home Free" some 30+ years ago.  And for the 30+ years since then your music has been a part of life in a wonderful way.  I can truly say that you were the inspiration for me to learn to play the acoustic guitar, and how often I have dreamed on one day being about to sit with you and pick out a few of your songs that have become a special part of me over the years. I cannot tell you how many times I have witnessed a beautiful sunrise, gazed out at snow covered mountain peaks, felt the crisp autumn air, listened to the gentle surf on a moonlit night, or experienced any other such magical moment in my life, and your music and words have come to my mind and lifted my heart.  Simply amazing.  All I can say is thanks for sharing your gift... I am the richer for it.  My thoughts and prayers are with you, friend.  Until we meet along the road...... ~ Charlie

I have never had the pleasure of seeing you perform or of meeting you. Parallel musical careers and family on my part kept me away. I now am retired from music, if anyone ever really can, but your music is still a constant in my life. I thank you for sharing your talent with a world that really needed your music. You are in my thoughts and prayers. As I travel, I will continue to request that people pray for you and Jean. ~ Richard Hughes, Monte Vista, CO

Dear Mr. Fogelberg - It does my heart good to know that you are working so hard to beat your illness.  Your music is absolutely timeless to me; I recently made a long drive and listened to you all the way.  One of my fondest memories is being front row center when your performed at the Morris Mechanic Theater in Baltimore.  It was such a thrill. Should you ever decide to tour again and come thru the Baltimore (MD) area, I will DEFINITELY be there.  You're in my prayers. Sincerely ~ Diane Pazourek

I know it isn't much --just a few words in space --but your music shaped my life. It helped me through times of ups and downs, brought me joy and smiles. I know I've grown to be a better man to have known your songs. I am thinking of you. Thank you for what you do. ~ Tim

I logged 30+ years in the retail and consulting side of the music business. I had no idea of your ordeal until now (10/26/06). My words completely fail me. For some reason, however, I suddenly see myself so many years ago, just starting out, and opening a batch of promo LP's from Columbia/Epic. In the midst was your green-colored initial release with the radio airplay strip at the bottom. Pushing the others aside, I put Dan Fogelberg on the turntable at Record Bar in Johnson City, TN for the first time. Before the first track ended, I felt like a kid with a big secret, but not for long. We sponsored a sit-in radio program with the local FM station called "Blazing Turntables." That afternoon I took only one album to the station for the half-hour show instead of the usual 4 or 5 to expose to the audience--Dan Fogelberg.

This was the first time I had chosen to feature only one new release. The deejay was a little uncomfortable with my tunnel vision--he knew the program manager would probably have issues with my concept. And then he heard the first half-minute of "To the Morning." By the time "Looking For A Lady Began," the program manager had joined us. Not a word was spoken until all seven minutes and thirteen seconds of "The River" ended. By this point, we'd run over our sponsored 30 minutes and then some. The deejay, a local legend named Bill Cramer, said quietly into the microphone, "If you've got chillbumps, call me." The phone lines were still lighting up as I was leaving to go back to the store. The program manager stopped me going out the door. Rocky Stone (his real name) said, "What do you think about going to an hour each day? Same rate, we'll just double the time." Needless to say, my fledgling company was mighty impressed that I'd somehow "negotiated" twice as much radio exposure for the business at no extra cost. I told the owner, a great guy named Barry Bergman, that Dan Fogelberg deserved the credit. Twenty years or so later, your CD "The Wild Places" got me through the worst summer of my life when my wife passed away. I spent the months building a deck extension onto my cabin on Sanctuary Ranch. I don't know how you did it, but I swear I truly believe that I hammered to the "Rhythm Of The Rain." A few more years later, you actually played in Johnson City, TN. I was in the balcony with a new love and once again, your timing was impeccable. So please carry on. It always matters. ~ Robb

Dan,  I had a dream about you last night.  I was attending the first concert you gave after beating this illness.  Words can't describe how beautiful it was and how beautiful you were....and that one dream has left me with a warm feeling all day.  I hope my dream comes true for you and, selfishly, for all of us who love you, miss you, and so very much need you around for a long, long time to come.  All the best.  

Dear Mr. Dan Fogelberg, I wish I could give back to you the courage, the inspiration, the enjoyment and the peaceful solitude your music has offered to me over the years. I was very sorry to hear that you have taken ill with Prostate cancer. We have been hoping for a cure to Prostate cancer for years having been introduced to it by my father having had it.  We will pray for a cure for you and for the others still suffering from it. It was not surprising to hear that in the throes of your illness, you should encourage others in preventive measures against this evil disease. Your music has touched the hearts of so many - it has to come directly from the heart of the man acting as singer/songwriter.

Thank you for the years of your music.  I wish we could give back to you the gift you have given to me and now my children and so many others. We offer to you and your family our prayers for your well-being. My family and I hope you find 'magic in every moment'. God bless you. ~ Patti Donahue

Your music was the core of my album collection beginning in my college years in Maine in the late 70s and early 80s and has been with me through the good and bad times of my life. I actually don't seem to be able to tell you in words what your music has meant to me, but I can say thank you for it. I recently heard your lovely "In the Bleak Midwinter" from your Christmas CD and it led me to your website and my discovery of your illness. Again, I am at a loss for words, and wish I was a poet and songwriter so I could express myself, but I will leave it at God Bless You and your family as well. ~ Cindy in NJ

I first started listening to your music when I was 13 yrs. old, many years ago, and have never stopped listening.  Your lyrics and music are not only beautiful, but inspirational. One day, about 5 years ago, I was traveling through the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania commuting to work.  It was a cold winter day and quite early in the morning.  I had a tape of my favorite songs of yours playing and, as the sun started to rise over the mountain, "To the Morning" came on.  It was such an unbelievable moment.  And it wouldn't have been possible without you. I just wanted to let you know that I'm thinking of you and praying and hoping for your recovery.  I know there isn't a God in this universe that would allow someone so beautiful to leave our world.  Be well ~ Jan Skibinski

Dear Dan, We are praying for you and may you feel the grip of God's grace on you and your family! Your music has been a wonderful encouragement for so many years to so many! Not a week goes by without listening to your tunes. Blessings ~ Mark Vanlandingham

Dear Dan and Jean, I lift you both daily in prayer to the Father...for healing, and for the peace that passes all understanding to guard your hearts. You are dear to me. ~ Angela Treadway

If I were asked to choose a favorite album of all time it would certainly be The Wild Places. Your words from 1990 are prophetic today in late 2006. As a recent transplant to north central New Mexico I believe I was drawn here in part because of this record. "The Wild Places" and "Blind to the Truth" ring in my mind every day of my life. I'm not saying you changed my life with these songs, but you did write the songs of my own heart. If you ran for president, I would be your campaign manager. To be sure, there are many of us who would like an update on your health because you are much loved. May the God of The Spirit Trail be good to you. ~ jc

Dan, I'm so very sorry to hear this news.  I'm currently listening to  "The Innocent Age" - one of my very favorite albums and just decided to google  you. I had no idea you were dealing with this.  I am so very  sorry and pray that you are doing well.  I'm a nurse and my ex-husband  had prostate cancer so I can well imagine some of the things you must be  dealing with.  Please know that there are lots of us out here who have been  touched by the music you have given us and hope to one day see you in concert  again, or at least listen to new music!  You have a rare talent and it was  definitely a big part of the fabric of my life. Thank you so much and best  wishes ~ Barbara.  

Dear Dan, Since my brother, Andy, introduced me to your music decades ago, I have worn your "Dancing Shoes."   The "lessons learned" have been worth the "price" to me and my family.   You have a "living legacy" to "the Leader of the Band" so look up, and smile in confidence.   He, who created you, will not let you down.   He gave his life for all of us, so he blessed us by his life, Word, and Spirit. And, Dan, He knows your every thought and imagination before it is given to you.   He alone can answer prayer, and to Him we pray for complete recovery to you, in body and spirit. ~ Ron Horvitz, Gloucester and Dartmouth, Massachusetts

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

Dan and Jean, It's all been said and probably more eloquently but I must add my prayers and words of love...for your soul, your music, the blessings of your presence here among us. I am so grateful for all the amazing hours I've spent with your gifts of music. Seeing you live MANY times in my native... your adopted... Colorado heaven. I'm listening to "Same Old Lang Syne" as I write this. Blessings of strength and grace and healing go out daily and with so many souls focused on your life and well being it's a prayer that is already answered.    Spirit, that which has created all that is, knows us all as only perfect - in body and soul. And you dear Mr Fogelberg are exactly THAT! Blessings ~ Shawn S.-  Colorado

Dear Dan - I am saddened by the news of your illness.  I was playing Full Circle (for the umpteenth time) in my car on my way to work and I decided to check your site for upcoming concerts.  I did not expect to find anything else but a description of your upcoming adventures.  Your music has found a special place in my heart and my thoughts will be with you as you travel the rough road ahead of you.   Peace ~ Judy Carlson

Dear Dan...I just came to your website. I'm so sorry about the news. Your music still brings great memories....really lovely. I will keep you in my prayers....~ Eileen

Dear Dan and Family -  For the last 21 years, I have been a Dan Fogelberg fan.  Eight years ago, my husband and I were fortunate enough to see you in concert at Oven's Auditorium in Charlotte NC.  The concert was uplifting, wonderful beyond words and evoked so many memories for me that it brought tears to my eyes.  Your album "River of Souls'  is our very favorite.  Every song on that album touches something in the lives that Rodney and I have lived.  My middle sister has been battling breast cancer for two years now and has her last chemo treatment is in two weeks. We pray that the cancer will not return.  I also pray that your battle will be a successful one Dan and that you will be able continue the life you love.  I gather from many of your songs that sailing is a passion for you. I pray that the wind will always fill your sails and carry you across that moon lit sea.  Peace to you. ~ Donna & Rodney Russell, Albemarle NC

Hello lovely man..music is not your ultimate definition... you are! ~ Suz Starlite

Dan and Jean:  Please update the web site with more recent news.  We all want to hear how you're doing!  You remain in our prayers!

Someday, when you are well enough, I wonder if you might consider teaching?  You helped so many of us cut our philosophical "teeth" with your thoughts, lyrics and arrangements.  It would be nice to see your influence expand in many ways.  I think you would make a brilliant teacher.  There are so many students of life and music that could flourish under your tutelage.  Just as a side enterprise --even once in a while. Of course, at the heart of this note is the fervent wish for your steady and total recovery.  That before all else. ~ SLB

I have been listening to your music for twenty-something years and introduced my husband to your music.  He only owns about 6 CD's that he keeps in his car.  I was told recently that he plays "The innocent Age" every morning on his way to take our 5 year old to school.  It is a ritual now.  Last weekend we were going for a long car trip and she said "Can I hear some music"  which means she wants to listen to The Innocent Age and not any other CD or artist.  Mind you, this CD has seen better days and skips quite often, but she doesn't care.  What struck me the most was that she knows so many of the songs and sings along with them.  I couldn't help but think about how life really does come full circle. Please know how much you  and your music have impacted and moved people.  You are A GIFT!!  Thank you ~ Kelly Mason

Best Wishes and blessings from a guy who has been inspired by your music for years!!! God Speed!!! Sincerely ~ Jerry in Oregon.

Dan, I hope that you know the power of your music!  It has shaped my musical tastes from oh, say 14 years old to now -- that is over 25 years... a long time! Your music must come from your heart and knowing what I know about your songs, you have incredible depth.  So, harness that power you've let out over the years to get yourself better!  In my thoughts & prayers Dan ~ Kevin Burch

Dear Dan, I just recently logged onto your website to get a current update on how you are doing.  Of course, I hope things are going as well as possible for you and your family.    I cannot begin to express the impact your music has had on my life.  In my most difficult moments, I have found great comfort while listening to your music.  I have also been able to put things into perspective and move forward through the often profound messages of your lyrics. I have seen you in concert nine times (I'm wishing for 10), and will never forget the first time I saw you perform.  It was at Elliot Hall at Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana in 1979, and I have to say that it was probably my most unforgettable moment.  From that day on I have been hooked.  It was an acoustic show, and you opened it up with "Nether Lands" (still my favorite song, and album).  Wow, what a show! Best wishes to you and your family.  You are in our thoughts and prayers. Sincerely ~ Regina Merritt

Good morning, Dan, I was thinking about my mother today, as it is her birthday in heaven, and so many of your songs sounded in my heart, especially the ones that helped me at a very sad time in my life.  I miss her, but thank God for the gift of you and your music. I hope all is going your way. You are in my thoughts and prayers ~ Hugh B

Hey Dan, Just checking in once more to see how your doing. Sounds like you're doing well. I'm really glad. What courage, faith and determination you have. Your love for life and self is strong.  I've felt this in your songs/words over the years and by your actions.... opening wide to receive the healing energies available to you. Thanks Dan for teaching me. I was sitting outside playing some of your old tunes this afternoon here in Ojai, Ca. Today is Ojai day and the streets are full of music, art and celebration. I am remembering the many concerts of yours I have attended over the years. Remember the concert you put on in Santa Fe, NM at the Native American school? This was perhaps 9 years ago. You had just recovered from your boating accident in which you injured a finger and you mentioned in your intro that you were not sure if you could ever play again. That was the best concert I ever saw. Of course you were sitting no more than 10 feet from me.  Thanks for sharing some of your fingering techniques....I picked up a few tips that day.  So I am hopeful you will rise again to new heights and when you play in concert again, I will be there. May the stars rise up to meet you Dan Fogelberg. ~ David Fitch, Ojai, CA

I wanted to drop a note today to you and let you know that I am thinking of you and wishing you well. I know that you have to marshal your resources for recovery and I certainly wish you all the best in that regard and my prayers are with you. But even though you are an "old acquaintance" you are not forgotten and still often brought to mind. God Bless you Dan, speedy recovery. ~ Dwight L. Gray

Dan and Jean, I've been a fan from your first album way back when.  There have been many musicians whose work I've enjoyed through the years.  It seems that I've eventually grown tired of their style, or in some way their message stopped hitting home with me.  Not so with your music. I've admired your talent and accomplishments for so many years now, it's hard for me to remember a time when your music wasn't part of my life.  I'm also impressed with how your vocalizations have stayed so strong after so many years.  I am a trained singer and have used my voice  for many years, and have felt the effects of illnesses and age creeping up and diminishing my abilities.  If it has happened to you, I'd hard-pressed to hear it!
   
I am very sure you have both looked into every possible means for dealing with your cancer, but on the off-chance there is something you have not yet heard of or tried, I'd like to share  site I found a few days ago.  Our 25-year old daughter has a lump in her breast and it's so very hard not to fear the worst, having had my best friend of many years and former college roommate finally pass away after battling her cancer for 6 years. The site is http://cancer-prevention.net.  I was awed by the wealth of information it provided on possible causes for cancer as well as a long list of non-A.M.A. prescribed means for fighting cancers that are already established, or preventing future cancer cells from forming.  I was delighted to see that the blue-green algae my husband and I have been eating for the last ten years was on the list.  But first and foremost was a volcanic mineral called zeolite.  It comes in two forms, a more expensive but far more-potent liquid, and a less-expensive less-potent version in powdered form.  It is the number 1 most effective cancer fighter/preventer on the list and the studies performed have had wonderful success rates even among stage-4 cancer patients. If you haven't already memorized and tried everything this site suggests, I urge you to give it a look right now, and incorporate as many of the preventative and cancer-fighting methods they list as you can into whatever other regimen you my now be on. You will be in my daily prayers. In His footsteps, we find NEW HOPE!! ~ Joanie Robertson

Just want you to know that I continue to pray for you and your family as he recovers.  I hope this finds you well and enjoying your life.  After all the years you have shared your music and talent with us, your fans, you deserve as much time and rest as you want and need.  It's sad not to be planning to attend a concert at Red Rocks in Colorado as I did for a number of years, but we certainly are blessed with some great memories and wonderful friends made at those concerts.  The best memory is a concert at Red Rocks in approx 97 or 98 I think with pouring rain and you coming out on stage making a comment about us all being nuts or something like that.  Your performances were worth it though. I pray that God will bless you with your health and many wonderful years ahead to enjoy your life however you choose.  If your health allows it and you ever return to the stage, guaranteed me, my sis and a truly special friend (met at the raining concert at Red Rocks) will be there.  I wish you all the happiness you deserve.