Dan, I hope you are doing well.  I bought your Portrait album recently and I read every word in the book and listened to every song as I read your story behind it.  You touch me like no other singer ever has.  I've been a big fan since I was 20, and I'm 52 now.  Souvenirs was my first album and I have loved your music ever since. In a week I will be heading to Colorado, to Estes Park and RMNP, and I always think of your "Song from Half Mountain" when I see it.  Your music is a part of my soul.  Thank you, and God bless and keep you. ~ Rhonda

I miss you - plain and simple. Fall is coming and it reminds me of the fall of 1980 when I discovered your music. I check the website nearly every day for news. I continue to keep you and your family in my prayers. I can't think of anything to tell you other than how much I miss you and your words.... ~ Shelly Blakemore, OKC

Dear Dan, I pray for you each and every day that they find a cure for your illness. Your music would be too great a loss for me and millions of others to endure. I have listened to you since you started and of course I have every album. I have come to see you every time you were in town here in Phoenix. God bless you and please keep up the fight for you have touched my heart since day one. I am one of your biggest fans. Sincerely yours forever ~ Kim Anderson

Dearest Dan and Jean, Your courage and strong efforts to educate others doesn't surprise me.  I am so grateful to be able to thank you Dan, for your music.  I have been to countless concerts in Nashville.  While I returned home to Louisville some years ago, I still remember the first song of yours I heard and I quickly became a loyal fan.  Your songs speak to me and have helped me celebrate and cope.  Thank you for sharing your talents.  You mean a lot to me.  I am glad you have each other.  I came home to reconnect with an old friend from 25 years ago!  Love helps most everything.  My thoughts and prayers are with you both.   May you live a long and happy life together. Thank you! ~ Anne M.

Thank you for giving me light and peace during my youth. My heart sank when  I saw that you had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Please know you are in my prayers for a successful remission soon. Blessings ~ Deb Carlton, Holly Springs, NC

Dan,  Today  you and your music were on my mind, as is so often the case.  It's been quite some time since I've said, "Thanks, Dan."  Your lyrics and your music are as special to me today as they were the first time I heard them.  You are truly a living legacy and someone those of us still in the Heartland can be proud to call one of our own.  May God bless you each day and surround you with his love. ~ Ann, Central Illinois

Hi, Dan, I was sorry to hear that you've been ill, and I wish you the best. It's hard to say which of the many concerts of yours that I attended was the best, as they were all wonderful.  However, I always think of the Nether Lands tour, when I saw you at the Greek Theater in Berkeley.  It was a beautiful day, and a perfect setting for that concert.

When I was a music teacher, we sang your songs.  I was probably the only elementary music teacher who used "Part of the Plan" in her curriculum.  But the kids loved it, and my range matches yours quite well. One of the things on my "list" of what I should do in my life was to sing back-up for you!  Your music has brought much enjoyment to my life.  I hope you are doing well, and if you should decide to retire and enjoy life, great.  If you should feel better and want to perform again, I'll be there! ~
Nancy

With all the crap out there these days, it hard not to listen to your cd's over and over.  I know that you have a song or a story in you to share with the rest of us still.  I can understand why you are not touring, it takes a lot out of a person.  But I do hope and pray, that you will record again.  I wish you a very speedy and healthy recovery, and I hope you and your family are well. ~
Marion MacDonald, Harrisburg, PA

Hi Dan, You have been on my mind for a long time now.  I've been a fan since 1975.  I've seen you in concert only three times(once in Red Rocks, which was awesome), yet have every album you've produced.  As many (and you) have said "Your song is in my soul".  You and your music were the common bond between my husband and myself.  Thank you for always being there for me in your music! Please let your loving public know how you are doing . You are in my prayers always.~  Elaine from Nebraska

Dear Dan - I recently purchased your Live DVD that was produced in 1991.  I have always loved your music, since the 70s. I saw you perform in Eugene, Oregon, at the Hult Center in 1994, I believe.  I was so thrilled to finally get to see you in person, after loving your voice, your poetry and your music for so many years.  When I saw your DVD I was so excited at the thought of getting to see you perform again.  I looked for your site on the internet and saw that you have been facing health challenges since May 2004.  I am praying for your complete recovery.  I am also getting people around the world praying for you through Silent Unity.  You will be held in prayer 24 hours a day for the next 30 days.  We will hold the vision of your spiritual and physical perfection.  Thank you, for sharing yourself with us.  Your music has enriched my life so much. God bless you. ~  
Soriana Wood

Once again I send my best wishes and good thoughts to someone whose music helped to create the backdrop of so many lives.  I have emailed before but it was a while ago.  I pray that the situation is much better and that Dan and his family are living a good life. Take care!  We miss the beautiful songs.  Who doesn't think of his or her own father when listening to "Leader of the Band"?  (I still think "Run for the Roses" should have been adopted by any network showing the Kentucky Derby!!) ~ Ann L. Ayres,  Pflugerville, TX

Hi Dan - The first time I heard "Leader of the Band", I decided I would tell my father MORE OFTEN, how much I thought of him, loved him and appreciated what he brought to my life (thank God he is still alive). My teen years were SUCH a struggle for he and I - often he would result to physical violence. But I got past that, some of that is thanks to you. And I dwell on the good, not the bad. The song taught me that dads do their best.

My all time non-religious, non-carol song for the holidays is "Same Old Lang Syne" - I can tell you that this kind of incident happened to me with a girl I almost married (w/o the snow turning into rain). "Just for a moment I was back at school"  - for some reason, everytime I hear you sing it, I am there and there is a twinge that is palpable. Thanks for your sensitivity, storytelling, ethos and pathos. As a songwriter, I wish that I could say it as well as you have, so many times! God Bless you - I will indeed be praying for you - and I will get a PSA and physical this week. ~ Greg Thacher

Dan,  I thought you would like (need) to know that my companion of twenty years and I will be getting married on October 29, 2006, exactly 20 years to the day that we met.  One of the many things that connected us to each other was, drum roll please, you.  She wakes every morning and I make sure of it, to your song, "To the Morning".  You unknowingly have given me so much and I wish in some way I could repay you. I could go on and on about the songs that have affected me in my life that have been written by you.  But I guess that I will choose something that wasn't written or as far as I know, performed by you "Knocking on Heaven's Door", and I prefer the Warren Zevon version for obvious reasons. I want you to know that if there is anything that I can do for you please feel free to ask.  And I will do this if you do this for me; "Keep Me in Your Heart for Awhile". ~ Kevin Washington

I will keep you in my prayers. I saw you once in concert a long time ago. Since my junior high days, I have loved your music, and always wished I could find my own Dan Fogelberg :-). You inspired me to play the guitar. All the singer-song writers that I support owe you :-). Love you ~ Denise

Dear Dan, I grew up learning to play and sing your songs thirty years ago and still love listening to them today with the love of my life. Your  music has taught me so much about the joys of composing and self  expression. Seeing you in concert in Springfield MA and at the Mile High Stadium in Denver with the Eagles with Joe Walsh, Linda Ronstadt, and Pure Prairie League was a defining musical moment I will always treasure. You fired up  my imagination and gave me images of romantic hope to carry me through some lonely teenage times. Now, it is my moment to offer hope back to you  in your moments of personal crisis. None of us are truly alone, and all of  us whose lives you have touched will keep you in our thoughts and prayers. I  will also get that colonoscopy  I have been putting off since turning 51.  Thanks for being open and going public with your illness, and thanks for  being an inspiration in so many ways. ~ Marc Chabot, Southbury, CT

Having been a fan of almost 30 ( can't believe it's been that  long) years, I was saddened to hear of the news of your health  concerns.  I truly appreciate your honesty and sermon while dealing with  this.  My prayers and thoughts are with you and your family as you battle this illness by whatever means you feel are right for you.  And I am scheduling an appointment for my husband next week. In the meantime and for the long time, I hope you draw support from those  of us who have our CD players (updates from our 8 track players, cassette decks and turntables....) full of your music and message.  Your songs have been the background music of my life.  I mark significant events in my life with your voice.  It has been a gift. My best ~ Claire

Dan, If I ever had a brother I had never met it would be you.  Of course your songs touch so many people and share those beautiful emotions that keep alive and wanting to live.  But I always felt a connection with you and especially since you took so well to my native Colorado. Like one of the previous writers I had lost track of you for the past few years and in the joy of rediscovering your work via the internet, I learned of your illness.  My only wish is that the inner light that has guided you all this time, guides you back to health.  May the wind be at your back and the sun on your face. Your Brother ~ Dan Mieszala, Colorado

Dear Dan and Jean, " Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves."  - James M. Barrie. I was just mourning the end of another summer, and I thought of you, Dan - since I have been to all (almost all?) of
your concerts at Red Rocks.  I didn't get there this year at all - I keep looking for your concert schedule, and decided to look it up on your website. I am praying for you to feel better soon and hope that you will consider coming back to Red Rocks! Missing you ~ Cheryl Nitz (Aurora, CO; originally from Wisconsin)

Dan, your music, your family, and your insight have caused me to see the things of this world differently.  I have followed you through your music ever since your first record. While in Adak Alaska, my family and I listened to you often.  I wondered what kind of man you were and who you must be. Your cancer will cause you to reach out to millions once again with spirit filled music that indeed transcends this world. I have never met you or have seen you in concert, but you do live through your music.  I know that your family is first however. This is so clear to those of us who listen and learn from you, the leader of the band. Your music is a touch of light in an otherwise dark world. What grace you have given and what peace you have shared. I know I speak for many  when I say to you and your family that we pray for ya'll every day. I read that you have no plans as of yet to return to the stage or studio.  Know this, that you in the hearts of those who hear you, those of us who are "hung beneath the heavens", you play our hearts so well each time we hear you. God Speed Dan. May God continue to give you strength and purpose. ~ Stewart Pepper

Dear Dan and Jean, Just a note to let you know you're being thought of and prayed for.  I've been a fan for about 30 years now, Dan, and I never grow tired of the gifts of word and song that you so selflessly shared with so many like myself . Words cannot express what these gifts have meant to me as I journey through different phases of my life - "thank you" seems so inadequate.  You truly are one of the most gifted artists of our time, and I'm grateful to have experienced your music and to now share it with my two young sons. 

As a survivor of [early] breast cancer and a ""ChemoAngel" to my second "buddy" undergoing rigorous chemo and other treatments, I know a little of what the "C" word is all about.  I would never portend to say "I know what you're going through," but I do want you to know that I've seen time and again the power or a positive attitude, total support from those closest to
you (you can do it, Jean!), and when possible, a sense of humor.  I hope that all your fans and those who love you are "paying it forward" and thanking you for all you've meant to us by being there for you in word, body and/or prayer as you go through this most difficult time in your life, and most of all, I hope it helps both you and Jean.

Please know that when you're surrounded by darkness and feeling alone, someone out there is living in your music and sending positive thoughts and prayers your way.  Please know you are not alone.  May you find strength, peace and as many good moments/days as possible as you fight.  Godspeed. Most sincerely ~ Janet McCann, Living in Austin, Tex., though my heart & soul belong to New England & North Carolina

Dan - you are loved, appreciated, respected, prayed for, and missed.  For 30 years you've inspired me!  You inspire many!  Looking forward to your continued insight-filled music. May God's grace continue to be revealed to you.  Peace, and His many blessings always, to you and your family.  -Sally B.

Dan, your musical gifts spoke directly to my heart and invariably left me feeling better for the listening. You painted vocal masterpieces with your lyrics and your guitar gave it all genius. I cherish your songs and their emotional power each time I listen to one. Thank you seems quite insufficient... ~ John

Dan,   I've been struggling with some unknown illness for a few weeks and was having a huge pity party today.  I put on Souvenirs, listened to "Gambler" several times, thought of your current challenges, said some prayers and have found a touch of peace.  You have played your part in life beautifully, Dan, by lending your talents to make our world a more loving and peaceful place for all of humanity.  You do everything boldly and with compassion for all God's creatures.  I trust you are still giving it your all -- whatever "it" happens to be today.  You are a blessing and have touched many people who don't even know you as a musician.  Namaste ~ Teresa Huskey, Fort Worth, Texas

To Dan: It's been oh so many years ago seeing you at Ebbet's Field in Denver Colorado.  Home Free was out and I knew then that you were "Something Special".  My first love on my arm, we were both in our "Innocent Age" and thought it would never end.  Thirty some years ago and I'll remember it forever.  Although I grew fond of another woman, and married her
many years ago, your music has always been so important to me.   I just want to say "Thank You", and let you know that  I'll say a prayer for you often.  Take Care and God Bless. ~ Lester Sabo in Northern California

Dan, I finally have a CD player in my new car (I feel like I joined the real world finally) and I have been busy buying your music in CD format.  I've been a fan of you and your music since the 70's and I just love and appreciate your music more and more the older I get.  It helps me unwind at the end of a long day and get through the stress of every day life. 

Wishing you a belated happy birthday and wishing that you had a positive message on your website this year as you did last year.  Hoping that you just haven't gotten around to writing it yet.  In the meantime, we will all keep lots of positive thoughts for you and Jean and will continue to pray daily for your return to complete health.  Obviously, fans too numerous to count love you and wish you well, Dan.  Keep fighting the good fight and you will win, Dan. ~ Carol Zajac

Hello Dan -my name is Edward  Sexton  even though I have only seen you a few times in concert, I sincerely love your singing and playing. I just found out about your  illness. Ii am praying that God will heal you of your cancer. I had cancer in 2004 also. My cancer was in my thyroid. God loves you, Dan, and he will take care of you. I'm a musician also. I am sending lots of prayers for you and your family. Always remember that I am one fan  of many that would like to see you in concert again. Ask God to help you with this fight. He has all power  and can make you whole again. Sincerely your friend ~ Edward  Sexton

Dear Dan,  I just heard the news of your health problems yesterday and wanted to send you (and your family) our thoughts and prayers for strength to get through this.  My husband was diagnosed with breast cancer in July of 2004 and prostate cancer in March of 2005.  During Richard's chemo treatments he received foot reflexology, acupuncture as well as sound therapy.  I think doctors are like shoes, you have to find one that fits.  Best of luck to you. You are in our thoughts and prayers, keep the faith. ~ Carolyn and Richard Gold

Hello Dan, I broke out your Greatest Hits this  evening. It made me feel 21 again. Hope you feel okay today. Remember you're not far from  someone's thoughts. Godspeed.  ~ Amy from Houston

Hi Dan, We sure miss your concerts at Red Rocks but we also know that you are home resting and trying to get better. It would be great for you to send us fans an update of your progress. We all hope you are doing well and that you know you are greatly missed. Until we see you again, thank you for ALL the GREAT albums that we can still listen too.  They are special to all of us.  ~ Tina - Colorado

Dan, Best wishes to you and your family. I look forward to your return to recording and performing. Regards ~ Tim Orlando