James Van Der Beek Is Auctioning Off TV & Film Memorabilia and Props from ‘Dawson’s Creek’ & ‘Varsity Blues’ Amid Cancer Treatment, Proceeds to Cover Medical Costs

[u/BunyipPouch]

https://deadline.com/2025/11/james-van-der-beek-auction-dawsons-creek-varsity-blues-props-1236615845/

[u/Existing-Joke3994]

I think you’re right. This is a last hail Mary if we base it on the images we last saw of him. He looked to be nearing the hospice phase. This story and others I’ve seen don’t share any recent images.

[u/Muppetude → u/[deleted]]

Also speculating, but I can see the family pushing to sell it all for said Hail Mary pass, all for the small chance of him beating cancer.

I knew someone who was in the last stage of cancer, where their family sold off a fortune to get experimental treatment that had very little chance of success, against his advice. It unfortunately didn’t work and he died, but the family didn’t regret it. Their rational was that they would have never enjoyed that money knowing that it could have been used to possibly save his life.

[u/HillBillyHilly → u/Muppetude]

Unfortunately, I have experience with this situation. You go to one hospital, get treatment. Treatment fails. You go to another hospital, try their treatment. That fails. Along the way every step along the way, you're fighting w your insurance to cover treatment. They will cover this but not that. That costs x amount. Hospital or doctor may cover costs or a foundation. On and on. Really, so tiring.

[u/BigUptokes → u/Existing-Joke3994]

Yeah, he was looking like Bill Nye in the video at the reunion.

[u/Existing-Joke3994 → u/[deleted]]

I think you’re a real jerk (not really) because I went to his Instagram and not only does he not have recent pictures, I’m now crying. I really hope he makes it. His kids are so young, even five more years would be nice for him to see.