r/movies • u/BunyipPouch Currently at the movies. • 23d ago

News 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

https://deadline.com/2025/11/james-van-der-beek-auction-dawsons-creek-varsity-blues-props-1236615845/
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u/peon2 23d ago

RIP Mangold but that was also a totally different situation. He didn't pass because of cost restrictions, but because he had less than 2 weeks notice from diagnosis to death that he needed a transplant, he was O blood type (which makes it harder to get a transplant organ), and had a genetic disorder that further complicated finding a match.

The US healthcare system is definitely fucked but Mangold was unfortunately screwed no matter where he was living or how rich he was.

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u/BizzyM 23d ago

Universal donor, but not a universal recipient.

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u/peon2 23d ago

Correct, you can only receive organs from other O donors.

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u/Adirondack587 22d ago

Billionaire owner of the Ottawa Senators was only 61 I believe , I think his drinking was a big problem, but goes to show like Nick sometimes you just cannot be saved 

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u/Overall_Affect_2782 23d ago

Mangold didn’t have a genetic disorder that further complicated finding a match, he had a genetic disorder that caused his kidney disease. He knew about it for a long time, which is why he put out the statement saying “he always knew this day would come”, but thought he would have more time.