In the near future, the dad-of-six “also intends to open up more about his personal cancer journey,” the insider said, noting the kind of disease Van Der Beek is battling tends to be “treatable.”
“The hope is to help others with his story,” the confidante added of the Varsity Blues actor — who shares kids Olivia, 14, Joshua, 12, Annabel, 10, Emilia, 8, Gwen, 6, and Jeremiah, 3, with his wife, Kimberly Van Der Beek.