Everyone deals with grief and loss their own way. Some people retreat into themselves. Others reach out for comfort and sustenance. Loss is never easy to cope with, especially when the actuality of it becomes crystal clear and painfully real. When the achingly grim void of someone's absence suddenly looms before you canyonlike. So it has been for Kimberly Van Der Beek.
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Barely three months after her husband James Van Der Beek's death from colon cancer in February at 48, his wife has posted an update on how she and her kids are doing. You can sense the overwhelming emotional ordeal she has had to grapple with. However, Kimberly Van Der Beek's post also conveys a certain tentative acceptance. Even a glimmer of wonder at James Van Der Beek's almost otherworldly presence in their lives.
But Van Der Beek is nevertheless guardedly moving forward. She has been buoyed by the affection she has gotten from so many. And by the indelible memory of her dear spouse. She and the popular Dawson's Creek and Varsity Blues star wed in 2010 The couple has six young, beautiful children.
"I Feel Him," Kimberly Van Der Beek Wrote
She posted this message on Instagram, along with many lovely family throwback photos. "Yesterday [May 11] was three months since we lost @vanderjames. To say I'm heartbroken is a severe understatement. Words just don't capture what grief is. The comforts of shock have worn off. The reality is settling in... and I miss him. We all miss him. Yet, there is a different kind of magic in the air. I feel him. I know him more deeply. My conscious connection to God has deepened. The veils of the universe have thinned. And I trust that this is the path me and my family have always been intended to walk."
She Sincerely Appreciates the Public's Compassion and Kindness
Kimberly Van Der Beek went on, "The outpouring of support has been tremendous. It's held our family in the most beautiful of ways. You all went absolutely above and beyond anything I could have ever expected in supporting us and honoring James. I am deeply grateful. There is so much more to share here. And in time- I will."
