Cancer Archives - Daniel St. Andrews

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Everyone Needs A Hero

Daniel (Danny) St. AndrewsMarch 31, 2020March 31, 2020

Hey, there's a game I've played - where a pair always beats a royal flush. If you've ever played poker, you're probably scratching your head and wondering how I could...

Blog Cancer Hugging

A Moment of Fear

Daniel (Danny) St. AndrewsFebruary 13, 2020February 17, 2020

If hope was like the fuel gauge in a vehicle, my optimism gauge would have been almost empty when I visited my doctor a couple of months ago. Dr. Robin...

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A Smokin’ Gun

Daniel (Danny) St. AndrewsJanuary 22, 2020January 26, 2020

I started smoking in 1963, at the age of thirteen. It was during my first year of high school. I started smoking because of several factors, namely: My dad and...

Blog Cancer Christmas Dogs Medical Pets Seniors Shoe stores The '60s

Cold Feet, Holly, and a CT Scan

Daniel (Danny) St. AndrewsJanuary 11, 2020January 22, 2020

It used to be a relatively simple thing to do - buying a pair of slippers. Then again, a lot of stuff used to be simpler than they are nowadays. ...

Blog Cancer Concerts

Music Calms My Spirit

Daniel (Danny) St. AndrewsDecember 7, 2019January 13, 2020

I had just got home from the doctor's office and was getting ready to go to Gastown to watch Adrienne and her band perform at the Guilt & Co pub. ...

Blog Cancer Medical Personal Prostate Exam

Fingered

Daniel (Danny) St. AndrewsDecember 4, 2019January 13, 2020

I don't remember the first physical examination I had or who the doctor was - but I remember his finger. I mean, how could I forget the two things I...

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You Have Mail

Daniel (Danny) St. AndrewsNovember 28, 2019January 13, 2020

Today, while having my morning coffee and checking emails, I got a surprise. I was surprised, because I've never, ever, received a Happy Thanksgiving card before, and I was elated...

Blog Cancer Love

Today’s Cancer Center Visit

Daniel (Danny) St. AndrewsNovember 15, 2019January 13, 2020

This morning, I visited the cancer center in Surrey, BC. I usually go there every couple of months to say hello. But today was special. It was in November 2009...

Blog Cancer Friends Volunteering

My Gal Pal, Betty

Daniel (Danny) St. AndrewsOctober 20, 2019October 21, 2019

We met a couple of years ago when I volunteered at the cancer center in Surrey, BC. My buddy Norm, (who was also a volunteer) and I used to walk...

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What’s In A Name?

Daniel (Danny) St. AndrewsOctober 4, 2019January 5, 2020

Connie MacLean and I had been friends for a couple of years before I learned one of her best-kept secrets. But I would never share her secret with anyone because...

Tag: Cancer

Everyone Needs A Hero

A Moment of Fear

A Smokin’ Gun

Cold Feet, Holly, and a CT Scan

Music Calms My Spirit

Fingered

You Have Mail

Today’s Cancer Center Visit

My Gal Pal, Betty

What’s In A Name?

Everyone Needs A Hero

A Baby Boom in Oshawa

Dear Uncle Sam

My Holly Golightly and Audrey Hepburn

News of the Day

Something I Forgot to Mention

A Walk on the South Trail

The Barnston Island Challenge

News – Live at Five

New site – same stuff

A Moment of Fear

The Lemons-to-Lemonade Sagas