Santa Claus Archives - Daniel St. Andrews

Today, Santa Danny Cried

Daniel (Danny) St. AndrewsDecember 24, 2019January 13, 2020

Today is Christmas Eve, and I went to the cancer center in Surrey, BC. I was treated there ten years ago and volunteered for almost five years. I had a...

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From Me to You

Daniel (Danny) St. AndrewsDecember 22, 2019January 13, 2020

It's almost Christmas, and I've been rushing around to see as many of my friends as possible. But it will be impossible to see everyone before Saint Nick arrives on...

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A Toothless Fairy

Daniel (Danny) St. AndrewsJanuary 29, 2019February 3, 2019

There is often a situation when I've thought seriously about giving up on a particular dream, but there has always been a counter argument for continuing the chase. I remember...

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Do You Believe in Magic?

Daniel (Danny) St. AndrewsDecember 24, 2018January 5, 2019

It wasn't going to be an easy day for me to be Santa Claus because I was having a difficult time trying to smile. But it wasn't because I'd be...

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Notes from the North Pole

Daniel (Danny) St. AndrewsNovember 24, 2018December 7, 2018

In 2009, I was diagnosed with stage 3 throat cancer and given only a 40% chance of surviving. Not knowing how much time I had left and the fact that I...

Cancer Christmas Life experiences Love Santa Claus Volunteering

Message from Santa Danny

Daniel (Danny) St. AndrewsDecember 20, 2017October 9, 2018

Yesterday, Santa Danny went to the University of British Columbia in Vancouver to present a cheque towards oral cancer research at the university and BC Cancer Foundation. [caption id="attachment_10441" align="alignnone"...

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Not a creature was stirring…

Daniel (Danny) St. AndrewsNovember 14, 2017November 26, 2018

Originally published on December 24, 2012 It was the morning of Christmas Eve, and once again it didn't feel like Christmas. It had been years since I last celebrated Christmas...

Cancer Christmas Personal Santa Claus Volunteering

Not a creature was stirring….

Daniel (Danny) St. AndrewsNovember 19, 2013December 5, 2016

Originally published December 24, 2012 [caption id="attachment_1304" align="aligncenter" width="224"] Santa in the Chemo Room Dec 24 2012[/caption] It was the morning of Christmas Eve and once again it didn't feel...

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Today, Santa Danny Cried

From Me to You

A Toothless Fairy

Do You Believe in Magic?

Notes from the North Pole

Message from Santa Danny

Not a creature was stirring…

Not a creature was stirring….

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

A Smokin’ Gun

Cold Feet, Holly, and a CT Scan

Seventy Years Ago