Had my first contact from my Santa today to let me know they had not been able to ship my physical gift yet (no worries, fellow father here who works opposite shifts from my wife... I know how busy life can get). My Santa did mention they were going to try and get my gift out today or tomorrow, but also wanted to send along the 2nd part of the gift.

Honestly, whatever the physical actual gift coming has no relevance in making this an exceptional Secret Santa experience because of the first part... in my profile I had mentioned the youngest of our 4 boys, our 7-year old, was a Type 1 Diabetic and that we fundraise for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)... as just part of the gift, my kind-hearted and generous Santa made a $50 donation to JDRF. When I told my wife... she had tears in her eyes that a complete stranger could be so thoughtful.

As I shared with my Santa... I firmly believe we are within 10 years of finding a cure for Type 1 Diabetes or at least finding management options which will prevent having to do multiple injections and finger pokes for blood tests each day.

The best things really do come to those who wait... this was the best gift I could've asked for. Thank you Santa and Merry Christmas! I'll update when the 2nd part of the gift arrives, but you've already made this an amazing Christmas!

UPDATE - Also on my profile I listed my love of all things zombie/post-apocalyptic and my rescue coonhound, Copper. My extremely thoughtful Santa gifted Copper with a zombie chew toy which he begrudgingly sat for a photo with and then immediately took off to play with.

Great redditgifts Secret Santa experience, thank you and look forward to future exchanges!