Stories: Canadian Blood Services

A lucky encounter on social media led a patient in need to the living organ donor who saved her life

Sabrina Cannella honours her plasma donors by saving bottle caps from the treatments they’ve made possible

Medication made from the pooled plasma of thousands of donors enabled Marcel Lesage to survive Guillain-Barré syndrome

Gratitude for her donors drives Kathleen Zavarise to both seek adventure and serve others

Blood donors helped Emmanuel Boakye survive sickle cell disease. Then a stem cell donation from his sister delivered a life beyond it.

Bessie Calabria relies on monthly blood transfusions for thalassemia. Her husband, Sal, donates in thanks.

Wai Yin Mok is grateful to each and every blood donor helping her survive and thrive with a mysterious illness

More than 6,000 people across Canada have sickle cell disease, and many rely on blood donors

With the Assignment Saving Lives Scholarship Program, recruit donors to win up to $6500 toward your 2024-2025 tuition 

Looking to book that first appointment? Great! We’re here for your questions (including ‘what the heck is plasma?’).