Stories: Canadian Blood Services

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‘When things go bad you have to help people’

April 29, 2020
Meet Chris Peters, a registered nurse who is working through the pandemic at our donor centre in Moncton
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Meet our first COVID-19 convalescent plasma donor

May 4, 2020
Jerry Glubisz lived through COVID-19, then donated plasma for a clinical trial which aims to help others with the illness
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‘I enjoy being counted on’

May 5, 2020
Meet Damon Gyurics, a driver in London who is helping to meet patient need throughout the pandemic
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Father and son donate convalescent plasma for use in national clinical trial

May 6, 2020
Richard and Patrick Carl were diagnosed with COVID-19 after a family ski trip to Colorado.
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‘This is what we’re called to do’

May 8, 2020
Dora Lopes-Carvalho and her team are matchmakers for patients and the blood components they need.
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‘It’s important to just keep heading toward our goals’

May 12, 2020
Meet Marylee Dudgeon, a lab assistant working through the pandemic in Newfoundland and Labrador
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‘An opportunity to dream’ for one young woman with sickle cell disease

May 13, 2020
Stem cells are giving health and hope to more patients than ever, including some with sickle cell disease
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How Canadian Blood Services supports Canada’s tissue system

May 13, 2020
Helping bring Canada’s 17 eye and tissue banks together.
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Family gives thanks for gift of time with dad

May 14, 2020
Albert Kardash’s family honours his memory by donating his favourite milkshakes to donor centre staff.
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‘What makes this job rewarding is knowing it saves lives’

May 15, 2020
Pedro Custodio helps keep drugs made from plasma flowing to patients.