Stories from Canadian Blood Services

Child blood recipient holding ice cream, smiling and pointing at photographer
Inspiration

Precious time for dreams big and small, thanks to blood donors

Blood donations gave Penn time for everything on her bucket list, from ‘eat ice cream’ to ‘visit Disneyland’

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Blood recipient and cancer survivor
Information Inspiration

After blood donors helped save her life, she’s looking to transform others

Childhood cancer survivor Lara Turner aspires to a career helping children with life-threatening illness

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Doctor in red lab coat front of equipment at blood production facility
Information Inspiration

What really happens to your blood donation? This doc asked, and we answered

After donating blood for the first time, Dr. Siobhan Deshauer filmed a visit to our biggest production facility

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Stem cell recipient with racing bike at waterfront
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Give 3 in 2023: Margaret, stem cell recipient and financial donor

After a stem cell donor saved her life, Margaret is passionate about helping others

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Blood recipient with mother, daughter and granddaughter at a park
Inspiration

Give 3 in 2023: Munira, blood recipient, with her family

Blood donors are central to Munira’s story of surviving three different cancers

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McNeely family
Plasma

Canadian father advocates for new hemophilia treatment

A father advocates for a new hemophilia drug that could help his children. At the same time, we initiate the process for a drug to be included in our formulary.

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Researcher prepares samples in Canadian Blood Services’ seroprevalence lab
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By analyzing donated blood, we’re helping to shed light on the state of COVID-19 in Canada

Through the pandemic, our seroprevalence research has aided public health decision-making

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