Stories from Canadian Blood Services

Child blood recipient holding ice cream, smiling and pointing at photographer
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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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Woman in white T-shirt with paintings and white flowers
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Her aunt’s lifesaving stem cell transplant inspired her to become an advocate

Balreen Singh is helping us build a stem cell registry as richly diverse as Canada

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Woman and her father with rocky cliff in background
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After donating stem cells to her father, she’s bringing hope to others

Lauren Sano’s powerful personal story inspires people of diverse backgrounds to join the stem cell registry

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Jim Taylor donates plasma at the plasma donor centre in Kelowna.
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First time plasma donor pays it forward in honour of his late wife

Jim Taylor’s wife Joan received hundreds of lifesaving plasma treatments during her battle with leukemia

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Blood and stem cell recipient, Miranda Webber with her daughter and husband
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Anonymous stem cell and blood donors saved her life, now she’s giving back

Miranda Webber launched a record-setting fundraiser for Canada’s Lifeline after her stem cell transplant

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Myles Lynch Green Lake, Whistler BC Sept 18, 2019
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Three-time double lung recipient was a powerful advocate for organ donation

Myles Lynch was driven to share a lifesaving message to help other patients

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Canadian Blood Services volunteers
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Volunteer duo shows up to support donors and recipients

This National Volunteer Week, we celebrate the contributions of volunteers like David and Mary-Alice Mirhady

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