Stories from Canadian Blood Services

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

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

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

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

They’re welcoming donors to our sites, recruiting for the stem cell registry, organizing concerts and more. And we’re so grateful.

For Emily Ois, ‘antibuddies’ from donated plasma put an end to constant trips to the emergency room