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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Canadian Blood Services’ chief scientist Dana Devine in office
Information Innovation

Dr. Dana Devine assumes presidency of Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies

Our chief scientist is the second Canadian to lead this important international body

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Financial donor Janet Laforest
Information Inspiration

Donation left in will continues a career legacy

The late Janet LaForest’s commitment to Canada’s blood system will live on, thanks to a legacy gift

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Ron Shivji looking at bag of plasma while donating plasma
Inspiration Plasma

The incredible story of how plasma donations help patients

This straw-coloured component of blood is the source material for many lifesaving medications

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Dr. Jennie Haw is a social scientist with Canadian Blood Services
Information Inspiration

The science of giving

Dr. Jennie Haw is helping us better understand donors to Canada's Lifeline

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Glenndl Miguel outdoors
Information Plasma

Expanding plasma donation to be more inclusive

Some sexually active gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men now eligible to donate plasma

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Blood recipient with prosthetic leg
Inspiration Plasma

Blood donations helped him survive illness, and then a critical injury

Darcy Wagner, whose immune disease is treated with a plasma product, lost his leg in a farming accident

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