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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Abigale Latoszek smiling outdoors
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Her birthday wish was to help others who needed blood

Abigale Latoszek, who has leukemia, is inspiring blood donations and financial gifts to Canada’s Lifeline

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Young woman at a marina
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In the blink of an eye, a young blood donor became a patient in need

A sudden health crisis gave Laura Brougham of Victoria, B.C. a whole new perspective on blood donation

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Stem cell recipient kisses her sister Nyerhovwo on the cheek
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A life beyond sickle cell disease, thanks to a stem cell donor

Ufuoma Muwhen was cured of the condition she’d had since birth by a stem cell transplant from her sister

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Bunvir Kaur and her family with a photo of her father outside the plasma donor centre in Kelowna, B.C.
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Plasma donation gets a boost from Sikh Nation

One of the largest blood donor groups in the country now also rallies to help patients with plasma

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Man with sickle cell disease sits in an office in Toronto
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Living with sickle cell disease and educating others

Ulysse Guerrier works to raise awareness of this debilitating condition and the need for diverse donors

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A childhood cancer survivor stands in his yard at the start of the school year 
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This childhood blood cancer survivor inspired his mother to become a donor

Blood donations were essential to 15-year-old Sean Jollymore’s fight against leukemia six years ago

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