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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Nadine Law and her friend Lynne Raven Fahey at a plasma donation event in Sudbury.
Inspiration Plasma

A grateful recipient shares why plasma is important

After decades of chronic illness, Nadine Law celebrated a milestone birthday thanks to plasma donors

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A cord blood specialist in scrubs on a hospital campus in Edmonton.
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Delivering hope, one cord blood donation at a time

Umbilical cord blood is rich in lifesaving stem cells. Our teams help get it from parents to patients.

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A sister and brother sit together on a bench outside their home.
Inspiration

‘Gratitude isn’t a big enough word to describe how we feel’

Blood, platelets, plasma and his sister’s stem cells all helped Ollie Acosta-Pickering beat cancer

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Dressed in casual outfits, Tyler and Rebecca Munk hang out with their toddler and baby on a bridge in Squamish, B.C.
Inspiration

‘It’s a beautiful way to celebrate the start of our daughter’s life’

Rebecca and Tyler Munk donated their newborn’s umbilical cord blood, a source of potentially lifesaving stem cells

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Aiden Beattie Canadian Blood Services employee
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Fostering an atmosphere of acceptance

This Pride Month, analyst Aiden Beattie reflects on a decade of changes at Canadian Blood Services

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Donor services representative Annette Regalado, dressed in black and blue scrubs, stands in front of a Canadian Blood Services banner which reads: “Thank you to our volunteers.”
Inspiration

‘There should be diversity, equity and inclusion in every organization’

Annette Regalado is a residential school survivor and Canadian Blood Services employee in Regina, Sask.

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