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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Canadian Blood Services donor care associate in B.C.’s s lower mainland stands on a wooden deck by a lake with green plants and boats behind her.
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Connecting with donors ‘a joy that’s difficult to explain’

Susan John, a donor care associate in B.C., brings passion to her work, even amid a pandemic

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Mike Wark, who had a stem cell transplant, holds a bag of donated stem cells while surrounded by his wife and hospital staff.
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International stem cell donation inspires long-distance friendship

Mike Wark of Red Deer, Alta. connected with the German stem cell donor who helped save his life

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Lilet Raffiñan, a Canadian of Asian heritage who recruits donors for Canadian Blood Services, stands in front of a colourful mural.
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‘My Asian heritage has rubbed off on my work’

Lilet Raffiñan recruits diverse donors in one of the world’s most multicultural urban areas

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Margaret Lynch, who had a bone marrow transplant about 33 years ago, sits on a rock in front of The Alps in Switzerland.
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Toronto woman still thankful 33 years after stem cell transplant

Cancer survivor Margaret Lynch now helps others through financial donations to Canadian Blood Services

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A Chinese woman stands surrounded by blue water and tall mountains.
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‘We need to take cultural values into account’

Becky Luk, Canadian Blood Services cord blood collections supervisor, on how diversity in leadership helps create more inclusive programs

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Image of 3 generations of women, mother, daughter and grandmother
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Mother, daughter and granddaughter give new meaning to the term "blood relatives"

Three generations of women share a special connection to Canada’s Lifeline

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