Your story can make all the difference

Whether you’re a donor or recipient, a volunteer or partner, your story can move others to help save lives.

Sharing your story only takes a few minutes

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Use the form below to submit  your story to our My Story webpage

This is the first step to share your story with us. Simply use the form below to tell your story in your words, upload a photo, and click submit. Our team reviews all submissions, and we can’t wait to see yours! Visit the My Story page to see past submissions. After you submit, you may also hear from us with questions, or with an invitation to collaborate in other ways.


 

About you

We may share your story on social media. If you would like to be tagged in posts on any of the platforms below, please provide your handles for each.

Need some help to get writing in the next section? Expand each relevant section for some thought starters:

I'm a recipient (or their parent or guardian)
  • What were you being treated for?
  • How essential was a donor, or donors, to your treatment? Why?
  • How is life different after your treatment(s)?
  • What can you do now that you never thought you would when you were ill?
  • What do you value most about the second chance donation gave you?
  • Has the donation you received had ripple effects beyond you, such as to your family or community? Describe that.
  • If you could speak with your donor(s) what would you tell them, or ask them?
  • What does Canada’s Lifeline mean to you?
I’m a donor
General:
  • In what way(s) have you chosen to donate?
  • What/who inspired you to become a donor?
  • If you were motivated to join Canada’s Lifeline because of a recipient’s experience: what impact did a donor(s) have on their life? Or even on the lives of people beyond them — such as their family or community?
  • What does being part of Canada’s Lifeline mean to you?
Financial donors:
  • What makes financial giving/fundraising a good fit for you?
  • What do you want others to know about financial giving/fundraising for Canada’s Lifeline?
Stem cell donors (e.g. you were called to help a patient sometime after joining the registry):
  • How long after you registered were you contacted to donate?
  • How did you find the donation process?
  • How was your recovery?
  • If you could meet your recipient, what would you say to them?
  • If you have met your recipient, tell us about that experience, and what you’ve learned about the impact of your donation.
Living organ donors:
  • What did you donate?
  • How would you describe the donation experience?
  • If you have had contact with your recipient: What have you learned about the impact of the transplant on their life? Or even on the lives of people beyond them, such as their family or community?
Family member of a deceased organ donor:
  • What has it meant to your family, that your loved one could donate in this way to help others?
  • If you have had contact with the recipient(s), what impact has the transplant had on their life or lives? Or even on the lives of people beyond them, such as family or community?
I’m a partner
  • Describe your partnership with Canadian Blood Services.
  • How long have you been a partner?
  • What/who inspired your company/group to get involved with Canadian Blood Services?
  • Tell us about your company/group values.
  • If your partnership includes financial giving: what makes this a good fit for you?
I’m a volunteer
  • What/who inspired you to volunteer with Canadian Blood Services?
  • How long have you been a volunteer with us?
  • What’s your favourite part of volunteering with Canadian Blood Services? Tell us about your most memorable experiences volunteering with us.
  • If your volunteer commitment includes fundraising: What makes fundraising a good fit for you? What do you want others to know about this way of giving?

Tell us your story!

Please take a moment to review your story for spelling and grammar before submitting the request to publish. We may also contact you with questions about your submission.

If you like, use this box to share any additional message with Canadian Blood Services’ communications team (for example, to express interest in other opportunities to share your experience to encourage donation).

Photos can be even more powerful than words. Please upload a photo of yourself to illustrate your story. An image of an important moment in your journey as a recipient or donor is always wonderful. If your story is about a loved one, such as your child, you may wish to provide a photo of them.

Please provide the photo original (largest file) where available. For display on our MyStory page, we will need to be able to crop your image to a square shape. You need to share at least one photo with us, but feel free to share up to ten photos for us to choose from.


Unlimited number of files can be uploaded to this field.
64 MB limit.
Allowed types: gif, jpg, png, svg, jpeg, heif, heic.

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More ways to share and inspire others

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Share on social media and don’t forget to tag us!

We may share your My Story on our @canadaslifeline channels, but we also love to see your own posts for your own networks. Please tag us in your posts so we can share them on our platforms, too. You never know who will be inspired to join Canada’s Lifeline!

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Work with us 

We are always looking for unique stories to share for special campaigns and initiatives. Could it be yours? When you make a submission to My Story a member of our team may reach out to you to see if you’re interested in collaborating with us!