Stories from Canadian Blood Services

Stem cell donor from Potlotek First Nation
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How an Indigenous stem cell donor saved a life on Canada’s opposite coast

Veronica, who is Mi’kmaw from Cape Breton, was a stem cell match for Judee, a woman of Métis heritage on Vancouver Island

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A woman wearing a yellow sweater and black-rimmed glasses with long black hair smiles with her arms crossed standing in front of leafy greenery outdoors on a sunny day.
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Celebrating the women who show up for Canada’s Lifeline

This International Women’s Day is all about women inspiring women

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A plasma donor is hooked up to a machine during a donation.
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Our employees are vital links in Canada’s Lifeline

Learn more about their incredible efforts to support patients

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A woman in a mask receiving a blood transfusion
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Helping patients with rare diseases

Rare Disease Day takes place on the last day of February each year

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Hockey Gives Blood Player Ambassador Zack Stringer smiles in a Canadian Blood Services pullover hoodie
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Selfless parents and a hockey hero inspired Zack Stringer to join Canada's Lifeline

Now this Regina Pats forward wants others to do the same

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Jonathan Riley in the woods with a backpack on
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Blood donors are essential to this ultramarathon runner’s lymphoma battle

Jonathan Riley had hiked solo across Nova Scotia in mid-winter just months before his cancer diagnosis

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Blood recipient, Ben Becker, on suspension bridge in forest
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A blood drive and fundraiser honour a compassionate, active young man

The late Ben Becker received blood. Now his family seeks ‘human angels’ to help others

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