Stories from Canadian Blood Services

Stem cell donor from Potlotek First Nation
Inspiration

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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Staff in a gym converted to a blood collection centre with donors in the background
Information Inspiration

Meet a national Partner for Life group guided by faith and helping Canada’s Lifeline

Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association is dedicated to helping others

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Family members donate blood
Inspiration Plasma

First-time blood donor gives the same lifesaving gift she once received

Emily Hales, 17, recovered from an immune condition thanks to the generosity of donors

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O-negative blood donor Julia Moore sits by a Christmas tree
Information Inspiration

Her most cherished gift was more time

Donors of all kinds gave Julia Moore one more precious holiday season with a loved one

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Stem cell recipient Greg Duerksen and his family give each other a side hug in front of his hospital.
Inspiration

This B.C. dad is ‘forever grateful’ for gifts of blood and stem cells

Greg Duerksen had often worried he would die young. Now, thanks to donors, he’s survived leukemia.

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My Transplant Coach screen the images of a doctor and potential organ donors and recipients.
Information

Three ways to learn more about the power of living organ donation

These online resources are for potential donors, transplant candidates and more

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A student donating plasma at the Lethbridge plasma donor centre
Plasma

Plasma donation empowers students to serve patients

By finding just a little time in their busy schedules, these young donors are helping to save lives

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