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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Allan and Jean Muir with their family sitting outside in the daughter's backyard
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Celebrating a hero

Allan Muir hailed a hero by blood recipient as he celebrates his 800th donation in Edmonton.

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Image of Margaret Miedema, director of philanthropy standing outside of Canadian Blood Services head office's front entrance in front of the signage
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How financial donors can make a difference for patients

Margaret Miedema, director of philanthropy at Canadian Blood Services, answers some frequently asked questions about financial donations

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Breast cancer survivors and dragon boat team members Vonnie Pope and Donna Jelly with paddles near the water.
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Dragon boat teammates donate blood after cancer recovery

For these breast cancer survivors, it’s a celebration of life as well as a gift to others

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Logan Boulet with his parents Toby and Bernadine Boulet inside a hockey arena
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Logan Boulet’s legacy continues with third annual Green Shirt Day

The Humboldt Broncos player registered to be an organ donor, which saved lives and inspired many others

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A woman in a green shirt stands on a bridge in Ottawa
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Five reasons to #BeAHero and join the stem cell registry

Monique is a hero. Be like Monique.

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A child sitting cross-legged, smiling
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For patients like Journey, the need for blood never stops

Since birth, nine-year-old Journey Dickson has required regular, lifesaving blood transfusions to manage his rare blood disorder

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