Stories from Canadian Blood Services

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Donating blood or plasma for the very first time? Tell us about it!

You could inspire someone else to join the 450 Challenge. Let’s work together to get Canada’s blood pumping! 

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Convalescent Plasma Donation
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Meet our first COVID-19 convalescent plasma donor

Jerry Glubisz lived through COVID-19, then donated plasma for a clinical trial which aims to help others with the illness

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‘When things go bad you have to help people’

Meet Chris Peters, a registered nurse who is working through the pandemic at our donor centre in Moncton

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Convalescent plasma and women
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Convalescent plasma and women

Why we’re asking women to register, even though they can’t donate yet

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The need goes on #15: Olympic athlete donates blood for the first time

Cancelled season provides rare opportunity for Evan Dunfee to give blood

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Meet three siblings in Charlottetown who are supporting Canada’s Lifeline
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Celebrating volunteers during the pandemic and beyond

Meet three siblings in Charlottetown who are supporting Canada’s Lifeline

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Abby Acosta-Pickering wasn’t supposed to be her brother’s stem cell donor, but then the pandemic happened
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The need goes on #14: One girl’s mission to save her brother

Abby Acosta-Pickering wasn’t supposed to be her brother’s stem cell donor, but then the pandemic happened.

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