Stories from Canadian Blood Services

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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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New ‘do it yourself’ webpage makes fundraising easier than ever

You can honour someone’s life, celebrate a milestone or rally the support of your community by kickstarting your own fundraising campaign in support of Canada’s Lifeline

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Making more matches, faster: How financial gifts give hope to patients waiting for stem cell transplants

Imagine your sibling, parent, or child was sick with a life-threatening illness and there was nothing you could do to save them.

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Celebration events mark fifth anniversary of cord blood partnerships

Last week marked the five-year anniversary of partnerships we struck to collect umbilical cord blood units from expectant mothers delivering at one of four designated collection hospitals.

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100 transfusions and counting: Why Canadians like Charles will need blood for life

This year alone, 86 blood donors will save Charles's life. Read his story and learn how financial donors are also helping patients like Charles who need ongoing support.

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Don’t wait to be affected to give back, says two-time leukemia survivor and blood, platelet and cord blood recipient

With the stress of exams and the excitement of the upcoming holiday season hanging in the air, 20-year old Crystal Nguyen sits behind a small booth in the middle of her college campus, while her fellow students buzz by.

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