Stories from Canadian Blood Services

Blood donor in chair with sign shaped like lightbulb that says “I let my light shine today. Now it’s your turn.”
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The need for blood hit home very suddenly for this donor

Days before Amanda Kirby-Sheppard’s latest appointment to give blood, her grandfather was rushed to hospital — and received multiple blood transfusions.

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Blood donor in chair with sign shaped like lightbulb that says “I let my light shine today. Now it’s your turn.”
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The need for blood hit home very suddenly for this donor

Days before Amanda Kirby-Sheppard’s latest blood donation, her grandfather was rushed to hospital

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Imran, a young man with a mask on and an Ismaili Civic tee
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Saving lives across Canada with Ismaili CIVIC

Blood and plasma donors and volunteers with this Partners for Life group support patients across the country

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A man donating blood holding a sign that says Sikh Nation
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Coming together across Canada to support Canada’s Lifeline

Families, colleagues, faith-based organizations and others are helping patients in so many inspiring ways.

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Mother holding swaddled baby and kissing his head
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How blood donors delivered hope in a family’s time of need

Sam Walker received more than 20 units of donated blood after a high-risk pregnancy with twins 

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Michelle Tobin-Forgrave makes her first blood donation
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Moments after her daughter’s birth, blood donations saved this mother’s life

Michelle Tobin-Forgrave had never met a blood recipient until she suddenly became one herself

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Milestone blood donor at Canadian Blood Services
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From trauma to lasting love — and a lifelong commitment to blood donation

Ron Rupke has donated blood 201 times, after other donors saved the life of the friend who became his wife

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