Stories: Canadian Blood Services

Nervous about donating blood? Andrew Moss has helped bring puppy love to mobile donor events in Nova Scotia

A half century ago, a committed blood donor motivated Henry Proske to start giving. Now it’s his turn to inspire.

Dominika Randell and her husband Andreas have also joined the stem cell registry, and they donate blood regularly

Nick Evans is combining his love of discovering new places with his passion for blood donation

Cleo Maxwell received a lifesaving blood transfusion after losing half her blood volume during pregnancy

Plasma donations have enabled Christina Moreau to keep building bridges between the worlds of the hearing and the deaf

Twin toddlers Zoey and Misha Prajapati need a stem cell donor to help them recover from a rare genetic condition which puts them at risk of severe infections from common bacteria and fungi. Their parents hope their family's story encourages more people from their South Asian community to join the stem cell registry.

Melissa Nazareth has been searching for a stem cell donor match since she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in 2021. She’s counting on potential stem cell donors in Canada and globally to help her beat cancer.

A helpful guide on what blood types are and answers to some common questions.

Blood donors are central to Munira’s story of surviving three different cancers