Stories from Canadian Blood Services

Lizzy Burns and her fiancé Ryan Doucet stand together in a field of yellow grasses. Lizzy Burns successfully donated stem cells in December 2020.
Inspiration

Moncton woman successfully donated stem cells years after registering

Canadian Blood Services Stem Cell Registry needs committed donors like Lizzy Burns to be able to help patients

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Ramblers Blood donors group shot at Canadian Blood Services, everyone is wearing masks
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Halifax cyclists inspire each other to donate blood

December 18, 2020

Cycling club honours one member’s donation milestone and helps meet another member’s ongoing need for donated blood

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Sikh Nation volunteers B.C. and Yukon region, one of the organization’s largest donor groups in the country
Innovation

Sikh Nation recognized for contributions to Canada's Lifeline

December 18, 2020

Sikh Nation recognized for contributions to Canada's Lifeline

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Image of stem cell donor Jason Kooy and blood donor Sierra Kooby on their wedding day
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Stem cells brought them together. Now they want others to share the love

December 18, 2020

Stem cells are a big part of Jason and Sierra Kooy's love story, one they hope inspires others to donate

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Jeff Brown of Capreol, Ont. received immunoglobulin to treat Guillain-Barré syndrome (CBS)
Plasma

Medication from plasma spurs recovery from terrifying illness

December 17, 2020

Jeff Brown could have been permanently disabled by Guillain-Barré syndrome

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A woman with short brown hair and glasses wearing a Canadian Blood Services Brand Ambassador lanyard around her neck.
Inspiration

‘Donors saved my son and gave me precious moments with my father’

December 16, 2020

Marisa Gatfield, territory manager in Windsor, Ont., is grateful to the donors who not only saved her son 24 years ago but allowed for precious moments with her father before he passed away

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Five-year-old Rachelle with her family while in treatment for cancer
Inspiration

Cancer survivor encourages others to give back

December 15, 2020

Rachelle Drummond required countless blood transfusions to survive cancer

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