Stories from Canadian Blood Services

Colin Dowler would almost certainly have died without transfusions of O-negative blood, delivered by paramedics who arrived by air ambulance

‘I had this sinking feeling that I wasn’t going to get the chance to watch my newborn daughter grow up’

Join our celebration of Cord Blood Awareness Month this July by reading and sharing these five stories

His family now donates in his memory, and invites others to help boost his legacy to 1,000 donations

Afraid of fainting? Think there are enough donors already? Donating blood and plasma may be easier, and more important, than you think.

A patient’s life or health may depend on blood components, stem cells or even an organ from a donor of similar ethnic background