Stories: Canadian Blood Services

She’s still alive thanks to the generosity of stem cell, blood and plasma donors

Brock Powell has relied on blood transfusions most of his life

The red blood cells Denise Annett receives several times a year are crucial to her quality of life

Meghan Trann knows firsthand how unexpectedly the need for blood can arise

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Wyatt Lafontaine was diagnosed in June 2017 at only 10 months old with infant acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He spent several months at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario undergoing chemotherapy, with blood transfusions every second day.