Stories: Canadian Blood Services

Adam Schmidt has a message for those on the fence about donating blood: don’t fear the first time.

The Ottawa Senators recently hosted the first NHL game night event for Hockey Gives Blood, a dedicated group of former hockey players who began supporting Canada’s Lifeline in 2018.

Hassan Nawab is only 21 years old, but his record of volunteer service would be impressive for someone twice his age.

Like most parents, Jessica vowed she would do everything and anything she could to keep her new baby happy and healthy, once she entered the world.

Canada’s newest Jeopardy! champion is a Toronto man who was recently honoured by Canadian Blood Services for his 100th donation of platelets.

Sharon Bulger can still remember the feeling of the air being completely sucked out of her lungs, when she learned her eight-year-old son Cameron had brain cancer.

Abby is seven years old and for the next 18 months, she'll receive treatment for precursor B lymphoblastic lymphoma, a type of cancer. Read her story from her dad Drew's perspective and see how financial donors and blood transfusions are part of her story.

Blood cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in the world with hundreds of Canadians requiring a donor for a stem cell transplant each year. Only a fourth of patients in need of blood stem cell donation will find a donor within their family – the rest will rely on a complete stranger to save their lives.

Every year, hundreds of Canadian patients need life-saving stem cell transplants, and most rely on the generosity of an unrelated donor.

It all started while walking to the bus stop one morning four years ago. The air was brisk, and the sun was bright in the sky. After just a few steps, Tom was out of breath and feeling dizzy. He thought it was probably nothing but decided to get checked just to be safe.