Stories: Canadian Blood Services

A lucky encounter on social media led a patient in need to the living organ donor who saved her life

Blood donors helped Emmanuel Boakye survive sickle cell disease. Then a stem cell donation from his sister delivered a life beyond it.

With the Assignment Saving Lives Scholarship Program, recruit donors to win up to $6500 toward your 2024-2025 tuition 

Financial donors have a long history of supporting patients who rely on stem cells, and their impact continues

From blood transfusions for babies in the womb, to the manufacture of lifesaving medications, blood and plasma help far beyond trauma