Stories: Canadian Blood Services

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.

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

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

There’s no evidence the respiratory virus can be transmitted by blood

Even in a pandemic, the need for blood and blood products is constant

Canadian Blood Services’ national system ensures that your important donations can travel to patients in need anywhere in the country.

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

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

Brock Powell has relied on blood transfusions most of his life

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