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100 transfusions and counting: Why Canadians like Charles will need blood for life
January 23, 2020
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.
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Don’t wait to be affected to give back, says two-time leukemia survivor and blood, platelet and cord blood recipient
December 23, 2019
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.
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Blood in war zones: Canada’s contributions and ongoing support for soldiers who need transfusions
December 8, 2019
Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Beckett, MD is the chief of general surgery and trauma advisor to the Surgeon General of Canada.
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Young Canadian Blood Services volunteer honoured with national awards
December 5, 2019
Hassan Nawab is only 21 years old, but his record of volunteer service would be impressive for someone twice his age.
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‘Paying it forward’ through cord blood donation
November 14, 2019
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.
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Toronto Jeopardy! winner demonstrates the power of infinite connections through platelet donation
October 28, 2019
Canada’s newest Jeopardy! champion is a Toronto man who was recently honoured by Canadian Blood Services for his 100th donation of platelets.
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“We literally saw our child’s life in the hands of donors”
October 3, 2019
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.
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Financial and blood donations made young cancer patient "feel special at a very scary time"
September 25, 2019
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.
When Charles was just six months old, he was diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) - a genetic condition that affects the shape of red blood cells causing extreme pain crisis and potential organ damage.
Growing up, Charles spent a lot of his childhood in and out of hospitals, sometimes being hospitalized for months on end. When he turned 14, he started a new treatment plan where, every six weeks, he would receive donated red blood cells to replace his affected sickle shaped blood cells.
“Whenever I receive blood I can't help but look up at the bag and think about the donors who made it all possible. They saved my life!”
Charles has had over 100 blood replacement procedures and will need hundreds more throughout his life. There are many Canadians like Charles who will need blood for life.
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