Stella Maris on Nostr: Meanwhile in Canada... Elbows up! Selling Blood to Survive... And Ending up Dead! ...
Meanwhile in Canada... Elbows up!
Selling Blood to Survive... And Ending up Dead!
When you’re choosing between groceries and the light bill...you do what you have to do.
That’s the reality for a growing number of Canadians right now.
Jobs are disappearing.
Inflation is on the rise.
And the federal government’s answer to all of it has been to make things measurably worse while calling it investments and fixing the weather.
So people get creative.
They sell stuff.
They take gig work.
They cut corners on food, heat and prescriptions…and across Canada...some of them are selling their blood plasma.
Not a fortune per session…but an extra $7k per person, $14k for 2 adults in a home…this can make the difference of staying in your home or losing your investment, outright.
The problem is, this has led to 2 deaths in the same city, within the span of 4 months.
https://sheldonyakiwchuk.substack.com/p/selling-blood-to-survive 
Published at
2026-04-06 18:53:53 UTCEvent JSON
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