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Lynn Johnston has always had the need for speed and regularly frequented the Mission Raceway Park before she was forced to slow down in June 2023.

That’s when the mother of two learned a suspected arthritis flare-up was actually something much more serious – acute myelogenous leukemia.

There’s no cure for this type of cancer, which has left the 64-year-old reliant on blood and platelet transfusions.

Her son, Tyler Johnston, describes the diagnosis as a blind side.

“My sister and I jumped into caregiving mode about 100 per cent,” he tells CTV News. “You realize pretty quickly how important the need for blood and platelet donors is because without these transfusions my mom’s quality of life would not be what it is today.”

According to Canadian Blood Services, it could take up to eight donors a week to help someone with leukemia; more than 100 plasma donations are needed to …