Be the Match Bone Marrow registry drive

During the holiday season we donate time and money to help others in need.  Please consider those in need of bone marrow.  Come out on Saturday, December 7, from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm to the Madison Y to be added to the Bone Marrow registry.  A simple cheek swab will put your name on the list to potentially save a life.  A representative from Be the Match will be onsite to answer any questions.

Each year, more than 20,000 Americans are diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses for which a bone marrow transplant, peripheral blood stem cell transplant or umbilical cord blood transplant (BMT) from a related or unrelated matched donor is their best treatment option.  A bone marrow or cord blood transplant replaces a patient's diseased blood-forming cells with healthy cells.  However, only 30 percent of patients will have a relative who matches and is able to donate. The other 70 percent, or approximately 14,000 people, need someone like you to donate their healthy marrow.