Be The Match Marrow Donor Drive

Metropolitan Community Church Illiana Be-the-Match5579 Clem Rd, Portage, IN
Sunday, November 7, 12:30 pm
In honor of Tina Huffine's Fight with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomia

“MARROW DONOR DRIVE” means those willing will provide a saliva sample. Over the next few weeks the sample will be tested and added to the National Be The Match Registry. Donations are accepted but not required for screening. Eligibility for donation to be determined prior to screening. If you are a match, you will be notified by Be The Match Registry. Information below applies if you are a match.

A Few Basic Facts

A marrow transplant can be a life-saving treatment for people with leukemia, lymphoma and many other diseases. Treatment for these patients begins with chemotherapy and/or radiation to destroy their diseased marrow. Then healthy marrow from a donor is put directly into the patient's bloodstream where it can begin to grow and function normally.

A patient's body will only accept marrow that closely matches the patient. Doctors search the Be The Match Registry to find a suitable donor. The more people like you who commit to becoming a donor, the greater the likelihood that a doctor will find a match for a severely ill patient who needs a marrow transplant.

Find more information at BeTheMatch.org/intheknow