Mars Hill to "Get in the Game" Wednesday night versus C-N
Mars Hill will host "Get in the Game, Drive for Lives" on Wednesday night as the men's and women's basketball teams take on Carson-Newman inside Chambers Gymnasium. Tipoff for game one of the doubleheader will be at 5:30 p.m.
MARS HILL, N.C. - Mars Hill will host "Get in the Game, Drive for Lives" on Wednesday night as the men's and women's basketball teams take on Carson-Newman inside Chambers Gymnasium. Tipoff for game one of the doubleheader will be at 5:30 p.m.
Tables to register with Be The Match will be in the Chambers Gymnasium lobby.
Be The Match saves lives through cellular therapy. With over 30 years of experience, we are the trusted leaders in advancing the science of transplant, conducting ground-breaking research and providing vital services for patient families when they need them most.
From the moment a patient is diagnosed, we are there every step of the way; helping their doctor find a donor, delivering life-saving cells to the patient's bedside, and supporting patients through recovery and survivorship.
The Need
- Patients in need of a life-saving blood stem cell transplant count on Be The Match to find them a genetically matched donor.
- Every three minutes, someone in the United States is diagnosed with a blood cancer.
- Right now, thousands of patients with blood cancers and other deadly diseases are desperately searching for their genetic match; someone willing to donate life-saving blood stem cells to be their cure.
- Seventy percent of patients do not have a fully matched donor in their family. They depend on Be The Match to find an unrelated blood stem cell donor.
The Science
- Your healthy blood stem cells can be a cure for someone with blood cancer or other deadly disease.
- A blood stem cell transplant works by replacing the patient's diseased blood stem cells with healthy cells from a genetically matched donor. The transplant replaces the patient's entire blood and immune system.
- There are two donation methods: peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) donation and marrow donation. The patient's doctor decides the donation method that is best for the patient.
Join The Registry
Joining the Be The Match Registry means volunteering to be listed as a potential blood stem cell donor, ready to help any patient in need of a life-saving donation.
- It's easy to join the registry. All it takes is a simple cheek swab.
- You need to be healthy and willing to help any patient.
- Because of the genetic complexity of matching donors to patients, it could be several months, or many years before you're matched to a patient and asked to donate.
- You could be someone's only genetic match—their only hope for a cure.
