Georgia General Assembly Proclaims March 4, 2021 "Be The Match Day" To Help Add More Donors on the to Be The Match Registry More than 400 Georgia Patients Turned to Be The Match Searching For a Cure Last year News provided by Share this article Share this article ATLANTA, March 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- For patients battling deadly blood cancers like leukemia or lymphoma or life-threatening blood diseases like sickle cell disease or aplastic anemia, there is a cure. A blood stem cell transplant from a matching living donor can offer hope for patients battling these and 70 other deadly blood diseases. Yet, only 30 percent of patients will find a matching donor in their family. The remaining 70 percent turn to the Be The Match Registry and its database of 22 million members who are willing to step up and save the life of a complete stranger.