Six Months To Live

Lyle would find out that the patient with whom he was a match only had six months to live if he didn’t get a bone marrow transplant. They needed Lyle to come in so that they could do further tests to see if his bone marrow would truly be a good match for the leukemia patient.

The Chances Of Being A Match Are Slim

Finding a bone marrow match outside of a family member is considered around a 1 in 5 million chance, making the odds unbelievably slim. So when Lyle got the call from Be The Match, it would come as a complete shock.