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Hundreds swabbed at Be The Match donor drive
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Sydney Wilson and other potential donors fill out forms to see if they’re potential donors for leukemia patient Kelsey Bishop. - photo by NAT GURLEY
More than 400 people swabbed their cheeks Wednesday at East Hall High School during the Be The Match donor drive for Kelsey Bishop, 23, who has acute myeloid leukemia. Only one of 540 potential donors will be a match for any of the donor foundation’s recipients, said Be The Match recruiter and community developer for Georgia Caitlin Martin on Wednesday evening. Turnaround for the swab samples is two to three weeks, Martin said, and the foundation would first notify Bishop’s doctor.