[sstewart09]

Hmmm...that's an interesting question. Not sure what side I'd be on. It was devastating to find out that my husband's brothers were not a match, so finding out about all of his potential matches was the mental boost we needed. At the same time, we had a donor fall through and that was heartbreaking too. Not sure what the solution is.

I think a lot of people use Be the Match for testing for an individual person. People get signed up willing to be a match for that person and forget that they are now in the national donor registry. There are also a lot of active military in the registry. The military is where Be the Match started which is great, but when these people are deployed and end up being a match for someone, it can be disappointing as well.