By Kristen Butler
UPI.com
DURHAM, N.H. — When Cameron Lyle found out he was a rare match for a bone marrow transplant, he had a choice to make. He could finish up his senior season of track at the University of New Hampshire, or he could give the season up and save someone’s life.
“I knew right away I was definitely going to donate,” Lyle told the Eagle-Tribune. “I was pretty terrified at first, but it is starting to settle in.”
Lyle had his mouth swabbed during his sophomore year, and athletes were encouraged to join the bone marrow registry. A few months ago he received a call from the National Marrow Donor Program telling him there was a possibility of being a match, and a few weeks ago it was determined he was a 100 percent match.
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