106 & Park Urge Viewers To Help Save Child's Life

This disease causes an excess of white blood cells to attack his organs. Only 50 people in the United States have been diagnosed with the disease and LJ has the distinction of being the only child suffering from this type of Leukemia.

Currently 83% of African-Americans who need transplants never find a match. BET wants to help change this statistic. On Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 6 p.m.* in conjunction with BET NEWS and the Preserve Our Legacy organization, 106 & PARK will make a direct appeal to its viewers to get tested and become donors. Show hosts Terrence and Rocsi will take the bone marrow compatibility tests in an effort to debunk myths surrounding testing.