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Tennessee First Lady Maria Lee recently visited with children and families in Seacrest Studio at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. She spoke with patients, played a game and shared about her recent cancer journey. Lee also brought baskets from the Friend2Friend Book Project, which distributes family-friendly books to children and their families. Above, Lee talks with patient Naveyah Salinas, 12.