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Patients and families affected by sickle cell disease recently enjoyed a special day at the Nashville Zoo at Grassmere. Here, Michael DeBaun, M.D., MPH, talks with attendees. The event, which included free admission and lunch, was hosted by the Vanderbilt-Meharry Center for Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease and sponsored by the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.