# @ucsfchildrens on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Dcl056lG8TV
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69891572-ucsfchildrens-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-28T16:47:55.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** UCSF Benioff Children’s (@ucsfchildrens) — https://gondola.cc/ucsfchildrens

## Caption

Please help us celebrate Melea! She rang our end-of-treatment bell after ~five months in our #Oakland hospital receiving treatment for sickle cell disease!  
In March, Melea traveled with her family from #Florida to #UCSF to participate in a gene therapy trial for #sicklecell, an extremely painful inherited blood disorder. To celebrate her bell ringing, our team brought out a #karaoke machine, and Melea and her mom performed a song from the musical “Hamilton” for her care team.  
Melea can’t wait to return home and get back to a sense of normalcy. Her experience at the hospital has inspired her to become a nurse, so she can care for others. 
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ucsf, karaoke, sicklecell, oakland, florida

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