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Even the youngest of sickle cell warriors don't let their disease stop them from greatness. Take 5-year-old Cesear Sant, who lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina with his family. At the age of 4, he had his first acute stroke. Over the next year and a half, he had two more -- some of which left him unable to walk or talk for awhile.
This amazing little boy doesn't allow sickle cell to define him, though. He is also blessed with an immense talent for playing the violin, and as his father told NationalGeographic.com, "Since early on, you see he loves music. Music is the most important thing ... I'm always saying that the violin helped save his life." Considered to be a child prodigy, Cesear, at just 5 years old, is able to play Vivaldi's Violin Concerto in A Minor -- something that his own violin teacher couldn't play until she was 12.
Watch Cesear's entire story here. And, to contribute to his bone marrow transplant fund, visit his family's Go Fund Me page.
