A Melanoma Patient's Survival Guide: Lemons Really Do Make Lemonade: You Just Have to Add a Little Sugar
Author’s Biography Sally Welsh was born in Salem, Oregon, moved to Monrovia, California, and then attended Occidental College in Los Angeles, where she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in education.    Moving to Newport Beach, California after college, she taught elementary school, and met and married Terry Welsh. With the birth of their two sons, Chris and Doug, she  became involved in the local sailing world, spending lots of time in the sun. Her travels took her to Europe many times, Hawaii yearly, Tahiti, Australia and New Zealand, and sailboat cruising in the Pacific Northwest.  After teaching for many years, she became co-owner of a canvas luggage manufacturing company supplying the local sailors, skiers, and travelers with custom made luggage. She continues to play an ongoing role as a volunteer in her church and her community, and now in the field of melanoma. Still active in the sailing world, Sally lives with her husband, Terry, enjoying her children and grandchildren nearby.  Much of her time is spent on the water. Her older son, Chris, is a distinguished sailor on his boat, Ragtime, and her younger son, Doug, not only crews on Ragtime, but, along with his wife, Mary, has raised three fine young sailors, Charlie, Britty and Becca.  As a consequence of all that sun and sailing, she has endured several episodes of melanoma that have given her insight into the disease. Her ongoing battle has fostered in her an interest in helping others who are facing (or know someone who is facing) the ordeal of melanoma. Her writings reflect her desire to assist people afflicted by it, giving them a resource for better understanding and for dealing with it. She does not call herself an expert on the subject, nor a medical resource. She is, rather, just another “Traveler on the Road.”  She hopes her insight into the disease might help you and yours.