MELISSA COME BACK
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Melissa Come Back is a collaboration between Patrice Keet and Melissa LaHommedieu.
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Melissa is the foster daughter that ran away from the Keets' home in 1992.
She re-met the Keets in 2014 at an important juncture in her life.
​Their narratives—and lives—are inextricably intertwined.

Patrice Keet

Melissa LaHommedieu

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Patrice Keet was a marriage and family therapist for thirty years, with experience in private practice and school settings. She has hosted a radio show, started and run a children's museum in Santa Cruz, CA, served on numerous non-profit boards of directors and raised two of her own children—in addition to being a non-traditional mother to Melissa and her daughters. This is her first book. 

Melissa La Hommedieu is a social worker for the County of Santa Cruz where she specializes in matching individuals and families with stable housing solutions. She is the proud mother of two college-aged daughters and a star performer in her local karaoke scene. Melissa is a member of the Board of Directors of CASA of Santa Cruz County.
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