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Melina Keel
Melina Keel (birth name: Seah Pee Hong) was born and raised in Singapore to parents who immigrated to Singapore from China. She endured a difficult and impoverished childhood that ...view moreMelina Keel (birth name: Seah Pee Hong) was born and raised in Singapore to parents who immigrated to Singapore from China. She endured a difficult and impoverished childhood that formed in her two overriding imperatives; 1) to help her mother who she deeply loved and respected and 2) to create a better life for herself and escape the cycle of poverty and abuse that defined her childhood.
To these ends, Melina left school at an early age and worked hard at several different jobs in Singapore to help support her mother and family. During this time she refused multiple attempts by her mother to arrange marriages for her. At the age of 22, Melina left Singapore to live and work overseas while continuing to provide financial support for her mother and family.
After living and working in several different countries Melina immigrated to the United States where she married, raised a family, completed her education and had a distinguished and rewarding career as an emergency nurse practitioner.
In 2014, Melina was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. She loved her work and continued to work for as long as she could while receiving treatments for her disease.
Melina lived the remainder of her life with her husband of thirty-four years, Jim, in their coastal retirement home in Aransas Pass, Texas.view less