Nancy Welch earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in social work from the University of South Florida in Tampa. She has experience as a social worker with hospice, caring...view moreNancy Welch earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in social work from the University of South Florida in Tampa. She has experience as a social worker with hospice, caring for those with terminal illness and their families, and with the public school system. A Florida native, Welch has been visiting Cape San Blas since 1972 when her daughter, whose cancer journey was the inspiration for this novel, was nine months old. It is only fitting that she would make Cape San Blas the setting of this story.view less