Melissa lives in Florida USA and in 2012 and 2013 planted her own seeds and submitted photos of her sunflowers to help raise awareness of centronuclear and myotubular myopathy.
Melissa and her husband Matt are the founders of Hope from Harrison, a charity committed to raising awareness and resources for the families of critically needy children who require hospital or in–home medical care.
Hope From Harrison was created to honour the life and memory of their son Harrison Everett Hudson while providing relief, knowledge, reliable in-home care, and other specialty services tailored to individual patients and family needs.