About two months ago, my 17 yr old daughter was diagnosed with
melanoma that had progressed to be surprisingly deep. This caused my
cruising plans to totally change since we were not sure of the extent
of the melanoma and hence her chances of survival. Following
extensive testing, we are now almost sure it did not progress any
further than the initial site so we are greatly relieved. This sort
of puts some of my plans back on but I find that now I really do not
want to be away from my kids for very long. A 28' boat is really too
small for 5 people for any more than a weekend so am not sure what to
do.