Ian ends up with a very bad case of Melanoma along with a surgery at UCLA Medical by a well-known surgical dermatologist.  There were radioactive isotopes involved to trace the blood flow to see which lymph nodes needed to be removed and tested.  He ended up with about a dozen lymph nodes removed from his arm pit.

 Ian starts work regularly at the church camp and succeeds in both his work and his mental growth with this horrible disease.  Using this work at church camp as a place of reflection for his own life he really matures.  He even has a situation with an inner city youth that changes both of their lives.

 Enjoy the Journey!