Today, I met with my Medical Oncologists who, having reviewed my circumstances with my Radiation Oncologists, have recommended a course of chemo-therapy to reduce the size of the sarcomas and so make the radiation treatment (when implemented) more targeted and effective. If you look closely at my head-shot above, you can just see a purplish bump on the top of my head; the red rash-like surface between my left eye and ear; the “orange-peel” surface across my forehead; the swollen tissues around my right eye. There is swelling beyond my right eye that is not visible. All these sarcomas have found a place under my skin. It is also likely that cancer cells inhabit the 1 to 2 cm of the tissue under the skin – my head is a mess of sarcomas. The chemo therapy is expected to clean out most of the hidden cancer cells and reduce the size of those obvious on the skin surface. I start my first treatment next Wednesday and thereafter each Wednesday for three weeks with a rest on the fourth. The treatments will continue for approximately 6 months or until my Rad-Oncs step in to start zapping the residual nodules and cells. I have been well briefed on what I can expect in terms of side-effects and how to manage my life as I am being treated. The therapy is over an extended period to reduce the impact of the treatment – although my blood cells and platelets will take a beating as the chemicals find their way. Just so that you know, there is no predictable cause of angiosarcoma – they occur randomly in all age and ethnic groups. I am happy with my Team of Specialists at Princess Margaret who rank with the Massachusetts General Hospital as the top sarcoma treatment centers in North America – if not the world.