The Big C

Knowing she may not have more than a year to live, Cathy starts living her life the way she wishes she'd been living it for the last forty years. She's determined to have more fun, be more honest, and make every moment count.

As Cathy embarks on an uncertain summer, she insists that Adam stay home with her instead of attending soccer camp.

As she fends off both Paul's pleas to revive their marriage and a cancer support group's effort to get her to open up about her illness, Cathy is stunned to learn that her neighbour's dog can tell she has cancer.

As Paul jump-starts his life as a single dad by returning to rugby, Cathy cashes out her retirement account to buy a new sports car.

Catching Adam watching Internet porn prompts Cathy to have sex talks with both him and her students as she looks to reclaim her own sexuality.

When a new lump reveals that her cancer is getting worse, Cathy decides to call off her affair with the school's handyman as she looks to reunite her family for an annual charity race.

Cathy persuades Sean to join her on a trip to surprise their dad on his birthday, leaving Adam and Paul at home for a boys' weekend together.

For her 43rd birthday, Paul surprises Cathy with a party just when Lenny has invited her to an art opening on the Bahamas. At the party, Cathy's brother begins a fling with Cathy's eccentric college friend Rebecca.

Following her island weekend with Lenny, Cathy decides to experiment with Ecstasy, while Paul's excitement over his promotion at work is dimmed after catching his wife with her new boyfriend.

Facing divorce and the loss of her best friend, Cathy looks to make amends with those around her.

Paul's spontaneous display of solidarity prompts Cathy to seek out a cure for her cancer.

As Cathy and Todd head to Canada to try a controversial bee venom cancer cure, Paul moves back home to care for his wife, and Adam grows worried when his mom inserts herself into his fledging romance with a classmate.

Marlene's suicide prompts Cathy to embark on a risky treatment as she unexpectedly inherits her late neighbour's house.