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s02e13 · 2015-09-29
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Chasing Life
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April is a smart, charismatic and quick witted twenty-something aspiring journalist. When not pursuing the latest scoop, April tries to balance her ambitious career with her family, which includes her widowed mom Sara rebellious little sister Brenna and her grandmother We meet April at a pivotal moment in her life: she's landed a fantastic opportunity to impress her hard-nosed Boston newspaper editor and an office romance with her super-sexy co-worker Dominic is just beginning to blossom. In an unexpected twist of fate, April lands in the hospital where her estranged uncle, George works as an oncologist, and she learns the devastating news that she has cancer. The series follows April through her journey in the face of this daunting revelation, during a time in her life when the challenges of finding love and success would be enough to keep any girl occupied. But April is determined to fight and refuses to give up her dreams and goals. Along the way, she'll find new reserves of strength and passion within and discover that facing death may really be the only way to truly live.
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21 this season · 34 totals01e01 Pilot 2014-06-11 01:00
Pilot
The series follows April through her journey in the face of this daunting revelation, during a time in her life when the challenges of finding love and success would be enough to keep any girl occupied. But April is determined to fight and refuses to give up her dreams and goals. Along the way, she'll find new reserves of strength and passion within and discover that facing death may really be the only way to truly live.
s01e02 Help Wanted 2014-06-18 01:00
Help Wanted
April grapples with the revelation about her health while chasing a tough assignment at work.
s01e03 Blood Cancer Sex Carrots 2014-06-25 01:00
Blood Cancer Sex Carrots
When April learns of Dominic's reputation as the office playboy, she questions the seriousness of their relationship and becomes all the more determined to hide her illness.
s01e04 I'll Sleep When I'm Dead 2014-07-02 01:00
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
April faces her first bone marrow biopsy and begins to feel overwhelmed by her responsibilities at work and home.
s01e05 The Family That Lies Together 2014-07-09 01:00
The Family That Lies Together
April still struggles to tell Dominic about her cancer, but she opens up about the skeletons in the Carver family closet.
s01e06 Clear Minds, Full Lives, Can't Eat! 2014-07-16 01:00
Clear Minds, Full Lives, Can't Eat!
With the start of her treatment looming, April finds herself with Leo on an eye-opening joyride.
s01e07 Unplanned Parenthood 2014-07-23 01:00
Unplanned Parenthood
April learns about fertility options prior to starting chemotherapy.
s01e08 Death Becomes Her 2014-07-30 01:00
Death Becomes Her
April is surprised by Leo, and Brenna heads to Miami in search of answers.
s01e09 What to Expect When You're Expecting Chemo 2014-08-06 01:00
What to Expect When You're Expecting Chemo
April and her family prepare for her chemo and hospital stay.
s01e10 Finding Chemo 2014-08-13 01:00
Finding Chemo
April struggles coming to terms with her situation as she starts chemotherapy treatments.
s01e11 Locks of Love 2014-12-10 02:00
Locks of Love
April's grandparents come to visit, and April gets a chemo makeover.
s01e12 Next April 2015-01-20 02:00
Next April
April's life four months after chemo.
s01e13 Guess Who's Coming to Donate 2015-01-27 02:00
Guess Who's Coming to Donate
The Carvers try to convince Natalie to be April's bone marrow donor.
s01e14 Cancer Friends with Benefits 2015-02-03 02:00
Cancer Friends with Benefits
April has to work with Dominic on a story while she and Leo have their first date.
s01e15 April Just Wants to Have Fun 2015-02-10 02:00
April Just Wants to Have Fun
April tries to prove she can still be a fun twenty-something.
s01e16 The Big Leagues 2015-02-17 02:00
The Big Leagues
April breaks a story that also involves Leo. Brenna, Kieran and Greer spend the night at Alchemy.
s01e17 Model Behavior 2015-02-24 02:00
Model Behavior
April deals with the aftermath of her article and is forced to go on national TV to defend it.
s01e18 Rest in Peace 2015-03-03 02:00
Rest in Peace
April seeks advice from a Rabbi at her friend's bat mitzvah. Brenna and Sara don't see eye to eye on her future.
s01e19 Life, Actually 2015-03-10 01:00
Life, Actually
April and Beth want to know each other's boyfriends better, so they arrange a double date. Elsewhere, Sara's laid-back fling gets complicated; Dominic and Natalie bond; and Greer seeks out Brenna in the wake of a quarrel with her mom.
s01e20 No News is Bad News 2015-03-17 01:00
No News is Bad News
April and Danny go head to head to prove who has better reporting skills. Brenna deals with the possibility of Greer moving away.
s01e21 One Day 2015-03-24 01:00
One Day
April receives an update on her cancer prognosis.