The Big C

In the series premiere, suburban wife and mother Cathy continues to juggle the demands of her everyday life even after she receives a devastating medical diagnosis.

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

Cathy joins a well-meaning but overbearing support group, while Paul makes a romantic gesture and surly neighbor Marlene learns Cathy's secret.

Eager to be more carefree, Cathy cashes out her retirement savings, buys a convertible, and imagines dating her doctor, while Paul reconnects to his love for rugby, and Adam is bailed out of a sticky situation by Marlene.

Cathy pursues feeling sexier by meeting someone new in school mural painter Lenny; his mother catches Adam watching pornography; a rugby injury earns Paul a female admirer.

Needing a ride home following surgery to have a lump removed from her backside, Cathy reluctantly ends up calling upon Lenny; Sean moves into the backyard; Paul and Adam are victorious in a father-son bathtub 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.

A surprise party for her 43rd birthday leaves Cathy in a quandary over her plans to join Lenny for a weekend getaway in the Bahamas.

Dr. Todd informs Cathy that she's been rejected from the clinical trial; Adam quarrels with Andrea at a party; Paul catches his wife having sex with Lenny and demands a divorce.

Cathy's unexpected visit to Andrea's home yields many surprises; Rebecca calls it quits with Sean in order to reconcile her friendship with Cathy; Paul seeks revenge for Cathy's affair.

Paul seeks support from people at his work place, but gets more than he bargained for; Cathy, Marlene and Rebecca have a girl's lunch at a strip joint which unexpectedly influences Cathy's thoughts about her cancer.

Dr. Todd and Cathy go to see the Bee Man (guest star Liam Neeson) to seek non-traditional treatment for her cancer; Paul is overly supportive of Cathy around the house; Sean gives Adam relationship advice about Mia.

In the Season 1 finale, Rebecca reveals a secret to Sean that reconnects them; Dr. Todd tells Paul and Cathy that the bee therapy did not work; Cathy reconsiders her options.