Chasing Life

Watched all the show so far and have enjoyed it.

I was diagnosed with A.M.L when 27 years old.I rarely stopped work had my chemo and went into remission about 10 weeks later.

As a long term cure I was given a Bone Marrow Transplant a few months later.

This was nearly 27 years ago,I am now 54 and work over 50 hours each week.This shows mirrors me back then,I'm guessing she will need a Transplant,probably from the sister she has yet to meet.

I have found the show to be very accurate so far ,right down to the bleeding gums.That was one of my worst moments when I was kissing my girlfriend back then.

Why was this show cancelled???? I had watched it before and rewatched it again on Netflix. I loved it from beginning to end. The actors are all excellent and the storylines entertaining (as much as one can be while dealing with issues of cancer). Season two just ended without any resolution to anything. This is very frustrating. Whoever made the decision to axe this show should be axed themselves. Please, please if any exec producers or any person like that is reading this, please reconsider continuing the show, although I assume the actors have all moved on to different things now but anything is possible - hey they brought Will & Grace back!

I've read a lot of the reviews on this show and I just simply don't agree with the negative ones. This show is a great depiction of how life really is. Life is fleeting and not to be taken for granted. You never know when that one moment will come with the news of cancer. Then suddenly everything that seemed important yesterday isn't so monumental.

Knowing first hand how devastating it can be to hear the news that you have cancer, it then becomes a priority to make every day count. You find yourself trying to create a balance between living life to the fullest and the harsh reality of endless Doctor appointments and testing.

With the main character being a young woman in her mid 20's, it is a very realistic viewpoint on how someone might take the news that your future is uncertain when just moments before you knew, you thought you had your whole life ahead of you.

The story line is both realistic and entertaining.

My best-friends boyfriend has Leukemia, I hadn't known him when he was first diagnosed, but he's had it for at least 2-3 years now and he still works, has fun, maintains a social relationship, has a prescription for medical marijuana, he did drop out of College because of his health-care expenses, but otherwise, he has a pretty normal life. So the two other reviews of people saying "When you have Leukemia, this.. that.." are true, but they aren't the case 100% of the time.

I've seen every episode of this show so far, and it's thoroughly entertaining, The girl does her best to live while she still has time, She highlights her motivations to fight cancer, the best part about it however, is the feeling it gives you after you're done watching it, it's one of those shows that motivates you, challenges you to do something with your life, seeing someone else struggle shouldn't be your motivation, however, it's a real eye-opener and it's definitely going to give you a positive, more optimistic mindset whenever you watch it.

It's kind of too early though, I'm hoping the writers take it in a good direction with such a sensitive topic.

Edit: I wrote this review when the show was still on Episode 2 or 3. Just got done watching S2 E8, It's got a 10/10. Thoroughly entertaining, very emotional (I must admit, it's had me in tears); Just amazing overall.

Chasing Life is an emotional roller-coaster. You can't help but think about your own mortality while watching it. Not in the depressing wallowing way but in the seize the day kind of way. Just because you get cancer doesn't mean that life doesn't go on and this show is a nice representation of that. I'm not sure how realistic it is as I've not had too much experience with Cancer (thankfully) but it feels real to me. I guess it all depends on everybody's individual experience.

So far the story has been developing nicely and there seem to be many areas that the show can develop. Hopefully it can stay engaging and not go down the pathway of a soap drama. With such dramatic content it's hard not to but so far so good.