故事描述单身母亲兼生活方式专栏作家Natalie Lawson（Torri Higginson，《星际之门：亚特兰蒂斯》）得知自己身患晚期癌症，她和她的家人必须在她去世前做好一切「准备工作」。Lauren Lee Smith扮演Natalie的妹妹Maggie，她以前事事都要依靠姐姐，如今姐姐将不久于人世，她必须马上学会成熟和自立。Kristopher Turner和Rick Roberts扮演Natalie的兄弟Oliver和Matthew。弟弟Oliver沉默、安静，甚至有点神秘感，他向家人隐瞒了一些秘密。Shawn Doyle扮演Natalie的爱情对象，他是Natalie两个女儿的校长。Stephanie Janusauskas、James Wotherspoon和Julia Scarlett Dan扮演Natalie的三个孩子Emma、Ca... 展开>> << 收起

Set in contemporary Montreal, This Life is a family saga focusing on Natalie Lawson, an accomplished columnist and single mother in her early forties whose terminal cancer diagnosis sends her on a quest to prepare her teenage children for life without her. Her tight-knit family - sister, two brothers and parents - do the best they can to help her, while coping with their own re... 展开>> << 收起