▁will ▁force ▁Steph ▁to ▁decide ▁what ▁she ▁wants ▁from ▁this ▁relationship ." ▁ ▁Bre ast ▁cancer ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁biggest ▁story lines ▁for ▁Steph ▁saw ▁her ▁being ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁breast ▁cancer . ▁Bon ner ▁wanted ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁scenes ▁with ▁hon esty ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁" it ▁was ▁important ▁that ▁Steph ▁went ▁through ▁the ▁whole ▁thing ". ▁Bon ner ▁prepared ▁for ▁the ▁story line ▁by ▁research ing ▁the ▁condition . ▁She ▁said ▁" It ▁wasn ' t ▁something ▁I ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁take ▁light ly ▁it ▁was ▁something ▁very ▁serious . ▁It ▁was ▁important ▁to ▁raise ▁aw aren ess ▁and ▁important ▁not ▁to ▁off end ▁anybody ". ▁Bon ner ▁also ▁turned ▁to ▁a ▁family ▁friend ▁who ▁had ▁surv ived ▁breast ▁cancer ▁and ▁asked ▁her ▁questions ▁about ▁the ▁condition . ▁However , ▁with ▁other ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁condition , ▁like ▁hair ▁loss , ▁Bon ner ▁had ▁to ▁find ▁her ▁" own ▁truth ". ▁The ▁story line ▁was ▁exhaust ing ▁for ▁Bon ner , ▁but ▁it ▁gave ▁her ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁show ▁a ▁different ▁side ▁to ▁her ▁character ▁and ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁" re ward ing ▁personal ▁challenge ". ▁On ▁Steph ' s ▁reaction ▁to ▁the ▁cancer , ▁Bon ner ▁said ▁" It ' s ▁just ▁a ▁huge ▁learning ▁curve ▁and ▁it ' s ▁a ▁huge ▁life ▁experience ". ▁ ▁Bon ner ▁called ▁the ▁reaction ▁to ▁the ▁story line ▁and ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁public ity ▁the ▁condition ▁gained ▁" am az ing ". ▁She ▁revealed ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁received ▁letters ▁from ▁members ▁of ▁the