▁public ▁compl iment ing ▁her ▁performance . ▁She ▁said ▁" Pe ople ▁seem ▁to ▁be ▁so ▁appreci ative ▁of ▁the ▁aw aren ess ▁that ▁I ▁seem ▁to ▁have ▁raised ". ▁Bon ner ' s ▁doctor ▁back ▁home ▁in ▁Australia ▁also ▁told ▁her ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁be ▁amaz ed ▁at ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁aw aren ess ▁the ▁story line ▁would ▁raise . ▁Executive ▁producer ▁Ric ▁P ell iz zer i ▁revealed ▁that ▁a ▁female ▁vie wer ▁had ▁sent ▁in ▁a ▁letter ▁of ▁thanks ▁for ▁the ▁cancer ▁story line , ▁after ▁she ▁copied ▁a ▁breast ▁exam ination ▁that ▁Steph ▁had ▁done ▁and ▁found ▁a ▁cancer ous ▁l ump . ▁View ers ▁watched ▁Steph ▁going ▁through ▁treatment ▁for ▁the ▁cancer ▁and ▁it ▁eventually ▁went ▁into ▁rem ission . ▁The ▁cancer ▁becomes ▁active ▁when ▁Steph ▁is ▁pre gn ant ▁and ▁she ▁almost ▁died ▁after ▁dec iding ▁to ▁give ▁birth ▁before ▁res uming ▁treatment . ▁ ▁Depart ure ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Bon ner ▁was ▁to ▁leave ▁Ne igh b ours ▁after ▁ 1 1 ▁years ▁on ▁the ▁show . ▁On ▁her ▁departure , ▁Ne igh b ours ▁executive ▁producer , ▁Susan ▁B ower , ▁said ▁" I ' m ▁very ▁sad ▁that ▁Car la ▁is ▁leaving ▁us ▁and ▁she ▁knows ▁the ▁door ▁is ▁always ▁open ▁for ▁Steph ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁R ams ay ▁Street ". ▁Bon ner ▁began ▁film ing ▁her ▁last ▁scenes ▁in ▁September ▁and ▁she ▁said ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁feeling ▁" very ▁emot ional " ▁about ▁leaving