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The OGDance Momsstar is officially coming back to the studio!

“OMG! Can you believe I’m going to film Season 8 of Dance Moms!” shewroteon Instagram Friday, alongside a shot of herself with a surprised look on her face.

“Yes, it’s official! We begin the end of Jan!” she continued, adding the hashtags #DanceMoms, #Aldcalways and #Thebestityettocome.

Reps for Lifetime did not immediately return PEOPLE’s request for comment.

Although the post did not specify exactly what Miller was filming, she captioned the shot, “Comment if you can guess what we’re shooting today,” and also included the hashtag #dancemoms.

Over the summer, a rep for Lifetimeconfirmed that productionforDance Momswas casting and Miller, wholeft the showin March 2017, was involved in the process.

After a difficult year, the reality star shared that she hada lot to be grateful forlast month — especially the support of her followers.

“Gobble! Gobble! Let’s do this!” she captioned aThanksgiving shotthat showed her preparing to nibble on an ear of corn.

“I’m thankful for each and every on[e] of you!!!” she added.

In April 2018, Miller — who was released from prison the previous month — went intoemergency surgeryafter experiencing “excruciating neck pain” and weakness in her arm. What doctors initially thought to be a spinal infection was then preliminarily diagnosed as non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, cancer that develops in the lymphatic system.

Since then, Miller has not confirmed if the preliminary diagnosis was correct but has beenreceiving chemotherapy, rehabilitation, and documenting her journey via social media. Millerleft her rehabilitation facilityin September.

An insider previously told PEOPLE that Miller has struggled to “stay positive throughout this journey.”

“She’s getting a little stronger every day, but we don’t know if she’ll ever walk again,” the insider added.

Before her health crisis, Miller had been living in ahalfway housesince serving her 366-day sentence for bankruptcy fraud at the Victorville Federal Correctional Institution in California, which she entered in July.

She was officially released from the halfway house in May.

source: people.com