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00:08I know it's a bit overwhelming. How could you possibly know? Are you stuck in a wheelchair
00:12wondering if you're ever gonna walk again? Remy's bad mood has nothing to do with you. He isn't well
00:17and right now he is going through the side effects of radiation treatment. I haven't had
00:23low vision in days. The pins and needles they're settling down. This has got to mean that the
00:27tumour is shrinking. Yeah I really hope so. Remy? Remy? I think I might have felt my leg move. How
00:39do I know if it was real? Why don't we do some ops? Nothing? I guess it was just all
00:49in my head then.
00:54The reason you're still having seizures is because the tumour has grown significantly larger. I'm sorry.
01:01Radiotherapy isn't working.
01:05I'm always on patrol mate and you're not here to get a suntan. Now come on off you go. I
01:09got a bone to
01:10pick with you. Hey this is about scrubbing that iron skillet. Oh no no no she's over that now but
01:16she
01:16hasn't stopped raving about the lamb you cooked last night. Really? You're showing me up in my own home
01:20mate. My pleasure. Well I am the lamb king. Surely you must be missing your own bed though. Have you
01:29had any luck finding a tradie? As a matter of fact I have. I'm waiting on a quote from some
01:34bloke I
01:34met yesterday. Great. Yeah apparently his prices are much more reasonable than the other rip-off
01:38merchants around. Even better you should chase that R rookie error. Never let them think you're
01:44desperate. You are desperate. You've got no plumbing. John! I was hoping to see you. Well that's always nice
01:50to hear. How's things? It's not great honestly. Um are you busy today? Free as a bird. Um shouldn't you
01:56be
01:57looking for a tradie? I'm in no rush. Really? I was hoping maybe you could drop Sonny back to rehab.
02:02I'm stuck working all day. It would be my absolute pleasure. Oh great. Thank you. Here let me help
02:07with that. Oh thank you. Awesome.
02:16Could your day get any better? Your ride share has arrived. Sorry. Eden's enlisted me to run you back
02:24to the rehab. Oh come on. It's not that bad is it? I'll let you choose the music. Uh I've
02:30actually
02:30decided to stay here another night and spend some more time with Remy. Mm-hmm.
02:36And where's he? Out.
02:41And what's this doing here?
02:44Oh I was uh trying to tidy up the kitchen and I just sort of gave up. I'm a pretty
02:49lousy house guest.
02:52Come on son. I didn't come down in the last shower.
03:12Good news. So an old colleague of mine, top neurosurgeon, has just agreed to see you today.
03:20What happened to the doctor I was saying? He's on holiday. But uh don't worry my colleague's the best you
03:26can get.
03:28Remy, this is really lucky. Lucky?
03:34She's just returned from an institute in Copenhagen. She's usually impossible to get into at short notice.
03:38Don't sugarcoat it. I'm not lucky. I'm worse off now than I was before the radiation. Which is why we
03:44just need to move to the next stage. Oh you mean hacking at my brain?
03:47Hey, operating was always a part of this. It was just a matter of when, not if. So we just
03:52need to operate
03:52sooner than we thought. No. Remy, I know that you're anxious. Hey, listen listen. I came in for the scans,
03:58not to see your hot shot mate. Can you just give her a chance?
04:05I've been trying to see if I can make it happen again. Levi said it's possible, but I've been trying
04:10to do the test on myself, which obviously doesn't work because I know it's coming.
04:12Yes, but what if, what if you imagined it? What if your leg didn't move?
04:16Well, that's what I'm trying to find out. And so can you help me?
04:20Mate, I'm not a doctor. So? So, I don't know what I'm doing.
04:25No, it's easy mate. All you do is hit me on the leg and if it moves, it moves. I'll
04:29show you.
04:29Yeah, look, just say I do this and your leg moves and I haven't done the test properly, then you're
04:35full of false hope. Or even worse, your leg doesn't move and then you lose all hope.
04:39Okay, okay, okay, but please, John. You of all people understand what a lifeline this could be,
04:46don't you? I understand how difficult this new reality is.
04:50Listen, can you help me or not, John?
04:56Ah, you're avoiding going home, mate. Can't so I blame you. I heard Palmer's moved into your joint.
05:02Just until the repairs are done at his place. John's still shopping around for a quote he likes.
05:08Of course he is. He's gonna have to accept a price eventually, right?
05:12Don't bet on him. And don't say I didn't warn you.
05:22Remy. Has this surgeon shown up yet?
05:27Yep, okay, I will go look for him now. Did you say where he was going?
05:30Just let me know when you find him, okay? Thanks, Sid.
05:35Cindy, hi. Good to see you. How was Copenhagen?
05:39No idea. Barely left the hospital.
05:41Ah, still a workhorse, I see. You haven't changed a bit. In a good way, I mean.
05:46How did you get involved in this case? Your cardiac arrest?
05:49Well, not anymore. I moved to the ED.
05:51Why on earth did you do that?
05:53Just wanted something different.
05:55Why?
05:57Doing the same thing day in, day out. Gets old after a while. You know what it's like.
06:01No. Tell me about this tumor.
06:04Yeah, well, let's head to my office. I'll show you some scans.
06:07If I don't have time for that, just take me straight to the patient. You can brief me on the
06:09way.
06:10Here's the thing. I lost the patient.
06:12Dead?
06:13No. Just gone.
06:33Hey.
06:37Levi told me about the scans. I'm so sorry, Rem.
06:41It's not your fault.
06:44Sucks.
06:47Levi's worried about you. So am I.
06:50Worrying's not going to change anything.
06:52No. Surgery could.
06:56Apparently you've got a top neurosurgeon coming to see you.
06:59I know.
07:01So what's going on? What are you doing here instead of the hospital?
07:08It wasn't meant to go this way.
07:13The tumor was supposed to be smaller, not bigger.
07:17The surgery was dangerous before. It's even worse now.
07:23I know that you're scared.
07:27But you, you chose to fight this.
07:33You have to keep going.
07:38How about you and I go and talk to the surgeon together?
07:43Just hear what she has to say.
07:45How about you and I go and talk to the surgeon together?
08:00You ready?
08:03No.
08:13I'm glad you changed your mind.
08:15You're a great 20, thank you.
08:19Is the neurosurgeon here?
08:21She is.
08:22She's the best.
08:24World class.
08:25Okay. Let's go talk to her.
08:28Come on.
08:32Hey, before we do go in there, probably worth mentioning, Dr. Swan can be a bit...
08:36odd.
08:37What do you mean, odd?
08:38It's hard to explain. Just try to focus on what she's saying, not how she's saying.
08:42You're really filling me with confidence, isn't it?
08:47Remy, this is Dr. Swan.
08:49Cindy, this is...
08:50Remy Carter.
08:52I've been getting to know your tumour.
08:56Okay.
08:58And you are?
09:00Eden, hi.
09:01Partner?
09:02Fred.
09:03And my sister.
09:05Right.
09:06We really appreciate you coming at such short notice, Dr. Swan.
09:10Do you?
09:12Because generally, when people ask for my medical opinion, they don't run away.
09:16Sorry about that.
09:17He was just taking a quick breather.
09:18Of course, we understand you're under a lot of stress right now.
09:22No wonder.
09:23You have one of the most aggressive brain tumours I've ever seen.
09:26I'd be stressed too.
09:28Which is why we're here to talk about treatment options.
09:30Not that you have many.
09:32At all.
09:48Oh, look, you might as well go home, John, if you're not going to help me.
09:51No, look, hear me out, will you?
09:53I called you rehab people.
09:54Oh, great.
09:55Well, apparently I can't make matters worse by doing this.
09:58But you have to understand, I don't know what I'm doing.
10:02So whatever the result here, you have to follow it up with your rehab people.
10:05Yeah?
10:06Yep.
10:06Yeah, yeah, yeah, I will.
10:07I will, I promise.
10:08But, um, you'll do it, yeah?
10:09Well, if it's going to help you out, of course I will.
10:12You know I used to play the spoons in the Navy.
10:14I doubt it, John.
10:15Yeah.
10:16Um, okay.
10:18Uh, just, very simple.
10:20Just tap me on the leg anywhere, but don't tell me when you're going to do it.
10:22No, no, no, no.
10:23Close your eyes.
10:24Okay.
10:30I can feel it!
10:36Hey, you hadn't started yet.
10:42So what you're saying is that surgery is my only option?
10:45Yes.
10:46Anything else would be a waste of time.
10:48Well, couldn't you do a biopsy first?
10:50What if the tumour isn't cancerous?
10:51It doesn't matter if it is or not.
10:53It's growing, fast.
10:56Dr. Swan's right.
10:57Soon it'll take up too much space in your brain and your critical functions will be affected.
11:02They'll be more than affected.
11:03They will outright fail.
11:04We're talking breathing, heart rate.
11:06Yeah, I get it.
11:06No, I don't think you do.
11:08The risks of surgery are nothing compared to the danger and damage that tumour is causing you right now.
11:14Okay, so you go in there and you cut it out and then it's done, right?
11:18It's not quite that simple.
11:20The surgery is complex because of the tumour's position.
11:23But you can do it, right?
11:25Of course I can do it, but the risk of complications is significant.
11:30You'd be in the safest hands with Dr. Swan.
11:32Oh, sorry.
11:33This whole conversation is pointless.
11:36No offence.
11:36Nante.
11:37I have heard all this before.
11:39This surgery could mess me up.
11:41Which is why I recommend we mitigate the risks by performing awake surgery.
11:47Sorry, awake surgery?
11:49I would operate on Remy while he was still fully conscious.
11:56There you go, mate.
11:57Thanks.
11:58Hey, maybe you were right.
12:00Maybe you just didn't do the test correctly.
12:03Yeah, maybe I didn't.
12:08But let's think, just for a second.
12:11Maybe I did.
12:14What if you never regained feeling in your legs again?
12:17How would you feel about that?
12:20How would you think I'd feel?
12:23But you could still lead a rich and fulfilling life.
12:27Like your son?
12:28Yes.
12:29Yes, he's married.
12:30He's got a job.
12:31He travels the world.
12:32He's got lots of friends.
12:33And I'm pretty sure there's a lot of other stuff he doesn't tell his old man about.
12:37This is not a done deal.
12:39We don't know if this is going to be permanent, okay?
12:41So why should I be acting like it is?
12:43Yeah, so I got carried away.
12:44And did you have any idea how it feels to have no idea what's happening?
12:48All right, where no one can tell you what's going on.
12:50You've got no answers, all right?
12:52And then something like this happens and you think, maybe.
12:55You know, just, just maybe.
12:57Yeah, I know.
12:58You should never give up hope while there's a chance of recovery.
13:03Are you nuts?
13:04No, you wouldn't be able to feel a thing.
13:07You'd just be lying there in a secured head frame while I do all the work.
13:10You mean while you drill into my skull?
13:12No, for that bit, you'd be unconscious.
13:15What a relief.
13:16But when I remove the tumour, you'd be awake.
13:18Hey, and won't I be able to hear everything you're doing?
13:22The beauty of you being awake is that I can monitor your cognitive and motor functions while I operate.
13:28How exactly?
13:30Well, get you to talk.
13:31Ask you to perform a few simple tasks with your hands.
13:34That way, I can be sure I'm not poking anything I shouldn't be poking.
13:39It happens.
13:40Not often with Dr. Swan's impressive record.
13:46Okay, I get that this sounds really creepy.
13:49Yeah, no kidding.
13:50But it could be a good option.
13:52You know, you were worried about the complications, not being yourself, not being able to play the guitar.
13:56You play the guitar?
13:57Are you any good?
13:59He's amazing.
14:00Fantastic.
14:01Bring it with you.
14:03You can serenade the theatre team.
14:05Are you serious?
14:06Yeah.
14:07While my brain is being cut open.
14:09That way, I can ensure your motor functions stay intact.
14:24Ah, you're off to put a fire under Palmer, are you?
14:28Nah, just gonna take my stuff home, grab my board and go for another serve.
14:32Well, don't let him get comfortable.
14:33That bloke will take a free ride wherever he can get it.
14:36Yeah, all right.
14:37I'm pretty sure I got it under control.
14:39If you say so.
14:40Well, speak of the donkey.
14:42Hey, how'd you go dropping Sonny back at rehab?
14:45Oh, I didn't get around to it, actually.
14:47Why?
14:48Well, long story.
14:50Well, did you get a chance to talk to that tradie about the repairs?
14:53Not yet, why?
14:57I'm overstaying my wealth.
14:58John, it's not like that.
15:00I really get it.
15:01I know.
15:02House guests and fish, they go off after three days.
15:05You're right.
15:06Say what I want, I'll do the repair myself.
15:08Well, isn't that how you got into this mess in the first place?
15:12Much more experienced now.
15:13Don't be a flyman galah Palmer.
15:15Get someone who knows what they're doing.
15:17Can't stay and chat.
15:18Uh, and don't worry about dinner for me tonight.
15:20Justin, um, I'll be working late.
15:24What kind of psychopath came up with the idea of being awake anyway?
15:27Before the discovery of anaesthesia, most people were awake during surgery.
15:32And they felt absolutely everything.
15:33So historically speaking, you're very fortunate.
15:37Yes, very, very sure.
15:38So I will look at my schedule and we will get you on the table as soon as we can.
15:42Hang on.
15:43I haven't agreed to anything.
15:45Excuse me?
15:46It's a lot to consider.
15:48You don't have time.
15:50Look, uh, why doesn't Remy take the night to think about it and get back to us with a decision
15:54tomorrow?
15:55Fine.
15:58Choose wisely.
16:00Thanks.
16:10You all right?
16:13All good.
16:14All good.
16:14I'm getting someone to take me back tomorrow.
16:17Thanks.
16:19Yep, see you soon.
16:33Hey, good to see you home.
16:38What happened to going back to rehab?
16:40Well, I thought I'd stick around and see how you went.
16:43The, uh, the radiotherapy didn't work.
16:46The tumour's growing.
16:48Oh, man.
16:49Yeah, Levi's pulled some major strings to get an excellent neurosurgeon on his case.
16:56Well, we'll pay snow people in high places, eh?
16:58Oh, you think this is a good thing, do you?
17:00Remy.
17:00Depends.
17:01What did the surgeon say?
17:02She said, I'm screwed.
17:03Unless we get this thing cut out of my head.
17:05Which she is prepared to do as soon as he decides whether he wants the surgery or not.
17:10Hey, then what are you waiting for?
17:10Rack off, both of you.
17:23Hey, you shouldn't be drinking right now.
17:24It's not going to make things any worse.
17:26Put that away, come sit down.
17:28What, so you two can lecture me?
17:29No.
17:30Remy, this is a huge decision.
17:32Yeah, for me to make.
17:33No one else.
17:35Go into my room.
17:38Mate, are you kidding me?
17:39Head off, right?
17:39Did you have any idea how ungrateful you're being?
17:41At least you have an option.
17:43Okay, let's all just take a breath.
17:44If surgery had the slightest chance of getting me on my feet again, I'd do it.
17:47You couldn't keep me away from that operating theater.
17:50It's not that simple.
17:51Then explain it to me, all right?
17:52Or you could just shut me out again because you think I can't handle it.
17:54Sonny, go.
17:55No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
17:56He needs to hear this, all right?
17:57Here I am with no options, none.
18:00And there you are just throwing yours away.
18:01Do you have any idea how frustrating that is for me?
18:06You have no idea what this feels like, none.
18:09Neither of you do.
18:23Am I safe to approach or are you going to bite my head off too?
18:28Yeah, I went a little bit hard on him, didn't I?
18:32You had to know that he was going to go off, but you kept pushing him.
18:36Why?
18:36Yeah, why stand by everything that I said?
18:38It is frustrating.
18:39You know, we both know that he has no choice, but he has to have the operation.
18:45Yes.
18:46Yep, we both do know that, but...
18:52What was it really about?
18:55No.
18:57I know it's stupid, but for a minute there, I thought I could feel my legs.
19:10I, uh, I think it's time that I have to, uh, truly accept, you know, that this is my life.
19:33That's okay.
19:34I'll, uh, catch up with you later.
19:37Love you.
19:39Bye.
19:45Don't even start.
19:49I don't blame you.
19:50I've had a hell of a day, anyone would need to take the edge off.
19:54Cheers to that.
20:00I, uh, guess I owe you a thank you.
20:04Why's that?
20:06Look, Dr. Swanup, you're right, she's got an incredible rep.
20:11She's by far the best surgeon you could have on your case.
20:14Yeah, I know I should feel lucky, but I don't.
20:22What if I come out of this surgery and I'm not myself anymore?
20:27I'm not talking about playing guitar or riding a bike.
20:34What if I can't feed myself or go to the toilet?
20:41I don't want to live like that.
20:46I understand you're scared.
20:49Let me be blunt with you, Remy.
20:52The size and the rate in which that tumour is growing.
20:59You'll be gone in a month.
21:08The inescapable week.
21:12Will she escape his obsession?
21:14Get out!
21:17Will he escape with his life?
21:19Surgery could mess me up.
21:24And his escape will lead us to a river boy.
21:29Why should I stick my neck out for you?
21:31Someone won't survive the week.
21:35It's all leading to the biggest event of the decade.
21:39Brax and Ricky are back on Home and Away.
21:42I hope you know what you're doing.
21:43Yeah, me too.
21:45Next week on SEVEN.
21:46Amen.
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