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00:08this surgery could mess me up which is why i recommend we mitigate the risks by performing
00:13awake surgery awake surgery i would operate on remy while he was still fully conscious
00:19we will get you on the table as soon as we can hang on i haven't agreed to anything here
00:23i am
00:24with no options and there you are just throwing yours away do you have any idea how frustrating
00:28that is for me you have no idea what this feels like none i went a little bit hard on
00:34him didn't i
00:35what was it really about for a minute there i uh thought i could feel my legs i think it's
00:41time
00:41that i have to uh accept you know that this is my life before i come out of this surgery
00:47and i'm not
00:48myself anymore i understand you're scared the size and the rate in which that tumor is growing
00:53you'll be gone in a month
01:04if i come out of this surgery then i'm not myself anymore which is the best chance you've got
01:08i haven't agreed to anything you don't have time the rate in which that tumor is growing
01:12we've gone in a month
01:12hey can you give us a hand here mate
01:20you all right mate
01:23i got you help
01:31yeah sorry alpha i just had a few drinks upstairs and i'm just gonna walk this off sorry
01:35why don't you come and have a sit down and i'll get you a glass of water
01:48milk no sugar that's if i remember correctly
01:51the patient you begged me to see has run off again and the best you could do is a coffee
01:57he just needs time
01:58he's panicking levi
02:01i don't think it's worth me coming back tomorrow i have a long wait list back at my clinic
02:05believe me remy understands the gravity of his situation he will agree to the surgery
02:10you shouldn't be devoting so much time to one patient
02:14in the cardiothoracic unit i like to see my cases all the way through that's just how i like to
02:18work
02:18you can say goodbye to that now
02:20i can make time for this one
02:23because your sister's involved
02:25remy's your closest friend i want a positive outcome
02:28then let's hope he makes the right decision
02:32see you in the morning
02:43yeah i'm sorry i shouldn't be putting all this on you you've got enough on your plate with remy
02:47hey hey hey you're important too
02:50okay maybe maybe you just need to be more patient give your body time to recover
02:54yeah that's what the medical professionals keep telling me
02:56okay so there's hope
02:59all right well
03:01if you felt something even just a little bit you need to trust that
03:05look i'd love to say that you're right i really would but
03:08you're not
03:12hey look
03:13no i get enough
03:14what
03:14you go
03:16you trust
03:17if you agree not to fight again i'll give you some space
03:31you have better days
03:34yeah
03:38look i'm sorry uh that i said that you didn't understand
03:41i was just feeling sorry for myself
03:45you have every right to be feeling sorry for yourself
03:50have you made a decision
03:54yet
03:56no
03:58well
03:59lucky for you i'm stuck here so
04:03if you want to talk i'm here if you don't want to talk
04:05i'm here man
04:23wait what are you doing
04:25are you are you stealing our electricity
04:28no
04:28no
04:30yes
04:30you see i'm still doing the work at my place and uh
04:33it turns out when you take a quick version
04:35okay
04:35uh when they were designed
04:37the really quick version
04:38all right um
04:39powered and cut off
04:40and i was just hoping that you would be a terrific neighbor
04:43and turn a blind eye for like a couple of hours
04:45sure
04:45knock yourself out
04:53so do you know if john is joining us for dinner
04:56no he's working late at his place
04:58he's decided to do the bathroom himself
05:00what
05:01what happened to getting a tradie
05:03good question
05:04well it's a big job i don't think he can handle it on his own
05:09hello all
05:10oh hello
05:11we were just talking about you
05:13i was just catching leah up on your change of plans
05:15we didn't expect to see you so soon
05:17yeah well i got a lot done today
05:18so i thought i'd give myself an early mark
05:20now how about i wash up
05:22then come and give you a hand
05:23oh thank you
05:23hey john i'm just curious
05:25why'd you change your mind about getting a tradie
05:27yeah i still reckon that's your best bet mate
05:29yeah i'm aware of all that
05:31but you know
05:31i'm sort of looking forward to the challenge
05:33this old dog can still learn a few new tricks
05:38sounds like he's on top of it
05:40yeah
05:41yeah
05:42he does
05:44no cash you don't need to come home
05:46they'll sort it out and you've already got enough going on
05:49hey uh i might let you go
05:51i love you too
05:53bye
05:55hey you've uh
05:56finished work
05:57yeah yeah
05:58it's having some dinner
05:59with kansas's apartment
06:01how are you pulling up after today
06:03i know there's a lot to process
06:04it was a bit overwhelming
06:06obviously way more for remy than for me
06:09is he any closer than making a decision
06:11i'm not sure
06:13i uh
06:13i don't think so
06:16i am so glad
06:17that you were there today
06:18dr swan is not big on tact
06:20is she
06:21thanks
06:22no she's
06:23she's not known for it
06:25but
06:25in the operating theatre
06:26she's a going
06:28did i ever mention
06:29how glad i am
06:30that you became a doctor
06:31no
06:32i don't think you did
06:33too busy ignoring me for ten years
06:36you're never gonna let me forget that are you
06:37no
06:39now that it's just the two of us
06:40can i
06:42ask you something and just
06:43be straight with me
06:45sure
06:48all that stuff dr swan was saying about
06:51remy running out of time
06:54was that real
07:00it is real
07:07yes
07:07i thought i felt a twitch
07:09but um
07:10right on
07:13mate that's huge
07:14yeah
07:15yeah but i you know
07:16i still think it was just my mind playing tricks
07:19you know what
07:20well i want to believe differently
07:21yeah
07:22me too
07:24anyway
07:25that's why i went so hard at you before
07:27like you needed that on top of everything else bud
07:29it's fine
07:32it's hard to uh
07:34think back to a time when we didn't have to worry about any of this
07:40did we take it all for granted
07:42i don't know man but
07:43we did have some fun eh
07:45yeah
07:47i really want to understand man
07:50i mean i know
07:51why i would do the surgery so
07:54why wouldn't you
07:57it's just that
08:00everything in the
08:02you know it's
08:03it's
08:04it's who i am
08:05it's me
08:08i don't want someone in there messing with that
08:11you know what i mean
08:12i do
08:14but the irony being that
08:16if i don't get the surgery
08:19i don't survive
08:21oh
08:22i don't have any of the answers man
08:24i really don't
08:25all i know is
08:27is that the world would be a
08:29terrible place
08:30without you in it
08:35please remy
08:37just
08:39agree to the surgery
08:48my head is
08:50so you can't see my
08:58morning
09:03what the flame in hell are all these power tools doing in my office
09:07technically it's mild
09:08answer the question
09:09well does it matter
09:11i just want to charge them up for a couple of hours
09:14why can't you charge them at your house
09:15i want to do them here
09:16what's going on with you bum
09:18absolutely nothing
09:19i just want to get on with my day
09:22john
09:22blackout at my place
09:24just your house or the whole street
09:26just me
09:28i made a minor miscalculation
09:30cutting through a live wire
09:31oh don't tell me you cut through a live wire
09:34it was an accident
09:36and it's easy to happen
09:37luckily the breaker tripped so
09:39you know you could have hurt yourself right
09:41or even worse
09:42i'm a tough old dude
09:43i'll get it sorted
09:44dare i ask how you plan to do that
09:46can you please promise me
09:47you are going to get a professional
09:48to help you from here on in
09:50no need
09:51i'm right on track to get this all done
09:53by myself
09:56if you don't fry yourself first
09:59yeah
10:01don't need to tell me again
10:26you okay mate
10:30no
10:37i've made my decision
10:42dr fowler discharge papers for bed six
10:46thanks
10:50still no word for my patience
10:52not yet
10:53right well i need to get moving then
10:55look is there any chance we can wait ten more minutes
10:56please
11:00sorry if i kept you waiting
11:01right on time
11:04wasn't sure i'd see you again
11:06maybe it was alright
11:07you bet aiden this is sunny
11:09nice to meet you
11:10so you've made up your mind
11:13you're telling me to do this
11:14i'm gonna trust you and say yes
11:16you've made the right decision
11:18although it wasn't much of one
11:20considering the alternative was death
11:21wow
11:23look there's a lot to do
11:24before surgery
11:25so
11:25let's get started
11:31hey
11:31you got this
11:32we're right here with you
11:38first thing you do
11:39when you step on side
11:40is you turn the power off at the mains
11:42i actually feel sick
11:43he could have electrocuted himself
11:44so why did he lie
11:46and say everything was running smoothly
11:48i think he was embarrassed
11:50well he needs to put his pride aside
11:52and ask for help
11:53oh yeah
11:54no i agree with that
11:55but this is john palmer
11:56you try telling him then
11:57well someone has to
11:59i mean i would offer to do it myself
12:01i'm voting yes
12:02but i think it's better for him
12:03coming from a guy
12:05a real man
12:06oh you're dumping this on me
12:08where are you going
12:09work
12:09i've got to go to work
12:10but
12:10maybe this is about john's safety
12:13and don't we want him
12:14to move out of the house
12:16isn't that a conversation
12:17worth having
12:19love you
12:20i know
12:31okay
12:31you're here to tell me to move out
12:33aren't you
12:34what
12:35no
12:35i just wanted to check how those repairs are going
12:38well
12:39i'm not going to zap myself
12:40if that's what you're meaning
12:41we all make mistakes
12:42yeah well thanks for the validation
12:45not patronizing much
12:46listen john i'm not trying to patronize you
12:49or tell you how to live your life
12:50i just
12:52don't think you realize what you need to get this job done
12:56meaning what
12:58first you flooded the joint
12:59all right
13:00then you ripped up all the wiring
13:02what's next
13:03you're going to set it on fire
13:04list all my sins
13:05whatever
13:06john
13:07you're not a plumber
13:09you're not a sparky
13:11i'm aware
13:12then you should know mate
13:14can't do everything on your own
13:18i'm giving sonny a hard time about accepting limitations
13:23maybe it's time i started accepting a few of my own
13:27i mean he's rebuilding his old life
13:29all i'm doing is rebuilding a bathroom
13:32preparing some time
13:34accepting help just makes life a little bit easier
13:39it's time to bite the bullet
13:42choose a quote
13:46we'll do the final fitting for the head frame in theatre
13:50it's vital that you stay absolutely still
13:52for six to eight hours
13:56i just
13:56i can't think i'm going to be able to sat there still for that long in my life
13:59well you're going to have to
14:00you'll be locked in with pins
14:02yeah
14:02so you know what to expect
14:06once it's in place we'll wake you up
14:08and the surgery will be over before you know it
14:10only hours later
14:11looks worse than this
14:12yeah for you maybe
14:16you okay
14:17yep
14:19you know me
14:19yeah i'm good
14:21like i said you won't feel it
14:23when i stimulate the different regions of the brain
14:25and there'll be no pain
14:26when i'm mapping up the nerves
14:30sorry
14:30hey just breathe
14:33i can't do this
14:34yes you can
14:35you just need to relax
14:36no i made the wrong decision
14:38i made a mistake
14:38i mean
14:39just breathe
14:49coming from the edge
14:52hanging by a thread
14:54you okay
14:55yeah i think so
14:56is there anything else you need to know
14:59yeah what are my odds of not surviving this surgery
15:02the procedure is generally considered quite safe
15:04no just um
15:06give me a number what's the percentage
15:09in your case
15:10i would say there is a ten percent mortality rate
15:14but it's one hundred percent if you do nothing
15:22look you might be damned if you do the surgery
15:25but you are definitely damned if you don't
15:32okay
15:34we're doing this
15:35good
15:36i'll get you in our next available opening
15:38i'll talk to you for a second
15:39sure
15:44i'm guessing ram's anxiety could be a bit of a problem during the surgery
15:47well if he panics halfway through i will have to anesthetize him
15:50and then i won't be able to check if i'm doing any damage
15:52but what can you do i mean you can't force a patient to relax
15:55no but you could put me on the surgical team
15:57i know what's important to him
15:58and he trusts me
15:59i could keep him calm during the surgery
16:01and as you pointed out this case is personal to me
16:04you might as well use that to your advantage
16:07take whatever chance you can give me
16:09i'd be an idiot not to
16:12we're here for you man
16:13yeah
16:13but we're not your only support
16:16it's time for you to call your parents
16:21and and and could we talk about perhaps a cash price
16:24yeah i'm not doing cash mate
16:25quotes quote
16:26all right okay if that's as low as you can possibly go
16:28then that's a very reasonable offer
16:30good to know
16:31good to know
16:33there's just a tiny thing
16:35the fittings are very pricey aren't they
16:38no get with the map black it'll half the price
16:41now you're singing my song
16:42cha-ching cha-ching
16:46Remy
16:55mum hi
16:57yeah i know i'm sorry i haven't called
16:59it's just uh
17:01things have been crazy here
17:04listen i need to speak to you and dad
17:07there's
17:09it
17:12you know what i'm gonna come visit you
17:15yeah
17:15yeah i just
17:16i just wanna see you
17:17i
17:17i miss you guys
17:23maybe i should check on him
17:24just give him a minute
17:27thank you for being there today
17:29of course
17:29it's Remy
17:33hey
17:33how'd you go
17:34did you tell your parents
17:37i couldn't do it
17:38tell them in person instead
17:40that's fair enough
17:41i can
17:42i can drive you
17:42no no you've done more than enough
17:44all right i'm just gonna pack a bag
17:46and then i'll um
17:46order a car
17:47okay well i will
17:48organize the car for you
17:49oh
17:50thanks
17:51no worries
17:54wait here
17:56yes boss
18:02yes take that
18:05oh come on don't do this
18:07yes
18:08you're stealing my heart man
18:09all right you need to know what i want
18:12i'm sorry but um you're not dying yet okay
18:15not until we're ancient and staging a breakout from a nursing home
18:18we spoke about this
18:19yeah
18:19yeah that's still the plan
18:21but if things do go south
18:23you'll be happy to have this
18:26maybe keep it away from me
18:32sure
18:35thanks
18:37for everything
18:53all right so he is definitely going to employ someone for real this time
18:57that's what he is saying
18:59okay guys i just remember that john sometimes tells you what he thinks you want to hear
19:02here he is
19:04how did you go with those calls
19:07there is a tradie working at my place as we speak
19:10the job he was working on got postponed
19:13oh i'm so happy for you
19:15i'm as happy as i am
19:16all going well i could be home sooner than expected
19:18oh well we're going to miss having you around
19:21well feelings mutual i'm so grateful
19:23but i'm also excited to have a brand spanking new bathroom
19:27i always thought rose gold would be nice
19:31yeah i think i'm going to go to matt black
19:32of course you are
19:33are you bringing the coffee i'll tell you what i'm thinking
19:36hey um
19:38we need something new to look forward to
19:40i can see you're having an idea
19:42am i going to like
19:44you're going to love it
19:45you're going to love it
19:53that threw me off
19:57hey hey hey
19:58hey he's going to be okay
19:59all right
20:00he will pull through
20:02i do believe that
20:04yeah
20:06i'm also scared
20:09i just i don't want him to see it
20:11yeah
20:12i get that
20:13but you know
20:14you don't have to hide how you're feeling
20:16okay
20:16you've got cash
20:17you've got me
20:20i mean it
20:20okay
20:22thank you
20:25i can make you some lunch
20:27before you head off
20:28back to the rehab centre
20:29sandwiches okay
20:30yeah sandwiches are cool
20:32um
20:33but heads up
20:34i'm not going back to rehab
20:36i'm going to stay here
20:39what are you talking about
20:40you have to go back
20:41don't you
20:42no
20:42no i can sign myself out
20:44nothing's stopping me
20:44why would you do that
20:46what about your treatment
20:48because
20:49remy needs me
20:51and i will
20:52never figure myself
20:53if i don't
20:53so
20:55i'm gonna stay
21:08next monday
21:10they're here
21:12brax and ricky
21:13are back
21:15miss me
21:15oh you wish
21:18who is this guy
21:19why should we help him
21:20if the cops are looking for this guy
21:22he could lead them straight to us
21:24i don't let anyone put my family at risk
21:26just stop
21:27i walked away from my son for this
21:29the event
21:31australia has been waiting for
21:33once a river boy
21:34always a river boy
21:35brax and ricky are back
21:38you and i actually do have a lot in common
21:40i guess you're right
21:42not so different after all
21:43next monday at 7
21:45on home and away
21:46bye
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