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Home and Away 8676 4th March 2026
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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 any here
00:23I am with
00:24no options there you are just throwing yours away do you have any idea how frustrating that is for
00:29me you have no idea what this feels like none I went a little bit hard on him didn't I
00:35what was
00:36it really about for a minute there I thought I could feel my legs I think it's time that I
00:42have
00:42to uh truly accept you know that this is my life before I come out of this surgery and I'm
00:48not myself
00:48anymore I understand the skin the size and the rate in which that tumor is growing you'll be gone in
00:54a
01:03month before I come out of this surgery and I'm not myself anymore she's 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're going to run a month away can you give us a hand here mate
01:20you all right mate I got you Al I think
01:31yeah sorry Alph I just had a few drinks upstairs I'm just going to walk this off so why don't
01:35you
01:35come and have a sit down and I'll get you a glass of water I'm fine mate
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 was a coffee
01:57he just needs time he's panicking Levi so I don't think it's worth me coming back tomorrow I have a
02:03long wait list back at my clinic believe me Remy understands the gravity of his situation
02:08he will agree to the surgery you 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 I can make time for this one because your sister's involved
02:26Remy's her closest friend I want a positive outcome then 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 when you play with Remy
02:47hey hey hey you're important too okay maybe maybe you just need to be more patient give your body
02:53time to recover yeah that's what the medical professionals keep telling me okay so there's
02:58hope all right well if 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 you're not
03:12hey look no I get enough what you go you trust
03:18if you agree not to fight again I'll give you some space
03:31you have better days yeah
03:38look I'm sorry that I said that you didn't understand
03:42I was just feeling sorry for myself hey you have every right to be feeling sorry for yourself
03:51have you made a decision yet no
03:59well lucky for you I'm stuck here so if you want to talk I'm here if you don't want to
04:05talk I'm here man
04:23wait what are you doing are you are you stealing our electricity no no yes you see I'm still doing
04:32the work in my place and it turns out when you take a quick version okay yeah when the
04:37design the really quick version all right um power's been cut off and I was just hoping that you would
04:42be a terrific
04:43neighbor and turn the blind eye for like a couple hours sure knock yourself out
04:54so do you know if John is joining us for dinner no he's working late at his place
04:58he's decided to do the bathroom himself what what happened to getting a tradie
05:03good question well it's a big job I don't think he can handle it on his own
05:10hello all oh hello we were just talking about you I was just catching Leah up on your change of
05:15plans we didn't expect to see you so soon
05:17yeah well I got a lot done today so I thought I'd give myself an early mark
05:20now how about I wash up then come and give you a hand
05:23oh thank you hey John I'm just curious why'd you change your mind about getting a tradie
05:27yeah I still reckon that's your best bet mate
05:30yeah I'm aware of all that but you know I'm sort of looking forward to the challenge
05:33this old dog can still learn a few new tricks
05:39sounds like he's on top of it
05:41yeah yeah he does
05:44no Cash you don't need to come home they'll sort it out and you've already got enough going on
05:50hey uh I might let you go I love you too
05:53bye
05:55hey you've uh finished work
05:57yeah yeah it's having some dinner with Kansas at home
06:02how are you pulling up after today I know there's a lot to process
06:05it was a bit overwhelming obviously way more for Remy than for me
06:09is he any closer than making a decision
06:12I'm not sure I uh I don't think so
06:16I am so glad that you were there today Dr. Swan is not big on tact is she
06:21take away for Levi
06:21thanks
06:22nah she's she's not known for it but in the operating theatre she's a going
06:28did I ever mention how glad I am that you became a doctor
06:32no I don't think you did
06:33too busy ignoring me for ten years
06:36you're never gonna let me forget that are you
06:38no
06:39now that it's just the two of us can 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
06:54Remy running out of time
06:54was that real?
07:00it is real
07:07yes I thought I felt a twitch but um
07:12I don't
07:13mate that's huge
07:15yeah
07:15yeah but I you know
07:16I still think it was just my mind playing tricks
07:19alright well
07:20I 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 we did have some fun eh?
07:46yeah
07:47I really want to understand man
07:50I mean I know why 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
08:04it's
08:04it's who I am
08:06it's me
08:09I don't want someone in there messing with that
08:12you know what I mean?
08:13I do
08:15but the irony being that
08:16if I don't get the surgery
08:19I don't survive
08:21ah
08:22I don't have any of the answers man
08:24I really don't
08:26all I know is
08:28is that the world would be a terrible place
08:31without you in it
08:35please Remy
08:37just
08:39agree to the surgery
08:48my head is spinning so you can see my eyes
08:57morning
09:03what the f-
09:05and how are all these power tools doing in my office?
09:07technically it's my office
09:09answer the question
09:10well does it matter?
09:12I just wanted to charge them up for a couple of hours
09:14why can't you charge them at your house?
09:15what I'm doing here
09:16what's going on with you?
09:18um
09:19absolutely nothing
09:19I just
09:20I just want to get on with my day
09:22John
09:23blackout at my place
09:25just your house or the whole street?
09:27just me
09:29I made a minor miscalculation cutting through all the water
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
09:38the breaker trips
09:39so
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 you are going to get a professional to 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
10:00yeah
10:01don't need to tell me again
10:27you okay mate?
10:31no
10:37I've made my decision
10:42Dr. Fowler
10:43discharge papers for bed 6
10:46thanks
10:47thanks
10:50still no word for my patience
10:52not yet
10:53right
10:54well I need to get moving then
10:55look is there any chance we can wait 10 more minutes?
10:57please
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 Aidan
11:08this is Sully
11:09nice to meet you
11:11so you've made up your mind?
11:13you're telling me to do this?
11:14I'm going to trust you and say yes
11:17you've made the right decision
11:19although it wasn't much of one
11:20considering the alternative was death
11:22wow
11:23look there's a lot to do
11:24before surgery
11:25so
11:26let's get started
11:31hey
11:32you got this
11:32we're right here with you
11:38first thing you do when you step on site
11:40is you turn the power off at the mains
11:42I actually feel sick
11:43could have electrocuted himself
11:45so why did he lie and say everything was running smoothly?
11:48I think he was embarrassed
11:50well he needs to put his pride aside and ask for help
11:54oh yeah no 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 coming from a guy
12:05a real man
12:06oh you're dumping this on me
12:08where are you going?
12:09work
12:10I've got to go to work
12:10maybe
12:11this is about John's safety
12:13and don't we want him to move out of the house?
12:16isn't that a conversation worth having?
12:19love you
12:20I know
12:31okay
12:32you're here to tell me to move out aren't you?
12:34what?
12:35no
12:36just wanted to check how those repairs are going
12:39well
12:39I'm not going to zap myself if that's what you're meaning
12:41we all make mistakes
12:43yeah well thanks for the validation
12:45not patronising much
12:47listen John I'm not trying to patronise you or tell you how to live your life
12:50I just
12:52don't think you realise what you need to get this job done
12:56meaning what?
12:58first you flooded the joint
12:59alright?
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 what a
13:06John
13:07you're not a plumber
13:09you're not a sparky
13:11I'm aware
13:12then you should know mate
13:15can't do everything on your own
13:18I'm giving Sonny a hard time about accepting limitations
13:24maybe it's time I started accepting a few of my own
13:27I mean he's rebuilding his old life
13:30all I'm doing is rebuilding the bathroom
13:32preparing some time
13:35accepting 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
13:53for six to eight hours
13:56just
13:56just
13:57I can't think I'm going to be a satman still for that long in my life
13:59well
13:59you're going to have to
14:00you'll be locked in with pins
14:02here
14:03so 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
14:12looks worse than this
14:13yeah for you maybe
14:16you okay?
14:17yeah
14:19what I mean?
14:20yeah I'm good
14:22like 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
14:30just 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
14:40just breathe
14:54you okay?
14:55yeah I think so
14:57is there anything else you need to know?
14:59yeah what are my odds of
15:01not surviving this surgery?
15:03the procedure is generally considered quite safe
15:05no just um...
15:07give me a number what's the percentage?
15:10in your case I would say there is a 10% mortality rate
15:14but it's 100% 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
15:33okay
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 Rami's anxiety could be a bit of a problem during the surgery
15:47well if he panics halfway through I will have to anaesthetize 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
15:59and he trusts me
16:00I could keep him calm during the surgery
16:01and as you pointed out this case is personal to me
16:05you might as well use that to your advantage
16:08take whatever chance you give me
16:10I'd be an idiot not to
16:12we're here for you man
16:13yeah
16:14but we're not your only support
16:17it's time for you to call your parents
16:22and could we talk about perhaps the cash price?
16:24yeah I'm not doing cash mate
16:26quote's quote
16:26alright okay if that's as low as you can possibly go
16:29then that's a very reasonable offer
16:30good to know
16:34there's just a tiny thing
16:35the biddings are very pricey aren't they?
16:38no
16:39no
16:39get with the mad black it'll half the price
16:41now you're singing my song
16:43cha ching cha ching
16:44he he he he he
16:46Remy!
16:55mum hi
16:57yeah I know I'm sorry I haven't called
16:59it's just uh
17:01things are being 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 yeah I just I just wanna see you
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
17:30it's Remy
17:33hey how'd you go?
17:35did you tell your parents?
17:37I couldn't do it
17:38tell them in person instead
17:41that's fair enough
17:41I can I can drive you
17:43no no you've done more than enough
17:44alright I'm just gonna pack a bag
17:46and then I'll um order a car
17:47okay well I will organize the car for you
17:50oh
17:51thanks
17:51no worries
17:54wait here
17:56yes boss
18:02here just take that
18:06oh come on don't do this
18:08yes
18:09you're stealing my heart man
18:10alright you need to know what I want
18:13I'm sorry but um you're not dying yet okay
18:15not until we're pension
18:16and staging a breakout from a nursing home
18:18we spoke about this
18:19yeah
18:19yeah that's still the plan
18:22but if things do go south
18:23you'll be happy to have this
18:26have you keep it away from me
18:32sure
18:35thanks
18:37for everything
18:53all right
18:53alright so
18:54he is definitely going to employ someone for real this time
18:58that's what he is saying
18:59okay guys
18:59I just remember that John sometimes tells you what he thinks you want to hear
19:03here he is
19:04how did you go with those calls
19:07there is a tradie working at my place as we speak
19:11the job he was working on got postponed
19:13oh I'm so happy for you
19:15not as happy as I am
19:16all going well I could be home sooner than expected
19:18oh
19:19well we're going to miss having you around
19:21well feelings mutual I'm so grateful
19:24but 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
19:33of course you are
19:33are you bringing me a coffee
19:34I'll tell you what I'm thinking
19:36hey um
19:38we need something new to look forward to
19:40I can see you are having an idea
19:43am I going to like this
19:44you are going to love it
19:45you are going to love it
19:46you are going to love it
19:54that threw me off
19:57hey hey hey
19:58hey he is going to be okay
20:00all right
20:01he will pull through
20:02I do believe that
20:04yeah
20:07I'm also scared
20:09I just I don't want him to see it
20:12yeah I get that
20:13you know
20:14you don't have to hide how you're feeling
20:16you got cash
20:18you got me
20:20I mean it okay
20:23thank you
20:25I can make you some lunch
20:27before you head off back to the rehab centre
20:29sandwiches okay
20:31yeah sandwiches are cool
20:32um
20:33but heads up
20:35I'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 don't you
20:42no
20:42no I can sign myself out
20:44nothing stopping me
20:45why would you do that
20:46what about your treatment
20:49because Remy needs me
20:51and I will never figure myself if I don't
20:54so
20:55I'm going to stay
21:07every day I'll find
21:09next Monday
21:10they're here
21:12Brax and Ricky are back
21:15you miss me?
21:15Oh, you wish.
21:18Who is this guy?
21:20Why should we help him?
21:21If the cops are looking for this guy,
21:23he could lead them straight to us.
21:24I don't let anyone put my family at risk.
21:26Just stop!
21:28I walked away from my son for this.
21:30The event Australia has been waiting for.
21:34Once a river boy, always a river boy.
21:36Brax and Ricky are back.
21:38You and I actually do have a lot in common.
21:41I guess you're right. Not so different after all.
21:43Next Monday at 7 on Home and Away.
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