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Home and Away 8671 26th February 2026
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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 going to walk again? Remy's bad mood has nothing to do with you.
00:17He isn't well and right now he is going through the side effects of radiation treatment. I haven't
00:23had low vision in days. The pins and needles they're settling down. This has got to mean
00:27that the tumor is shrinking. Yeah, I really hope so. Remy? Remy?
00:37I think I might have felt my leg move. How do I know if it was real? Why don't we
00:40do some
00:41ops? Nothing? I guess it was just all in my head then.
00:54The reason you're still having seizures is because the tumor has grown significantly
00:58larger. I'm sorry. Radiotherapy is working.
01:05I'm always on patrol, mate, and you're not here to get a suntan. Now come on off you go.
01:09I've got a bone to pick with you. Hey, if this is about scrubbing that iron skillet-
01:12Oh no, no, no. She's over that. Now. But she hasn't stopped raving about the lamb you cooked
01:18last night. Really?
01:19You're showing me up in my own home, mate. My pleasure, Welkin. I am the lamb king.
01:25Ha ha. Surely you must be missing your own bed though. Have you had any luck finding a tradie?
01:31As a matter of fact, I have. I'm waiting on a quote from some bloke I met yesterday.
01:35Great. Yeah, apparently his prices are much more reasonable than the other ripoff merchants
01:39around. Even better, you should chase that. Ah, rookie error. Never let them think you're
01:44desperate. You are desperate. You've got no plumbing.
01:47John! I was hoping to see you. Well, that's always nice to hear. How's things?
01:52It's not great, honestly. Um, are you busy today? Free as a bird.
01:55Um, shouldn't you be looking for a tradie? I'm in no rush.
01:59Really? I was hoping maybe you could drop Sunny back to rehab. I'm stuck working all day.
02:03It would be my absolute pleasure. Oh, great. Thank you.
02:07Here, let me help with that. Oh, thank you. Awesome.
02:16Could your day get any better? Your rideshare has arrived. Sorry.
02:22Eden's enlisted me to run you back to the rehab. Oh, come on. It's not that bad, is it?
02:27I'll let you choose the music. Uh, I've actually decided to stay here another night and spend
02:33some 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
02:49house guest. Come on, son. I'd even 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?
03:23He's on holiday. But, uh, don't worry. My colleague's the best you can get.
03:28Remy, this is really lucky.
03:31Lucky?
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.
03:43Which is why we just need to move to the next stage.
03:46Oh, you mean hacking at my brain? No.
03:48Hey, operating was always a part of this. It was just a matter of when, not if. So, we just
03:52need to operate sooner than we thought.
03:53No. Remy, I know that you're anxious.
03:56Hey, listen, listen. I came in for the scans, not to see your hotshot, mate.
03:59Can 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,
04:11which obviously doesn't work because I know it's coming.
04:13Yes, but 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.
04:21So?
04:23So?
04:24I don't know what I'm doing.
04:25No, it's easy, mate. What you do is you hit me on the leg and if it moves, it moves.
04:29I'll show you.
04:30Yeah, 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.
04:36Or even worse, your leg doesn't move and then you lose all hope.
04:39Okay, okay, but please, John, you of all people understand what a lifeline this could be, don't you?
04:46I understand how difficult this new reality-
04:50Oh, listen, can you help me or not, John?
04:56Ah, you're avoiding going home, eh, mate?
05:00Can't say 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.
05:10He's gonna have to accept a price eventually, right?
05:12Don't bet on him. And don't say I didn't warn you.
05:20Oh.
05:20Oh, Remy.
05:23Has this surgeon shown up yet?
05:27Yeah, 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?
05:32Thanks.
05:35Cindy, hi.
05:36Oh, good to see you. How was Copenhagen?
05:39No idea. Barely left the hospital.
05:41Still a workhorse, I see.
05:43You 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.
06:07Now, if I don't have time for that, just take me straight to the patient.
06:08You can brief me on the way.
06:10Here's the thing. I lost the patient.
06:12Dead?
06:13No. Just gone.
06:33Hey.
06:37Levi told me about the scans.
06:40I'm so sorry, Rem.
06:41It's not your fault.
06:44Sucks.
06:47Levi's worried about you.
06:49So am I.
06:50Worrying's not going to change anything.
06:52No.
06:54Surgery could.
06:55And apparently you've got a top neurosurgeon coming to see you.
06:59I know.
07:01So what's going on?
07:03What 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...
07:29You 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.
07:59You're ready.
08:02No.
08:13I'm glad you changed your mind
08:15It was great to anything
08:16Is the neurosurgeon here?
08:21She is
08:22She's the best
08:24World class
08:25Okay
08:25Let's go talk to her
08:29Come on
08:32Hey, before we do go in there
08:33Probably worth mentioning
08:34Dr. Swan can be a bit odd
08:37What do you mean odd?
08:39It's hard to explain
08:39Just try to focus on what she's saying
08:41Not 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
09:02Friend
09:03And my sister
09:04Right
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
09:14They don't run away
09:15Sorry about that
09:16He was just taking a quick breather
09:18Of course we understand
09:20You'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
09:27Which is why we're here to talk about treatment options
09:30Not that you have many
09:31At 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
10:00I don't know what I'm doing
10:02So whatever the result here
10:03You have to follow it up with your rehab people
10:05Yeah?
10:06Yep
10:06Yeah, yeah, yeah
10:07I will
10:07I will, I promise
10:08But you'll do it, yeah?
10:09Well, if it's going to help you out
10:10Of course I will
10:11You know I used to play the spoons in the Navy
10:14I don't doubt it, John
10:15Yeah
10:16Um, okay
10:18Uh, just
10:19Very simple
10:20Just tap me on the leg anywhere
10:21But don't tell me when you're going to do it
10:22Right on, right on, right on
10:23Close your eyes
10:24Okay
10:30I can feel it
10:36Okay, you haven'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
10:54Fast
10:56Dr. Swan's right
10:57Soon it'll take up too much space in your brain
10:59And 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
11:26But the risk of complications is significant
11:29You'd be in the safest hands with Dr. Swan
11:32Oh, sorry
11:33This whole conversation is pointless, no offence
11:36Nante?
11:37I've 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
11:56Thanks
11:58Hey, maybe you were right
12:00Maybe you just didn't do the test correctly
12:03Yeah, yeah, mate, maybe I didn't
12:05No
12:07But
12:09Let'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?
12:21Well, how would you think I'd feel?
12:23But you could still lead a rich and fulfilling life
12:27Like your son?
12:28Yes
12:28Yes, 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 do 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
12:52All right, and then something like this happens
12:53And you think, maybe
12:54You know, just, just maybe
12:56Yeah, I know
12:58You should never give up hope while there's a chance to recover
13:00Are you nuts?
13:04No
13:05You 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
13:27How exactly?
13:30Well, get you to talk
13:31Ask you to perform a few simple tasks with your hands
13:35That 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
13:45Okay
13:46I get that this sounds really creepy
13:49Yeah, no kidding
13:49But it could be a good option
13:51You know, you were worried about the complications
13:53Not being yourself
13:54Not being able to play the guitar
13:55You play the guitar?
13:57You any good?
13:59He's amazing
14:00Fantastic
14:01Bring it with you
14:02You 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
14:25You're off to put a fire under Palmer, are you?
14:28Nah
14:28I'm just going to take the stuff home, grab my board and go for another surf
14:32Well, don't let him get comfortable
14:33That bloke will take a free ride wherever he can get it
14:36Yeah
14:36Alright, I'm pretty sure I got it under control
14:39If you say so
14:40Oh, speak of the donkey
14:42Hey
14:42How'd you go dropping Sonny back at Rihanna?
14:45Ah, I didn't get around to it actually
14:47Why?
14:49Long story
14:50Did 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
15:02Houseguests and fish, they go off after three days
15:05You're right
15:06Say no more, 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
15:18And don't worry about dinner for me tonight
15:20Justin, 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
15:29Most people were awake during surgery
15:31And they felt absolutely everything
15:33So historically speaking
15:35You're very fortunate
15:37Yes, very reassuring
15:38So I will look at my schedule
15:40And 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
15:49Look, why doesn't Remy take the night to think about it
15:52And get back to us with a decision tomorrow?
15:55Fine
15:58Choose wisely
16:00Thanks
16:10You're all right?
16:13All good
16:13All good
16:14I'm getting someone to take me back tomorrow
16:17Thanks
16:19Yep, see you soon
16:33Hey
16:34Good to see you home
16:38What happened to going back to rehab?
16:40I thought I'd stick around and see how you went
16:44The radiotherapy didn't work
16:46The tumour's growing
16:48Oh, man
16:49Yeah
16:50Levi's pulled some major strings
16:51To get an excellent neurosurgeon on his case
16:56Well, we'll pay snow people in high places, eh?
16:59Oh, 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
17:07As soon as he decides whether he wants the surgery or not
17:10Hey, then what are you waiting for?
17:10Rack off
17:11Both of you
17:23Mate, 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
17:29Remy, this is a huge decision
17:32Yeah, for me to make
17:33No one else
17:35Go under my room
17:37Mate, are you kidding me?
17:39Get off, alright
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
17:49It's not that simple
17:51Then explain it to me, alright
17:52Or you could just shut me out again because you think I can't handle it
17:54Sonny, go ahead
17:55No, no, no, no, no, no
17:56He needs to hear this, alright
17:57Here I am with no options, none
17:59And 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
18:08None
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
18:35Why?
18:36You know, why stand by everything that I said, it is frustrating
18:40We both know that he has no choice, but he has to have the operation
19:13Yes
19:14I have, uh, uh, truly accepted, you know, that this is my life
19:33That's okay
19:34I'll, uh, I'll, uh, I'll catch up with you later
19:37Love you
19:39Bye
19:45Don't even start
20:14I don't blame you
20:16But I don't
20:22But 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
20:34But if I can't feed myself or go to the toilet
20:41I don't want to live like that
20:47I understand you're scared
20:49I may be blunt with you, Remy
20:52The size
20:55And the rate in which that tumour is growing
21:00You'll be gone in a month
21:07The inescapable week
21:11Will she escape his obsession?
21:14Get out
21:14Will he escape with his life?
21:20Surgery could mess me up
21:21Am I a rival or friend?
21:25And his escape will lead us to a river boy
21:28Why should I stick my neck out for you?
21:31Someone won't survive the week
21:33Every day I fall
21:35It's all leading to the biggest event of the decade
21:39Brax and Ricky are back on Home and Away
21:42Hope you know what you're doing
21:43Yeah, me too
21:44Next week on Seven
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