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Spinal Destination

Tessa Rivers is a go-getter with a busy life and loving family. When a mysterious illness leaves her paralysed, Tessa is sent to Goldfield’s Spinal Unit where she must learn to navigate the new version of herself that she has suddenly become. With the help of her alter-ego ‘Walking Tessa’, Tessa becomes determined to walk again, by any means necessary.

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Episode 6

Season 1 Episode 6 | 22m 37s | CC

Ed breaks down after he is given some bad news. Tessa and John attempt to cheer him up with a surprise party, but it’s cut short after they lock themselves in the fridge and are discovered. Todd then puts the unit under stricter protocol, but Tessa refuses to let Ed’s birthday go by without celebration. The foursome escape to a local pub, but the triumph is undercut when Tessa sees Karl.

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