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Will Susan lose the baby?
A row between Susan and Dan could lead to tragedy when the surrogate mum suffers a heavy fall
This week sees a shocking development as surrogate mum-to-be Susan slips over while arguing with son-in-law Dan on a family getaway. Unaware that pregnant Susan has tripped and hurt herself badly, an angry Dan storms off, leaving her on the ground and in agony. And the consequences of the altercation could be devastating for everyone as Susan, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, could now miscarry the child daughter Libby so desperately longs for. "There's been an increasing amount of tension lately between Dan and Susan," Kym confirms. "Dan has been feeling like he's not just married to Libby, but to Susan as well. He feels as though he doesn't have enough control or enough of a say in anything and that he's always outnumbered by the Kennedy clan. Karl decides the best thing to do is for them all to go away together and try to open up the lines of communication," Kym adds. "He wants to try and iron out these problems once and for all. After all, there's a baby on the way."
Heading to a holiday house in the country, everyone is on their best behaviour at first. But before long, Susan and Dan are once again at loggerheads. "Dan's decided that once the baby's born, he, Libby, the baby and Ben should move away from Ramsay Street and away from Karl and Susan," Kym says. "Libby wants to have a happy marriage. She's agreed to Dan's plan, but is at her wit's end. She's been trying to keep everyone happy, but she can't. Susan thinks that moving away isn't really what Libby needs." Broaching the issue with Dan, Susan is shocked by his angry outburst. "They have this all-out brawl and end up saying very mean and hurtful things to each other," Kym says. "We've never really had that before on the show, where someone's just told Susan: 'You're an interfering pain!' It's really confronting, but I think that everything Susan is saying is right and justified. She can see her daughter's spirit is squashed and just wants to stand up for her. But Dan also has a point," Kym continues, "and that's what makes this story so complex and interesting. There's no victim or villian." So is it safe to say that Dan is no longer the man Libby married? "Since he came back from New Zealand, there's been a shift in him," Kym confirms. "Something has changed. He's definitely not the Dan of old, that's for sure."
Meanwhile, Susan couldn't be more distraught as she hopes someone finds her. "Susan's left there in the bush by herself in great pain," Kym says. "And Dan's driven off, unable to hear her calling out to him." And although Susan is found and rushed to hospital, it may be too late to save Libby's unborn child. While a critically-ill Susan is treated, Libby makes a shocking confession to Lucas: she blames her husband for what her mother's now going through. "It's terrifying for Libby to see her mother so vulnerable," Kym explains. "And Libby wants this baby more than anything. She has exhausted every avenue to make it happen and the stakes are now so high. So if this doesn't work, Libby knows it will never happen for her." Kym hints that life could change forever in the weeks to come for the Kennedy and Fitzgerald clans. "The drama has only just begun," she teases. "I've been so immersed in this storyline. It's really very emotional."
Shock MS relapse
Recovering from this week's accident isn't the only thing Susan will have to deal with. While the grandmother's MS seems to have been in remission, that won't be the case for much longer. Jackie confirms her character will suffer a major recurrence of the illness in the weeks to come. "Susan does have remitting MS," she says. "It's a bit of an unexploded bomb. There's always the possibility that anything stressful could spark a recurrence, and that's what happens. She has a bad relapse - probably the most severe that Susan's had." Meanwhile, Jackie admits she found the soon-to-be-seen episodes particularly draining to film. "There are so many levels to get right," she explains.
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