Shocked: Levi was heartbroken when he discovered a malignant tumor in Mac’s body after…

HEARTBREAKING TWIST: Levi Discovers Malignant Tumor in Mac – ‘I Thought She Was Just Tired…’

It was meant to be just another routine check-up. But nothing could have prepared Levi for the soul-crushing truth he was about to uncover.

In this week’s heart-wrenching Home and Away storyline, fan-favourite Dr. Levi Fowler faces the ultimate professional and personal nightmare when he stumbles upon a malignant tumor in someone far too close to his heart — Mackenzie Booth, his love interest.

The drama unfolds in Summer Bay’s hospital when Mac arrives for what she believes is a routine scan after weeks of feeling “off.” Brushing off her symptoms as stress and exhaustion, Mac tries to hide her fatigue and mood swings from Levi. But Levi, ever the dedicated doctor, decides to dig deeper.

When the test results come back, the room falls deathly silent.

“A mass?” Levi whispers to himself as the images light up the screen. It takes him a few stunned seconds to realise what he’s seeing. Then, the floor seems to fall from beneath him.

Without waiting for confirmation, Levi pulls Mac aside, his hands trembling. “You need to sit down,” he tells her — and in that moment, she knows it’s serious.

What follows is a moment of pure emotional devastation as Mac processes the fact that there’s something sinister growing inside her. The word “cancer” is not spoken aloud just yet — but it hangs in the air like smoke from a fire that’s only just begun to burn.

Levi, meanwhile, is torn apart. As a doctor, he must stay composed, but as someone who’s grown deeply attached to Mac, he’s unraveling inside. There’s guilt, fear, panic. How could he have missed this? Why didn’t he push harder sooner?

To make matters worse, the timing couldn’t be more catastrophic. Just as Levi and Mac had started discussing a future together — possibly moving in, possibly more — everything is now up in the air.

In upcoming episodes, viewers can expect an emotional rollercoaster as Levi fights not only to save Mac’s life, but also to hold himself together as the man who might lose the woman he loves.

Will Mac survive? Can Levi separate his heart from his profession? And what devastating secrets could this diagnosis uncover about Mac’s past?

One thing’s for sure — Summer Bay will never be the same again.