Sarah Vows To Help Paulina Navigate Her Cancer Journey

In the Days of our Lives recap for Tuesday, January 23, 2024, Paulina found out her diagnosis, which caused her to worry about the treatment.

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In addition, Chanel and Abe supported Paulina at the hospital. The Spectator was the site for conflict among the employees. Stefan and Ava recruited Stephanie to help save The Bistro from a bout of bad publicity. Finally, Chad made a bad decision in order to help protect his brother’s reputation. Now let’s dig deeper into what happened.

The Diagnosis

At the hospital, Paulina (Jackée Harry), along with Abe (James Reynolds) and Chanel (Raven Bowens), waited for her test results. Unfortunately, Paulina’s diagnosis was exactly as she feared: cancer.

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Interestingly, she expressed that now she knew the diagnosis and can put a name to all the symptoms she’s been experiencing, she felt more hopeful and stronger. On top of that, she was grateful to have Abe and Chanel by her side.

The Support

After calling Johnny (Carson Boatman, find out about the newest addition to his family here) and requesting to see him, a worried Chanel asked Sarah (Linsey Godfrey) to talk to Paulina about what she’s facing. Later, Sarah explained everything that Paulina would have to go through for thyroid cancer, including surgery.

But the upshot was that it was a very treatable, curable cancer with the five-year survival rate being over 90%. Paulina loved those odds. She also loved Sarah’s bedside manner, so to speak, and so Paulina asked Sarah to be her doctor.

Obviously, Sarah would love to be her doctor but advised Paulina should stick with a specialist, an endocrinologist. But she did offer her help anytime she wanted.

Bad Publicity for The Bistro

At The Bistro, Ava (Tamara Braun) and Stefan (Brandon Barash) were frustrated that this busted raid affected their business. The lunch crowd was minimal so they enlisted Stephanie (Abigail Klein) and her PR knowledge to help them deal with the bad publicity.

Subsequently, she laid out options for Ava and Stefan, including potentially turning to The Spectator. Since Stephanie and, Stefan have allies there, they decided to get help from them.

After Stefan agreed to go talk to Chad about all of this, he started to walk out but then thought better, went back and (fake) kissed Ava in front of Stephanie, and then left the building.

The Spectator Drama

At The Spectator, Chad (Billy Flynn) and Everett (Blake Berris) discussed Stefan’s possible involvement in the drug dealing going on (recall their pact to get to the bottom of it here). After all, there was a raid on his restaurant that totally went bust. Everett questioned whether they knew there was going to be a raid, but customers who were there said Ava and Stefan were shocked to see the police.

When Xander (Paul Telfer) dropped by The Spectator offices with Victoria in tow, he, Chad, and Everett quickly got into a war of words over the finances, needless expenditures, and all. Later, when Leo (Greg Rikaart) joined the group, he basked in the praise he received for his MLK Jr. Day article.

Later, Stefan joined the testosterone-filled room wanting a moment alone with his brother. Stefan tried to appeal to his brother’s DiMera side. He also mentioned the time Chad was vilified when everybody thought he was the Necktie Killer. He hoped that would sway Chad to empathize with him.

Chad’s response was to tell Everett to kill any mention of The Bistro in his drug exposé. Outraged, Everett brought up the ridiculousness of the request. But Chad turned the moment into a dictatorship of sorts, saying he called the shots. And demanded Xander stay in his lane.

The Harris and Gabi of it All

After Stefan left The Bistro, Ava brought up the awkward elephant in the room: Stephanie’s night with Harris Michaels (Steve Burton). Stephanie explained it was just a kiss and that she wasn’t interested in him even though Ava said she had her permission to carry on with Harris.

After returning to the restaurant, Stefan revealed to Ava that he told Gabi about their fake affair. He also told her about Lucas (Bryan Dattilo) being beaten. While they wanted to celebrate lying to everyone and getting The Spectator on their side, they found a message from Rafe (Galen Gering). He summoned them to the police station. ASAP.

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