Kate has been open about Dereks health issues, talking regularly onGood Morning Britainand in her NTA-winning documentaryFinding Derek. She revealed: One of the last texts I have from him says, The doctor says the lung X-ray is looking positive, Im definitely not going to die, however within hours his condition worsened and he was put into a coma. Kate explained: "He's still got lots of challenges. "There was a lot of hugging and we got him inside. The broadcaster Kate Garraway has had a particularly tough 12 months. Ahead of her second ITV documentary on Derek's Covid battle, Caring For Derek, Kate revealed that she accompanied her husband on an 11,000-mile trip to Mexico for cutting-edge medical. Appearing on The Andrew Marr Show on Sunday, the 54-year-old TV presenter discussed the "appalling time" her family had suffered during the coronavirus pandemic. 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Derek, who currently needs 24-hour care following his year-long fight back to health from coronavirus, returned home for the first time last month. Kate Garraway has confessed that her relationship with husband Derek Draper has changed in the wake of his long road to recovery from COVID-19. "I don't know about mental wellbeing if I'm absolutely honest because he is still so affected in terms of communication and mobility that I wouldn't feel qualified to say whether it had had an impact in terms of depression and anxiety, Garraway replied. They were heart-breaking to read.. His recovery from his "unique" condition will involve working with physiotherapists and speech therapists. Garraway, who has been unable to visit him since December, when the third lockdown was imposed, said his condition deteriorated dramatically without human contact. Writing a book about the experience, Kate has seen The Power of Hope soar to the top of the best seller list just days after being published. What you have to keep thinking is there were so many moments when doctors thought wed lost Derek or were about to, and hes still here. After more 373 days in hospital, Derek was allowed home earlier this month. newsletters to get other stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Video, Rescuers search wreckage of deadly Greece train crash, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. VideoRescuers search wreckage of deadly Greece train crash, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip, Ukraine war casts shadow over India's G20 ambitions, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Garraway is also publishing a book, entitled The Power Of Hope, detailing "the raw and emotional story" of her husband's illness. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. What will happen if children catch coronavirus? The TV host recently talked to her GMB co-host Adil Ray on the importance of blood plasma transfusions in coronavirus patients, when the subject ofher ownwellbeing came up. What's he waiting for? 9 April 2021 PA Media Kate Garraway and Derek Draper, a former political adviser, married in 2005 Kate Garraway's husband has returned home after more than a year in hospital being treated. Good Morning Britain host Kate Garraway has opened up on her husband Derek Draper's health condition after he contracted COVID-19 in 2020. The presenter described the early months after Draper was hospitalised and on a ventilator as months and months of horror, of live-or-die phone calls. 8:46 AM EDT, Wed March 24, 2021, attempting to learn more about long Covid, the disease can also attack virtually the entire body, Broadway actor Nick Cordero die aged 41 last year. If you wish to change your mind and would like to stop receiving communications from hellomagazine.com, you can revoke your consent by clicking on "unsubscribe" in the footer of the newsletter. 2023 Cable News Network. The absorption of food and vomiting are problems and theyre trying to work out whether thats because his cells dont produce the enzymes to digest. When the doctors first withdrew the drugs that were inducing his coma in June, Draper did not regain consciousness. After consulting ITV's Dr Hilary Jones, Garraway decided to phone for an ambulance. The couple, who have two children, will feature in a documentary aired later this month on ITV. While the doctors are still unable to say whether Draper will recover or not - or how soon - the presenter is certain that her family's life must now begin to return to normality. The Good Morning Britain host, 55, gave an update on his health while attending the Tric Awards in London on Wednesday. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. The TV presenter says COVID has affected her 54-year-old husband "from the top of his head to the tip of his toe" and he is still unable to fully communicate. Kate Garraway says husband Derek is "still ravaged by Covid" in Good Morning Britain appearance The presenter has spoken about feeling low. She continued: "But it was exactly because of all the fear and anxiety that it became so important for us to cover stories of hope and inspiration. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. "It's going to take a lot of adjustment.". Mr Draper has been been taken off all support machines and breathing apparatus but will receive 24-hour care at their newly adapted north London home. But it felt as though everything had stalled medically and if anything was going slightly back. 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Kate's friend Claire Nasir has said that the Good Morning Britain host is constantly on edge with worry despite returning to the show months ago. 2023 BBC. She added: Were lucky, so many people have lost loved ones. Kate revealed to You magazine that he is one of only an estimated five people in the world to have been so badly affected by coronavirus but still be alive. The Good Morning. A British TV anchor has opened up about her husband's harrowing, year-long ordeal with Covid-19, which has left him hospitalized since last March. By "It's about really trying to carry on with life when you don't know life is certain," Garraway said. TV presenter Kate Garraway's husband, Derek Draper, has been in a coma for nearly 10 weeks, Kate Garraway with her husband and children. Good Morning Britain . But the disease can also attack virtually the entire body, leaving some people with damage to their lungs, kidneys, liver, heart, brain or nervous system, doctors have found. Katie Weston For Mailonline, What now for Derek Draper? Express. Kate said in October 2021 that Derek sleeps for up to 20 hours a day, suffers from fatigue and brain fog and his communication is minimal, with Covid side effects including brain inflammation and damage to the lungs, kidneys, heart and liver. Former political adviser Derek Draper, 53, was admitted in March last year with coronavirus symptoms, before having to be put into a coma. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk. She added that even though the news was "amazing", she was also "trying to balance the emotions of the next stage". He was only supposed to be in the coma for three to five days. Susanna Reid, a colleague and friend of Kate's, said that she has nothing but admiration for themum-of-two, who she says has been putting on a brave face and carrying on amid personal anguish. It is still uncertain what the long-term impact of COVID-19 will have on Derek, but Kate has said that the former Labour advisor still faces many "challenges". Last week, Kate told viewers on Good Morning Britain: It has been wonderful having Derek at home. Sobbing. ", Kate heartbreakingly concluded: "He is a long way from the Derek Draper you knew, but he is home and alive.". '@kategarraway emotionally shares the news that her husband Derek is now at home . Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Kate Garraway pictured with her husband, Derek Draper, in 2008. "They talk about an evil virus, and it is.". DeSantis won't say he's running. As well as this, he has been left diabetic from damage to his pancreas, as well as with holes in his heart and problems with his lungs and kidneys among other things. Veronica Greenaway was in thrall to the anti-vax idols she let into her home until Covid killed her husband. The TV personality, who has appeared on I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here and Strictly Come Dancing, added: "And it's not just me by the way, it's his mum and dad and his sisters and everybody who loves him - all his friends, we're all going through that.". The topic arose after Katepreviously statedthat she wanted to give Derek her blood in an attempt to help him recover,andAdil praised her for being "so inspiring" to viewers. Kate Garraway casually completely broken my heart this morning. A similar, highly publicized case saw Broadway actor Nick Cordero die aged 41 last year, after battling the disease and related complications for more than three months. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. "While the doctors made it very clear they wouldn't have allowed him home if there was any risk to his health, I said: "I'm not pushing you to something that's not right [am I]?' Derek's battle with the deadly virus began back in March when he left struggling to breathe. "And the doctors don't know because they've never seen this before. 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Kate Garraway 's husband, Derek Draper, has been in hospital since the start of April with coronavirus, but the presenter has revealed he is one of five people in the world to have been so. More info. Although the virus has not been present in Drapers body since the late summer, it has led to kidney failure, damage to his liver and pancreas and heart failure. "As we pulled up, I could see two little faces, Darcey and Billy [their children] looking out the window, and I could literally see them go, 'He's here,'" she told her Good Morning Britain colleagues. Kate Garraway gave an emotional interview to Good Morning Britain. Garraway revealed before he went under, her husband said: "'You've saved my life'. When he started feeling unwell at the end of March, Derek had initially thought it was a side effect of the new painkillers he was taking for a long-term shoulder injury and sinusitis as he didnt have a cough or temperature. ", Kate replied: "I don't know about that, I feel very emotional about it actually, not just the idea that people are coming forward but that it might save lives.". Veronica Greenaway at her home in Fermanagh with her late husband Billy and their . If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk. He was brought round from the coma in July but it is still uncertain whether he can hear Kate speaking to him, but despite the serious state he is in, Kate is still grateful he is alive. Draper was hospitalised in March 2020 and spent much of the year in an induced coma, before being allowed to return home in April last . A British TV anchor has opened up about her husbands harrowing, year-long ordeal with Covid-19, which has left him hospitalized since last March. The TV star chronicled her husbands fight with the illness in the documentary Finding Derek, which won a National Television Award last year. Derek remains in hospital, with Kate revealing near the end of last year that his first words after his ordeal were "pain" which mouthed to nurses looking after him. She said she was told several times to prepare herself for his death, and on one occasion was told on the phone: He may have died. The broadcaster has revealed that she accompanied Draper - who is currently bed-bound - on a trip to Mexico where he received specialist treatment. Ahead of her second ITV documentary on Dereks Covid battle,Caring For Derek, Kate revealed that she accompanied her husband on an 11,000-mile trip to Mexico for cutting-edge medical treatment that they hope will make a difference to his recovery. But then his kidneys started failing and he was on dialysis. Kate Garraway has revealed that husband Derek Draper had the worst Covid-19 infection of any surviving patient as the virus ravaged his lungs last year. If youve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page wed love to hear from you. MORE:Kate Garraway's family home is a retreat for her husband Derek photos. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. A number of British TV personalities shared messages of support after the program aired. Chatting to hosts Amanda Holden and Jamie Theakston, she told listeners: I often think we all go 'that doctor who saved my life', 'thank you to that incredible surgeon'. And if you think about having to exude love out of yourself to someone who is unconscious, not responsive, not able to say thank you, not able to acknowledge it, they did it continuously, relentlessly and that must have been what was a big part of trying to haul Derek from this frightening place he was in.. She went on to say how she was previously ignorant about the work nurses do and their wide spectrum of talents. Kate Garraway's husband has returned home after more than a year in hospital being treated for Covid-19. Kate Garraway has said her husband Derek Draper is "trapped" and "fighting to get out" after his long COVID battle. By Holly Fleet 15:11, Sun, Sep 20, 2020 . The pair married in 2005 and have two children, who both appeared in the documentary. Did you encounter any technical issues? By Garraway was seen preparing her home for Drapers potential return from hospital, and shared footage of her husband unconscious in the hospital. The Good Morning Britain ( GMB). "But good to know things are moving forward, trials are being done and other lives can be saved," she finished. Dozens killed after two trains collide in Greece, Survivors describe 'nightmarish seconds' as trains crashed, Rescuers search wreckage of deadly Greece train crash. "But it's been a lot discussions, even before Christmas, about what is the best way to go because it's kind of balancing it's a very unique situation, Derek's situation. While Kate said in February 2022 that Derek is still"terribly affected"by Covid, with very limited mobility and communication, she is feeling hopeful following their trip to Mexico. In a documentary that aired on ITV on Tuesday, Garraway, also 53, detailed the severity of his condition and spoke to others who have experienced serious cases of long Covid., Dereks is an extreme case. "He's using more words, and there are more things that he can do now," she explained. "And they sort of ran out and ran forward, opened the door, and he immediately burst into tears. Watch: Kate Garraway dedicates award to her husband Derek Draper. A post shared by Kate Garraway (@kategarraway). It was a stable day yesterday and I'm learning Adil that stable is sometimes good. 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