The presenters husband spent more than a year in hospital after falling ill with the coronavirus. 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. 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. He remained in the medically induced coma until July 2020 yet stayed in hospital until April 2021, when he returned to the family home in North London. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. But she suffered a big emotional crash two weeks ago, as "you can't stay like that forever". 's newsletter, you acknowledge that you have read and accepted hellomagazine.com's privacy policy, the cookies policy, and the website terms of use, and that you consent to hellomagazine.com using your data according to the established laws. Last month ITV broadcast Finding Derek, a documentary exploring Draper's illness and its effect on their two children - daughter Darcey, 15, and 11-year-old son Billy. This is a doctor who works in the US and he's been working for 13 years on clinical trials of this treatment and he is just at the point of waiting for approval on it and of course, 11 years ago there was no such thing as Covid so he's been looking at it for other things. The TV presenter, 55, was back on Good Morning Britain after a three-week. 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. The presenter's husband was admitted to hospital with Covid-19 last March . Published: Invalid Date, KATE Garraway has revealed that her husband Derek "still can't move" after his life was "devastated" by Covid-19. She added: Were lucky, so many people have lost loved ones. Good Morning Britain presenter recounts year since her husband Derek Draper was first hospitalised. Sobbing. "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. View our online Press Pack. By
Kate Garraway on leaving GMB "I'm not going anywhere." by Digital Spy GB. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. , updated 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. There is still hope.. 17:06 GMT 24 Apr 2021. 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. 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. Express. "I mean it must be, I would have thought, because if you are still unable to communicate and very challenged mobility wise, and lung, and all the other things, then thats going to affect anxiety.". 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. 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. 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. Coronavirus: Kate Garraway's last words to husband before Covid-19 coma. Kate shared that she regularly gets up every two hours in the night to help the overnight carer move Derek in bed, as well as changing his bed linenseven times a day. Garraway said: The very worst moment was when they said he could be locked in for ever. She said that she is conscious of having a voice that others do not, and therefore felt its really important to say stuff that Ive experienced because I will not be alone in those experiences. 2023 BBC. "Its very much two steps forward, three steps back, but if I think back to where we were in March 2020, when Dereks lungs were solid with infection and his infection rates were the highest doctors had seen in anyone who has lived, were undoubtedly in a more positive place..
READ MORE:Alex Jones admits she is on verge of tears over Steph McGovern. The Good Morning Britain presenter, 53, has kept fans up to date with Dereks condition since he has been ill, and the many other complications he now faces. The broadcaster said it had felt more like 10 years, but that she was "grateful that he's still here". Lorraine Kelly forced to drop out of show last minute after falling ill, Kate Garraway confronts Matt Hancock in emotional look back at Derek Drapers Covid battle. More info. Video Unavailable. Kate Garraway has said she does not know whether her husband will ever have any kind of life again in an interview describing the "horror story" of his year with coronavirus. Kate Garraway has been 'eaten alive by uncertainty' as her husband Derek Draper remains in hospital fighting COVID-19. The couple, who have two children, will feature in a documentary aired later this month on ITV. 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". By registering to HELLO! His condition quickly worsened and he was put in a medically induced coma by doctors as Kate and the couple's children Billy and Darcy were unable to visit him due to lockdown restrictions. Adil added: "We're all watching you and how you're dealing with such a terrible situation and how you're dealing with it with such grace and positivity. ", Derek still suffers from mobility and communication issues post-Covid, but in positive news, Kate toldThe Telegraphhe is able to understand whats going on. ", 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.". So proud of our @kategarraway - speaking with bravery and from the heart about her husband Dereks fight against #covid19. And [the doctor] said, 'Kate, you can't push me'.". "We do need a lot of help. Before making the trip to Mexico, Derek had to undergo oxygen and pressure tests to check he was fit to fly. Speaking on ITV's Good Morning Britain, Garraway. Derek is the sickest person the team of doctors in the lung hospital have treated thats lived, Garraway said. At first it was all about Dereks lungs, Kate explained. "Were clear now that he does understand everything that I tell him. The 53-year-old's husband was hospitalised at the end of March last year with Coronavirus. Kate Garraway has shared that her husband Derek Draper is still terribly affected by his long battle with COVID. 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.. And it's not just help with looking after him, because it is 24-hour care, and I haven't really slept as you can probably tell. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk. She told the ITV programme she was putting on a brave face for the sake of their two young children, Darcey and Billy, and still enjoyed "moments of joy" and silliness with them, as her husband would have wanted. The Good Morning Britain presenter recounted the months since Derek Draper, a 53-year-old former political adviser and lobbyist, was first hospitalised last March. In February 2022, Kate shared that she and Derek hadvisited a specialist clinic in Mexico after an eminent doctor reached out after seeing theFinding Derekdocumentary. 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. Read about our approach to external linking. TV presenter Kate Garraway's husband Derek has been in hospital for a year after being admitted with COVID symptoms in March 2020. Kate is cautiousabout how much she speaks about Derek's treatment. Kate has been open about Dereks health issues, talking regularly onGood Morning Britainand in her NTA-winning documentaryFinding Derek. Billy will return to Year 6 of school next week while Darcey will have some intensive home-schooling with her mother as teacher. "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. '", RELATED: Kate Garraway's home is a sanctuary for Derek Draper. He soon developed a splitting headache and numbness in his right hand and began struggling to breathe. The former political lobbyist is suffering from the life-changing impacts of his near-death TV presenter Kate Garraway has said it is "a miracle" her husband is still alive after his "extraordinary battle" with the "evil" coronavirus. Kate Garraway, a host on ITVs national breakfast show Good Morning Britain, said she fears the reality of giving up her job to care full-time for her husband, Derek Draper. We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. Read about our approach to external linking. "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. 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. . Kate Garraways 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 badly affected by complications of the virus. A Warner Bros. What's he waiting for? After more 373 days in hospital, Derek was allowed home earlier this month. The presenter's husband spent more than a year in hospital after falling. Draper, the Good Morning Britain star's husband of 15 years, fell ill in. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. He was a lot of memory but accessing it is limited. "It's incredible what they've done with a disease that nobody knows how to cure," added Garraway. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. "I will ease off, I'm just very aware at the moment and it's a whole new team. In one scene, Garraway tells her 11-year-old son: You know that we are hoping that dad will get better and better, but when he comes home he will probably need to be in a wheelchair., Garraway has co-hosted Good Morning Britain since it debuted in 2014, and has also appeared on British competition shows Strictly Come Dancing and Im A Celebrity: Get Me Out of Here.. "It's going to take a lot of adjustment.". Video, Rescuers search wreckage of deadly Greece train crash, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Stefania Sarrubba. "I keep saying I know I've had a miracle but if I could just have one more, and he could just make that next step - I know I'm pushing my luck.". The broadcaster Kate Garraway has had a particularly tough 12 months. Kate Garraway gave an emotional interview to Good Morning Britain. Kate Garraway has revealed that husband Derek Draper is back in hospital (Getty Images) Kate Garraway has said her husband Derek Draper is back in hospital following his Covid battle. Kate Garraway pictured with her husband, Derek Draper, in 2008. But it felt as though everything had stalled medically and if anything was going slightly back. "It does feel a little bit like the hospital has come home with me at the moment," Garraway said, referring to the new team of healthcare professionals now in her house. Once in hospital he was eventually placed in a coma, at his own request, to give his lungs a rest, as he felt he was suffocating. DONT MISS:Rita Simons: EastEnders Roxy Mitchell found love with former co-star (PHOTOS)Phillip Schofield 'splurges on 2million pad' near This Morning star (NEWS)James Martin opens up on 'weird' food allergy(LATEST), "It's an inspiration; it really is, thank you. "I just have to think, I need to make them feel safe, they've lost for the time being - let's pray - their dad and he's their world, so they need to see that their mum is OK," said Garraway. "But as Ive seen over the last 14 months, its actually the care of nurses that - especially when youre dealing with something like COVID where there is no cure, and not enough is yet known about how to treat the symptoms. Piers Morgan, Garraways former co-host on Good Morning Britain, described it as heartbreaking, while fellow TV host Lorraine Kelly praised Garraways courage, humanity and strength., This Covid long-hauler is afraid to take a shower a year after her infection because of the amount of hair she has lost. The . 1 min read. "And I know that's what a lot of people are going through.". What will happen if children catch coronavirus? Dozens killed after two trains collide in Greece, Survivors describe 'nightmarish seconds' as trains crashed, Rescuers search wreckage of deadly Greece train crash. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk. ITV presenter Garraway said on Friday that he "absolutely knew he was home" but had not yet regained his speech and will require round-the-clock care. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Kate's interview in Good Housekeeping comes after she returned to Instagram last week to give her many followers an update on Derek. "Theres a huge amount of hope for him to improve. 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