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. Doctors do not know why the virus has had such a destructive effect on Drapers health and have said it is unlikely he will make a full recovery, Garraway said. Good Morning Britain . The broadcast shone a light on the most severe cases of Covid-19, and the subsequent complications it can cause even in younger people. Kate Garraway, 53, has become a source of inspiration for her colleagues, as they praised her continued work ethic as her husband battles the deadly coronavirus. Watch: Kate Garraway dedicates award win to husband Derek Draper. Coronavirus: Kate Garraway's last words to husband before Covid-19 coma. She writes: His messages became more and more desperate. For other inquiries, Contact Us. "He's using more words, and there are more things that he can do now," she explained. Garraway was seen preparing her home for Drapers potential return from hospital, and shared footage of her husband unconscious in the hospital. "It's incredible what they've done with a disease that nobody knows how to cure," added Garraway. Discovery Company. Due to the pandemic, Kate and their children were not allowed to visit Derek, and she admitted it was a shock seeing him when she was finally able to call him via FaceTime with the nurses as he had lost eight stone and looked so ill and had tubes coming out of him. 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He absolutely knew he was home, he is responding all the time - what he's not able to do is to talk". He has no underlying health conditions. "The problem is I have huge hope and massive positivity and will never give up on that because Derek is the core of our lives, but at the same time I have absolute uncertainty," she added. But obviously I hadn't. Garraway is also publishing a book, entitled The Power Of Hope, detailing "the raw and emotional story" of her husband's illness. The . This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Back at the end of March, she said herself and Draper thought he might be suffering with sinusitis, not coronavirus, because he had no persistent cough or temperature - two of the main official symptoms of the disease. MORE:Kate Garraway's family home is a retreat for her husband Derek photos. However, she noted how doctors and nurses - who she described as being "extraordinary "- were now starting to see "completely unforeseen circumstances" and consequences connected to the virus. "Were clear now that he does understand everything that I tell him. 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.. 2023 BBC. 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. I have tried to do him and all those who love him justice, and his love and life are present in every line. "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.". Kate Garraway's husband has returned home after more than a year in hospital being treated for Covid-19. The TV presenter, 55, was back on Good Morning Britain after a three-week. Katie Weston For Mailonline, What now for Derek Draper? Derek Draper has been bedridden since contractingcoronavirus in March 2020. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric', The people who want you to believe the Ukraine war is fake, What we've learned from Alex Murdaugh murder trial. 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. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. What a brave woman How can anyone not abide by social distancing when this is happening all over the world. You are on this precipice trying to hold on to him and there are moments when he bubbles up and you have some contact, predominantly at the moment on FaceTime because of the Covid restrictions, she said. 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. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. By registering to HELLO! What he had is what is called a prolonged disorder of consciousness, which means that there is some reaction, Garraway told the BBC on Tuesday, shortly before the documentary aired. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. ", 'We've got to stay positive! It is available in all supermarkets and online at Magsdirect. The broadcaster and journalist noted how "there have been improvements" in the former Labour Party political advisor's condition since the documentary was filmed. "The pandemic is far from over and so is Dereks journey but I have decided to share our story and what's helping to keep me going, as we all try to work out what our new futures will look like.". TV presenter Kate Garraway's husband, Derek Draper, has been in a coma for nearly 10 weeks, Kate Garraway with her husband and children. Draper and Garraway tied the knot in 2005 and have two children together - son Billy, 12, and 15-year-old daughter Darcey. Kate has been open about Dereks health issues, talking regularly onGood Morning Britainand in her NTA-winning documentaryFinding Derek. After her husband, Derek, contracted Covid in March 2020, he became seriously ill: he was hospitalised and then put in a. "He can't really move," she said. 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. I think the treatment could be positive," she said. 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. 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. Unless you are up close to it, you dont know what its like, she said in the film, Finding Derek. Is he going to be able to come back, or will he be alive, but no longer the person he was?. "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. The 53-year-old's husband was hospitalised at the end of March last year with Coronavirus. Garraway stressed she "didn't want to scare people", as the damage her husband has sustained is "incredibly rare". 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. Derek is an extreme case. The presenters husband spent more than a year in hospital after falling ill with the coronavirus. 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. It's been a devastating. Read about our approach to external linking. 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He was placed in an induced coma for 10 weeks but is now coronavirus free; however, the illness has dramatically impacted his vital organs. 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. , updated "When he saw the documentary, he had already started helping people with the impact of Covid and he saw it and saw Derek and said, 'I can help this man.'". Sign up to our HELLO! When asked how her husband is mentally in February 2022, Kate told Ben Shephard and Dr. Hilary Jones: "Idon'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. She confirmed he is now free of the virus but in a critical condition. "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.. Kate is cautiousabout how much she speaks about Derek's treatment. His liver and heart and blood vessels have been affected.. Don't be selfish #GMB. His recovery from his "unique" condition will involve working with physiotherapists and speech therapists. Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much At first it was all about Dereks lungs, Kate explained. In her new memoir edited extracts of which are being exclusively serialised by The Mail on Sunday from tomorrow she tells in raw detail about Dereks ordeal and pays tribute to the brilliant team of doctors and specialists whove looked after him and how what theyve learnt has helped the treatment of others. "He . "And I know that's what a lot of people are going through.". "There are moment when they're up, so in those moment you feel you know he's in there. More info. "This is a war Derek is fighting and tens of thousands of others", she went on. 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. Tuesday 23 March 2021 13:47, UK The Power Of Hope by Kate Garraway (Transworld Publishers Ltd, 20). 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. "It's about really trying to carry on with life when you don't know life is certain," Garraway said. 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. '@kategarraway emotionally shares the news that her husband Derek is now at home . "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]?' Kate Garraway has revealed that her husband Derek Draper has spoken his first word since the start of his seven-month battle with coronavirus in March. Kate in the latest issue of Good Housekeeping. He was a lot of memory but accessing it is limited. When the doctors first withdrew the drugs that were inducing his coma in June, Draper did not regain consciousness. The 53-year-old former lobbyist and political author contracted Covid-19 a year ago and has since suffered organ failure. 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. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. She and her young family all "burst into tears" when he arrived home. 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. Television presenter Kate Garraway gave an emotional interview to Good Morning Britain on Friday describing the final . Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric', The people who want you to believe the Ukraine war is fake, What we've learned from Alex Murdaugh murder trial. Veronica Greenaway was in thrall to the anti-vax idols she let into her home until Covid killed her husband. 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. Video, Rescuers search wreckage of deadly Greece train crash, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. "Its just a whole new chapter that were starting on now, which is him at home and seeing how he can recover, seeing how he can recover and where he can go," Kate told Times Radio. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. She believes Derek "will improve" after returning home following a year in hospital fighting off Covid and the damage it had wreaked on his body. He can't really move, his communication is minimal. Kate Garraway expresses her gratitude in emotional post amid husband's COVID battle The Good Morning Britain presenter has documented her family's journey May 17, 2021 - 08:07 BST 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. "It's going to take a lot of adjustment.". I feel like he is in an ocean of unconsciousness and sometimes he comes up to the surface. Draper was involved in a 1998 scandal known as Lobbygate, in which he was recorded discussing his close links to the British government as a lobbyist. "I don't want to speak on her behalf, but we are a very tight team and this has been the foremost of our thoughts," she added to The Telegraph. "We do need a lot of help. The former political. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, Kate Garraway: I feel like he is in an ocean of unconsciousness and sometimes he comes up to the surface.. Express. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. 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. The TV star chronicled her husbands fight with the illness in the documentary Finding Derek, which won a National Television Award last year. Garraway has also written a book, The Power of Hope, which she hopes can help others facing crises. Here's everything we know about his Covid battle. You can unsubscribe at any time. Kate explained: "He's still got lots of challenges. After more 373 days in hospital, Derek was allowed home earlier this month. "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. "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. 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. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. newsletters to get other stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. 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