It isn't:' Kate Garraway reveals her Covid-stricken husband Derek's last words to her as he was loaded into ambulance and his 'heartbreaking' texts from hospital before going into coma. 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 Garraway today revealed her husband Derek Draper is facing a very lengthy wait for Long Covid care. He was placed in an induced coma for 10 weeks but is now coronavirus free; however, the illness has dramatically impacted his vital organs. 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. 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. 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. Kate, 54, explained that while they are "a few weeks in" to having him back, the former lobbyist is a "long way" from the Derek Draper everyone knew. '", RELATED: Kate Garraway's home is a sanctuary for Derek Draper. "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.. Derek is an extreme case. The 53-year-old Good Morning Britain presenter describes how the toughest experience of her life began in March last year when Derek, then 52, was taken to hospital with very low oxygen levels. 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In one phone call, he told her: I want you at the funeral.. 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. Kate added: "I'm hoping to see him this week. "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. Later this month, Kate will give "an intimate insight" into how she and her family have coped with her husband's illness and the impact of COVID-19 in a one-off film for ITV. And she is now set to share another glimpse into his progress in a follow-up programme called Caring For Derek, which is due to air next week. She and her young family all "burst into tears" when he arrived home. 2. Read more: Kate Garraway reveals FaceTime call with Derek after NTA win. 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. 2023 BBC. Now theyve realised Covid can affect every cell of the body: most recently Dereks been having problems with his intestines. 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. Derek Draper's Covid battle explained: What's wrong with Caring For Derek star and will Kate Garraway's husband get better after treatment for coronavirus complications in Mexico? "This is a war Derek is fighting and tens of thousands of others", she went on. His liver and heart and blood vessels have been affected.. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Katie Weston For Mailonline 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. 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. He returned home in April last year but now needs round the clock care. 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. Last week, Kate told viewers on Good Morning Britain: It has been wonderful having Derek at home. Garraway revealed before he went under, her husband said: "'You've saved my life'. By registering to HELLO! Derek caughtCovid in March 2020 and was admitted to hospital with extreme breathing difficulties. A year on, he remains in intensive care, experiencing only fleeting glimmers of consciousness, Garraway told the Sunday Times magazine. ", Kate heartbreakingly concluded: "He is a long way from the Derek Draper you knew, but he is home and alive.". 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. A study published in the journal The Lancet in January found that of 1,733 coronavirus patients treated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, 76% were still experiencing at least one symptom six months after their symptoms began. 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.. "There was a lot of hugging and we got him inside. Video, Rescuers search wreckage of deadly Greece train crash, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. 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. "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. He spent over a year in hospital and requires 24-hour care, with Kate Garraway saying in February 2022 that her husband is "still terribly affected by Covid"and that the illness has "undoubtedly" impacted his "brain connections to his body". newsletters to get other stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Video Unavailable. The broadcaster has revealed that she accompanied Draper - who is currently bed-bound - on a trip to Mexico where he received specialist treatment. 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Kate Garraway has spoken about her husband Derek Draper's 'agony' as he fights to stay conscious in hospital. In the run-up to Christmas there were moments of consciousness where I felt like we were really communicating, she said. KATE Garraway has revealed that her husband Derek "still can't move" after his life was "devastated" by Covid-19. 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. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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. 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. By Naomi Gordon 21/01/2021 Kate Garraway has. 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. "Obviously within the very necessary Covid restrictions that are in place, I couldn't visit, family couldn't visit, even some of the therapeutic things we would want to do to help him move forward couldn't happen, so taking all that into account, they said, 'Right let's give this a go, let's get him home safely'. Kate Garraway's husband has returned home after more than a year in hospital being treated for Covid-19. 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 broadcast shone a light on the most severe cases of Covid-19, and the subsequent complications it can cause even in younger people. Kate has been open about Dereks health issues, talking regularly onGood Morning Britainand in her NTA-winning documentaryFinding Derek. 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