Kate Garraway says husband Derek's Covid journey has been 'tough financially'
The TV presenter said she is ready to front a third ITV documentary on the ‘broken’ care system.
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The TV presenter said she is ready to front a third ITV documentary on the ‘broken’ care system.
Kate Garraway describes moment husband returned home after year in hospital. (ITV) Kate Garraway has described the moment her husband, Derek Draper, returned home after over a year in hospital. Derek, 53, fell ill in March 2020 after contracting coronavirus and has required a long recovery in intensive care, during which he was placed in a coma. But now he is well enough to return to his North London home after being returned by ambulance this week. Kate and Derek share two children, Darcey, 15, and Billy, 11 who are said to be “thrilled” that their dad has been allowed to return ...
Kate Garraway describes moment husband returned home after year in hospital. (ITV) Kate Garraway has described the moment her husband, Derek Draper, returned home after over a year in hospital. Derek, 53, fell ill in March 2020 after contracting coronavirus and has required a long recovery in intensive care, during which he was placed in a coma. But now he is well enough to return to his North London home after being returned by ambulance this week. Kate, who is from Abingdon, and Derek share two children, Darcey, 15, and Billy, 11 who are said to be “thrilled” that their dad has ...
Kate Garraway describes moment husband returned home after year in hospital. (ITV) Kate Garraway has described the moment her husband, Derek Draper, returned home after over a year in hospital. Derek, 53, fell ill in March 2020 after contracting coronavirus and has required a long recovery in intensive care, during which he was placed in a coma. But now he is well enough to return to his North London home after being returned by ambulance this week. Kate and Derek share two children, Darcey, 15, and Billy, 11 who are said to be “thrilled” that their dad has been allowed to return ...
Former political adviser Draper, 53, was admitted to hospital in March last year with coronavirus symptoms. Presenter Garraway, also 53, told Good Morning Britain of the decision to bring him home: “It felt as though everything had stalled medically and, if anything, was going slightly back.” She said doctors decided “let’s give this a go, get him home safely”, to see whether being in the family environment again helps. Kate Garraway’s husband Derek Draper (Tim Ireland/PA) Doctors “looked at his cognition and consciousness” and tried “to think what would be the best way to i...