"What we want is up days but a non down day is something to celebrate as well. 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. Speaking on ITV's Good Morning Britain, Garraway. 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. Kate has been open about Dereks health issues, talking regularly onGood Morning Britainand in her NTA-winning documentaryFinding Derek. 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Read about our approach to external linking. "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. TV presenter Kate Garraway has said it is "a miracle" her husband is still alive after his "extraordinary battle" with the "evil" coronavirus. "We do need a lot of help. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Don't be selfish #GMB. 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. Former Lobbyist Derek Draper contracted Covid-19 in 2020 and has since become one of the worst affected cases to have survived the virus. 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. The couple, who have two children, will feature in a documentary aired later this month on ITV. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. 08:44 GMT 24 Apr 2021 Video Unavailable. 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. 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. Kate said shes reluctant to share too much about what the treatment is, saying onGMB,I want to be slightly careful about saying too much, because Im aware everybody will go, 'What is the trial? 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. It is available in all supermarkets and online at Magsdirect. Promotional price valid until April 28. 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. By 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 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. . 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. Derek is the sickest person the team of doctors in the lung hospital have treated thats lived, Garraway said. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Kate discussed her husband Derek's condition on The Andrew Marr Show, Kate told Andrew of her husband's condition, Derek is still unable to move and is "a long way" from full recovery, Derek was in hospital for over a year battling the after effects of Covid-19, Kate said she is glad her husband is "home and alive", Kate previously thanked nurses who looked after her husband, Derek currently needs round-the-clock care, Kate Garraway thanks nurses for their incredible care of husband Derek, Kate reflected on "many, very dark hours", thanked the team around Derek for their "incredible care", Kate has seen The Power of Hope soar to the top of the best seller list, shes starting a "whole new chapter" with her husband, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). 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. Katie Weston For Mailonline, What now for Derek Draper? Kate Garraway pictured with her husband, Derek Draper, in 2008. 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. Derek's battle with the deadly virus began back in March when he left struggling to breathe. 2023 BBC. Garraway has also written a book, The Power of Hope, which she hopes can help others facing crises. The Good Morning. '", RELATED: Kate Garraway's home is a sanctuary for Derek Draper. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. 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. 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 presenters husband spent more than a year in hospital after falling ill with the coronavirus. 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 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. Kate explained: "He's still got lots of challenges. Draper, the Good Morning Britain star's husband of 15 years, fell ill in. Kate is cautiousabout how much she speaks about Derek's treatment. Garraway, who has been unable to visit him since December, when the third lockdown was imposed, said his condition deteriorated dramatically without human contact. But she suffered a big emotional crash two weeks ago, as "you can't stay like that forever". 6 of our favourite bags from the luxe new accessories label to know, The $5.99 secret behind Gwyneth Paltrows glowing skin, Wedding lists 2023: what every couple will be wishing for. 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. I feel like he is in an ocean of unconsciousness and sometimes he comes up to the surface. During the rollercoaster next few days, Kate truly feared her political lobbyist-turned-psychotherapist husband was going to die. 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Garraway was seen preparing her home for Drapers potential return from hospital, and shared footage of her husband unconscious in the hospital. 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 fight with the virus has been won, but it's wreaked extraordinary damage to his body and we don't know if he can recover from that," she said. 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. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk. 2023 Cable News Network. "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. READ: Kate Garraway reveals secret trip to Mexico with Derek Draper for specialist treatment. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. Dozens killed after two trains collide in Greece, Survivors describe 'nightmarish seconds' as trains crashed, Rescuers search wreckage of deadly Greece train crash. 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 trip will be shown in a new ITV documentary titledCaring For DerekandDerekis set to return to Mexico for 28 days in March 2022 for more treatment. 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