TV presenter Kate Garraway's husband, Derek Draper, has been in a coma for nearly 10 weeks, Kate Garraway with her husband and children. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. 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. So there are moments when you know hes in there, and he has a lot of memory.". "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. Video, Rescuers search wreckage of deadly Greece train crash, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. He has no underlying health conditions. 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. 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. "Were clear now that he does understand everything that I tell him. "He's using more words, and there are more things that he can do now," she explained. Katie Weston For Mailonline, What now for Derek Draper? His liver and heart and blood vessels have been affected.. "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]?' Derek is an extreme case. "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.. 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. "He can't really move," she said. The TV presenter's chart news comes after the broadcaster revealed she feels likeshes starting a "whole new chapter" with her husband. Former political adviser Derek Draper, 53, was admitted in March last year with. The GMB star, 54, was pictured with . 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. Explaining why she had written the book, Kate, who is also a Smooth Radio presenter, says: Im painfully aware that Derek would have wanted to tell his own story if he could - and one day he still may. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Published: Invalid Date, KATE Garraway has revealed that her husband Derek "still can't move" after his life was "devastated" by Covid-19. I think the treatment could be positive," she said. "It's going to take a lot of adjustment.". 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. 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. 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. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Derek is the sickest person the team of doctors in the lung hospital have treated thats lived, Garraway said. At one stage the medics described him as being "off the scale with infection", she said. During the same period, he wrote a book about Tony Blairs premiership. 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. Now theyve realised Covid can affect every cell of the body: most recently Dereks been having problems with his intestines. "Theres a huge amount of hope for him to improve. 1 min read. Garraway stressed she "didn't want to scare people", as the damage her husband has sustained is "incredibly rare". "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. 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 KATE Garraway today revealed her husband Derek Draper is facing a very lengthy wait for Long Covid care. Garraway was seen preparing her home for Drapers potential return from hospital, and shared footage of her husband unconscious in the hospital. 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. 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. When the doctors first withdrew the drugs that were inducing his coma in June, Draper did not regain consciousness. Garraway is the co-anchor of ITV's Good Morning Britain, as well as a presenter on Smooth Radio, while Draper is an author and former Labour political aide. 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. "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. Derek Draper has been bedridden since contractingcoronavirus in March 2020. KATE Garraway has revealed that her husband Derek "still can't move" after his life was "devastated" by Covid-19. "There are moment when they're up, so in those moment you feel you know he's in there. Susanna said: It has been a nightmare that has knocked all of us for six, but Kate is living through it every day. Kate in the latest issue of Good Housekeeping. The Good Morning. 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. 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. She and her young family all "burst into tears" when he arrived home. What's he waiting for? Garraway revealed before he went under, her husband said: "'You've saved my life'. 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. ", READ:Kate Garraway gives heartbreaking update on husband Derek Draper's health battle, MORE: Kate Garraway reveals bittersweet reaction to parting from Derek Draper for first time in two years, Doctors told Kate in June 2021 that if they didnt see improvement within two years of Derek contracting Covid that there was"very little chance of him making any meaningful recovery. Tuesday 23 March 2021 13:47, UK After her husband, Derek, contracted Covid in March 2020, he became seriously ill: he was hospitalised and then put in a. Speaking on ITV's Good Morning Britain, Garraway confirmed her partner Derek Draper was put into an induced coma with the virus, nearly 10 weeks ago. Good Morning Britain host Kate Garraway has opened up on her husband Derek Draper's health condition after he contracted COVID-19 in 2020. He was in intensive care for a week before being put into a coma to rest his lungs. '@kategarraway emotionally shares the news that her husband Derek is now at home . "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.'". What a brave woman How can anyone not abide by social distancing when this is happening all over the world. Video, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Coronavirus: Kate Garraway's last words to husband before Covid-19 coma. Kate has been open about Dereks health issues, talking regularly onGood Morning Britainand in her NTA-winning documentaryFinding Derek. Good Morning Britain anchor Kate and her family have been through hell over the past year after former Labour aide Derek was taken into hospital with symptoms of coronavirus. Kate Garraway has shared that her husband Derek Draper is still terribly affected by his long battle with COVID. "We do need a lot of help. Published READ MORE:Alex Jones admits she is on verge of tears over Steph McGovern. "Like Captain Tom walking around his garden and lovely Sister Anthea Allen at my local hospital, St George's in Tooting, who had all these local people making food and cakes for the nurses.". What's he waiting for? Kate Garraway has opened up about her experiences since her husband Derek Draper was hospitalised with COVID-19 in March 2020 - and shared something we didn't expect. "There was a lot of hugging and we got him inside. "He . Free UK delivery on orders over 20. 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. "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. A Warner Bros. 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