Good Morning Britain presenter Kate Garraway has revealed she is fighting to get her husband Derek Draper home. The TV personality's husband, a former political lobbyist, remains in hospital after developing sepsis.
The heart-breaking story of Derek's health struggles have been well documented. He contracted Covid in March 2020 and was the longest Covid patient in hospital before being released home. However, his struggles weren't over and he has been rushed back into hospital a couple of times for treatment as well as battling ongoing issues.
In the latest development, Derek, 55, was rushed to hospital earlier this year after developing sepsis, a life-threatening infection. Kate has been sharing insights into her daily juggling of life on TV and being a carer for her husband, as he fights to improve his health. Her documentary 'Caring for Derek' provides an insight into the upheaval and heartbreak that has dominated their family's lives.
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She admits she has been "frustrated, emotional and depressed" caring for Derek, but desperately "wants him to survive". Giving an update on his health battle, the Mirror reported that Kate revealed there has been a setback and that Derek has been staying at the hospital.
"Derek is back in hospital after developing sepsis that again threatened his life and we are again fighting to get him home," the 55-year-old said. Kate took to Instagram to highlight a piece that she had written for The Sun.
Speaking about the work of a carer, she said: "We all clapped for carers with vigour during the pandemic because they were saving lives right before our very eyes, but the trouble is, when the direct fear of life-or-death passes, this celebration gets quickly forgotten, but the caring goes on.
"It’s not sexy or the stuff of movies, like pulling someone from a burning building or giving mouth to mouth, but it’s no less vital to life." The couple have been married since 2005.
Taking to Instagram to commemorate World Mental Health Day recently, Kate opened up and spoke candidly about her feelings. Speaking to the camera she said: "In the documentary, you saw me frustrated, depressed, emotional. And I've been all of those and more in recent weeks and months and more.
"Because that's the thing with caring, you want it to carry on because you want the person to be surviving and still with you, so that you CAN care for them, but there isn't an endpoint and it doesn't get any easier."
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