Kate Garraway’s friend has told of the horrifying moment she received a call to tell her the television presenter had been hospitalised amid Derek Draper’s health battle.
Documentary Kate Garraway: Derek’s Story chronicles her husband Derek’s final year of life as he continued to battle the detrimental effects of long Covid after being left bed-bound by the virus.
And in the ITV documentary, the broadcasters’s friend has recalled how she was taken to hospital after suffering heart pains amid the stress.
She said: ‘Kate was on the way here and she had pains in her chest and threw up on herself in her car.
‘I had a phone call and they go, “Oh, Kate’s in hospital,” so naturally your mind goes, “Oh, Kate’s in hospital with Derek.”
Kate Garraway’s friend has told of the horrifying moment she received a call to tell her the television presenter had been hospitalised amid Derek Draper’s health battle
Kate Garraway : Derek’s Story chronicles her husband Derek’s final year of life as he continued to battle the detrimental effects of long Covid after being left bed-bound by the virus
‘No, no, no Kate’s in hospital. Oh so what’s gone wrong here. That was a really horrible moment.
‘Forget where she wants to be and what she wants to keep on going and doing because work pays bills at the end of the day, especially for the costs that she has to cover.
‘All of that just didn’t matter in that moment. It was like, “Kate, you’re not ok”.’
Political lobbyist Derek died in January aged 56 following a long battle with Covid-19.
He was left needing round the clock care due to his severe physical and health needs, affecting Good Morning Britain anchor Kate and their teenage children Darcey, 18, and 14-year-old William, known as Billy.
Derek’s care cost £16,000 a month and Kate says she is now in survival mode as she faces between £500,00 and £800,000 debt.
Speaking to The Times, Kate said: ‘Derek’s needs were clearly so great, yet he didn’t warrant funded care — so you think, “If he isn’t getting it, then who is?”
‘To be fair to them, no one’s contacted me since he’s passed away to ask for that. They may well still do, but they haven’t as yet.
And in the ITV documentary, the broadcasters’s friend has recalled how she was taken to hospital after suffering heart pains amid the stress
Kate Garraway, 56, could have to pay a staggering fee of up to £800,000 for all the care used for her late husband Derek Draper
As the Good Morning Britain presenter, 56, spoke about the looming debt, she admitted she’s currently in ‘survival mode’, following Derek’s death
‘The bigger picture of the further appeals I haven’t addressed yet, because I’m still in survival mode. It’s supposed to be a system that’s meant to catch you if you fall. But actually, it feels like it’s trying to catch you out.’
Derek’s final moments were shown in the documentary on ITV on Tuesday, that will also capture him talking on camera about his battle for the first time.
He really ‘wanted to have his say’ despite his illness leaving him with very limited speech, according to The Sun.
The touching ITV documentary captures emotional moments alongside his children and his beloved wife Kate as he bravely fought the disease after four years.
A poignant moment from the documentary’s trailer, shows the former political advisor lying in bed as he wrote down in his notepad.
During a heart-wrenching moment from the clip, Derek says: ‘My name’s Derek Draper, I want you to hear my story.’
The GMB host can be seen sitting on his bed as she asked: ‘You’ve written Covid changed everything. Do you mean for you?,’ as Derek replied: ‘Yes.’
A source told the publication: ‘Derek really wanted to make this documentary and have his say. It was incredibly brave of him to let cameras into his home.’
The political lobbyist died in January aged 56 following a long tragic battle with Covid-19
Derek will reportedly be shown speaking on camera about his battle with Covid, in an emotional documentary depicting his final days
The touching ITV documentary will capture emotional moments alongside his children and his beloved wife Kat (pictured) as he bravely fought the disease after four years.
Speaking with co-host Ed Balls on Good Morning Britain, Kate admitted she ‘can’t quite believe’ that Derek, who died in January, isn’t with her to ‘watch his story’.
‘It’s been pretty emotional actually. Makes you want to jump in the screen and give him a hug.
Kate previously discussed how it feels to have completed the documentary, as she confessed it had been ‘pretty emotional’ working on it.
Speaking with co-host Ed Balls on Good Morning Britain, Kate admitted she ‘can’t quite believe’ that Derek isn’t with her to ‘watch his story’.
‘It’s been pretty emotional actually. Makes you want to jump in the screen and give him a hug.
‘You can’t quite believe that he’s not with us to watch his story. But, hopefully, it will be very useful for others who that are going through the same thing. That’s the dream and the wish.’
After viewers watched a trailer for the programme earlier this week, Ed added: ‘It was very moving to hear him speak in [that] clip we played a couple of days ago. Because at the same time, there’s a fragility but also it is absolutely the Derek I’ve known for 30 years.’
The psychotherapist really ‘wanted to have his say’ despite his illness leaving him with very limited speech, according to The Sun
During a heart-wrenching moment from the clip he says: ‘My name’s Derek Draper, I want you to hear my story’
The Good Morning Britain host can be seen sitting on his bed as she asked: ‘You’ve written Covid changed everything. Do you mean for you?,’ as Drake replied: ‘Yes’
Kate discussed how it feels to have completed the project, as she confessed it had been ‘pretty emotional’ working on it
Kate agreed as she continued: ‘You’re right, there’s fragility, vulnerability, obviously deep ill-health and damage, but yeah he was his own man until the end.’
The mother-of-two also explained that it was Derek’s decision to make the final documentary in the hope that it will bring a lot of help to people who are also suffering from long-term illness.
She explained: ‘It was his idea to make this and his story, so hopefully as I say, when it’s aired next Tuesday, it will bring a lot of help to a lot of people who are in the situation Derek’s in with long-term illness and those around them that care for them and the professional carers as well.’
Kate previously chronicled the impact of caring for her husband in two other ITV documentaries titled Finding Derek and Caring For Derek.
Read More: World News | Entertainment News | Celeb News
Mail Online
