Kate Garraway’s husband Derek Draper is reportedly fighting for his life after suffering a heart attack.
The Good Morning Britain presenter, 56, is said to have cancelled all work commitments to be by her other half’s side after he fell “dangerously ill” last week.
Friends and family, their including children Darcey and Billy, are now “praying for a miracle” and insiders have said that Derek was “looking forward to Christmas” before his health took a turn for the worst.
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A source told The Sun: “Derek suffered a massive heart attack earlier this week which has left him fighting for his life all over again. It was sudden and a shock as he had been doing so well and was in great spirits, looking forward to Christmas at home with the family.
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“This setback has been a huge blow for his family and all the people caring for him. “Derek has fought so many times, and always, against all odds, come out the other side.”
Derek, 56, contracted Covid-19 in 2020 and ended up in a medically induced coma. In total, the 56-year-old spent 13 months in hospital with 24-hour care before being able to go back home. He has since been left with long-lasting organ damage and has been re-admitted to hospital several times over the past three years. Kate, who married Derek in 2005, has become his full-time carer.
Last month, Kate shared a heartbreaking update on Derek – something that she said she “hadn’t talked about” before. The TV favourite appeared on Loose Women and said: “He’s actually back in the hospital at the moment. I haven’t talked about this, but not the horrific drama fortunately, because there have been lots of, as we all experience, referrals and cancellations.”
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Kate went on: “He’s gotten back in for something that he began last year, which he needed the second part of which will hopefully mean he has more movement, physical fractures. So it’s a positive hospital thing. So he’s actually not at home at the moment. So when the visiting game, but hopefully won’t be in for too long.”
The former I’m A Celebrity star appeared on the ITV daytime show to discuss Carer’s Rights Day After speaking about her new book, which focuses on her care for her Derek, she explained: “It’s not that you want to be a ‘poor me’ about it because on the one hand I feel incredibly fortunate because so many hundreds of 1000s of people, everyday people lose people.
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“I talk in the book about grief and it took me a long time to admit that as a family we were grieving because I felt guilty because actual bereavement, so many are going through, that you feel that this is a lesser degree, but really, it is a kind of grief because you go through mini deaths when someone’s very ill.”
Kate was supported by the Loose Women ladies on the show, and so did the viewers. Over on X, formerly known as Twitter, one person said: “You’ve both got this.” Someone else added: “Keep going Kate. You are amazing.”
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