Kate Garraway has said how looking after her husband Derek Draper, who has suffered long-lasting health issues from Covid-19 and needs constant care, has left her feeling 'very, very alone'.
Kate Garraway has said how looking after her husband Derek Draper, who has suffered long-lasting health issues from Covid-19 and needs constant care, has left her feeling "very, very alone".The Smooth Radio presenter told LBC presenter Shelagh Fogarty on Wednesday that being a carer for Mr Draper has transformed her life.
"A lovely internet online group popped up and said 'we’re organising coffees for everyone to talk', and I thought 'how wonderful that that is there'. However I don’t know how a carer could get there - because most carers can’t really [leave the home] unless they’ve got someone else.Kate said she wanted to make the documentary because everyone is likely to need a carer, or care for someone else.
Policing eco protests on London's roads taking ‘hundreds’ of officers away from front line duties, says Met chief "There were so many nights in hospital when I prayed to have the chance to care for Derek, because I thought that’s live or die.Kate Garraway meeting then-Prince Charles earlier this year.Shelagh was also a carer for her mother, who has since passed away, and Kate compared their experiences.
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