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The Independent UK
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Saman Javed

Kate Garraway opens up about ‘frustrating, emotional’ reality of caring for husband Derek Draper

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Kate Garraway has reflected on the reality of being a carer as she opened up about feeling “frustrated, depressed and emotional” since her husband, Derek Draper, fell ill.

Draper was hospitalised with Covid-19 in March 2020 and was later placed under a medically induced coma. He woke up several months later and was discharged in April 2021 – more than 12 months after he was first admitted.

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