Broadcaster Kate Garraway has talked about how her relationship with her husband has changed since becoming his carer. Derek Draper, a 54-year-old former political adviser, fell seriously ill after contracting Covid-19 in March 2020.
He is now free of the virus but has suffered long-lasting damage to his organs and requires care at home. Speaking to Good Housekeeping as the magazine’s August cover star, Garraway, 55, told how she has had to find new ways to form a closeness with her husband after “so much has changed”.
“When you nearly lose someone, it certainly brings everything into sharp focus,” she told the magazine. “In many ways, we’re still learning how we are as man and wife, as so much has changed.
