KEEP ON, KATE
Kate Garraway shares moving pic from husband Derek Draper’s hospital ward amid ‘grim’ time
KATE Garraway has shared an inspiring message from husband Derek Draper’s hospital ward amid “grim” time.
The TV presenter’s husband Derek Draper remains very ill in hospital after he contracted coronavirus in March 2020.
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Kate has been very open about her husband's life-threatening condition with her fans and shared the inspirational message.
Posting the photo of the white board urging everyone to “keep on”, Kate captioned the snap: “Written on a white board on Derek’s ward to spur on staff and patients - not sure if have walked passed it before or its new, but definitely spoke to me today.
“Wonderful words as we brace ourselves for another week in these grim times- see you from 6 a.m on @gmb with a smile 😃. 💕💕”
Kate’s followers rushed to show the telly favourite their support.
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One wrote: “Sending load of love and hugs”
“Keep strong you are doing amazing 💪💕,” added another.
A third rallied: “Never have I ever seen such an amazing human as you are, you are going through so much yet you always see the positive (or you always voice the positive) I think you are remarkable you have handled yourself with such grace and your strength is astonishing. What an inspirational woman you are. Hoping and praying everyday Derek will make positive improvements xxxx”
On September 29, 2020, it was revealed how Derek is now the country’s longest-fighting Covid-19 patient after marking six months in hospital.
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He was hospitalised on March 28, 2020, and has spent his 184th day in and out of intensive care.
In August 2020, Fatima Bridle returned home following a then record-breaking 141 days in hospital, including 105 on a ventilator.
Kate revealed she's tempted to show coronavirus rule-breakers a picture of ill husband Derek as she warned "you don't want this in your life".
Show host Susanna Reid asked Kate how she felt about the growing feeling of fatigue with the rules as more and more people complain about wearing masks and having their social lives restricted.
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It came after Boris Johnson's dad Stanley was pictured in a shop without a face covering, while former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn enjoyed a dinner party with nine guests - three more than the rules allow.
Kate said: "I have huge sympathy with people who are fed up with it. I think if you haven't been directly touched by it, you haven't seen the devastation, your life has been devastated, your livelihood, your ability to feel a sense of joy, you're going to get frustrated.
"It does make me tempted to show a pic of Derek in his current state and say 'you don't want this in your life. You don't know who it will affect and how. So stick to it.'"
She continued: "There’s huge confusion around it, but we kind of know wearing a mask, social distancing, we know the basics, and we have to do our best in the muddle."
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