KATE Garraway has revealed how she has been sometimes “frustrated, emotional and depressed” caring for Derek, but desperately “wants him to survive”.
The Good Morning Britain star, 55, has reflected on a tough two years since her husband was first hospitalised with coronavirus.
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Kate has been very honest about her journey with Derek, and today gave an update on how she has felt during this tough time.
Taking to Instagram to commemorate World Mental Health Day, she talked candidly about her feelings.
Kate talked to fans about the ups and downs of being a carer, and how she had found life tough at times, looking after her stricken husband.
She talked about the documentary she made, Finding Derek, which showed how much her family’s life had changed over the last two years.
Speaking to the camera she said: “In the documentary you saw me frustrated, depressed, emotional.
“And I’ve been all of those and more in recent weeks and months and more.
“Because that’s the thing with caring, you want it to carry on because you want the person to be surviving and still with you, so that you CAN care for them, but there isn’t an end point and it doesn’t get any easier.”
Last month Derek returned to hospital for a “serious” medical procedure.
It was the latest setback in his continued recovery from the illness that ravaged his organs.
Battling Derek, who was first hospitalised in March 2020, had an operation on his kidneys.
A source said at the time: “This is another hammer blow for poor Derek.
“He is giving the fight against Covid his absolute all, but his kidneys have suffered some pretty serious damage.
“Doctors explained there was no alternative but to operate. Of course Kate and the family are worried but she’s been reassured the procedure itself is routine.
“Everyone has everything crossed, and Kate is being her usual stoical self and keeping everything running, business as usual, on the home front.”
Ex-spin doctor Derek was Britain’s longest suffering hospital in-patient after contracting the virus.
He suffered significant, and lasting, damage to his organs after being put on a ventilator in intensive care.
Mum-of-two Kate had to take time off Good Morning Britain and her Smooth FM radio show to look after her husband.
She has now returned to both jobs. It later emerged Derek was battling life-threatening sepsis.
Kate has released two documentaries detailing Derek’s fight against the virus.
Viewers were left in tears at the toll Covid has had on the dad-of-two.
As well as helping him with basic bodily functions – and doing seven loads of washing a day – Kate has had her London home adapted to help Derek settle back into family life.
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