Kate Garraway reveals touching note her husband left for her before going into coma

Kate Garraway revealed the touching note her husband Derek left for her before he went into a coma with coronavirus.

The Smooth presenter's husband Derek Draper, 52, remains seriously ill after waking from a coma induced more than 100 days ago after he contracted Covid-19.

And speaking to James O'Brien, she revealed the beautiful notes her husband left for her.

She said: "He left a note in a suitcase, because I'd had to go away overnight just before he got sick, saying 'This is going to be our year and you're doing so brilliantly'.

"I saw it at the time, then found it again when I had to pack some things to take in for him because they've allowed him to have pictures, an iPad and things like that.

"When he was going into the coma - it's a complicated message in hindsight because he was actually really wanting to go into the coma because he was finding it so hard to breath and felt like he was suffocating.

"So he was texting me saying 'Persuade them, you're good at this'. Persuade them to put him in a coma!

"I was saying 'Listen, I am, but they're saying it's better for you not to. You have to stick with it.'

"But shortly after, they rang me and said they were with him now and had to put him in to a coma and I could speak to him and he shouted 'I love you, you saved my life, thank you.'

"I said it wasn't me, they're doing it for them. But he said no, I don't mean now, I mean you saved my life, the children, the family, everything. It's everything.

"He said 'I've got to leave you, but it'll just be for 3-5 days. And that was more than 100 days ago."

Kate said "there is hope" that her husband can recover having been in a coma for months after contracting coronavirus.

She has said she will remain positive for her husband Derek Draper, 52, as her husband remains seriously ill after waking from a coma induced more than 100 days ago.

Kate thanked well-wishers after receiving an outpouring of support from around the country.

She said life is about "living and laughing" and that she hoped she would be able to have those things back soon.

Speaking to James O'Brien on LBC, she said she had been "totally focussing on the moment" to help her make it through after being "gripped with fear" due to the seriousness of her husband's illness.

Kate also praised the amazing work of the NHS team who kept him alive after he opened his eyes for the first time.

"Even when I called the ambulance, I tidied up the hall - it was only when the ambulance arrived I thought, gosh I can't believe I'm disturbing the ambulance.

"They came and did blood tests and said we need to go to hospital now. Even for the first week or so it all looked relatively positive even though we were worried out of our wits.

"It suddenly went wham and they said we need to put him in a coma now."

She said the situation deteriorated overnight to a point where Derek was "hanging by a thread."

"What we've all learnt is that this isn't just a lung disease, it's a virus that affects every cell in the body."

"They say he's the sickest person they've ever treated, because of the way it's affected him. He's clear of covid but he's dealing with the damage."

She said before he went into his coma he had left a note saying "this is going to be our year" - she found it when she had packed a suitcase for him.

She also revealed Derek told her to try and persuade medics to put him into a coma because of the difficulty he was having with breathing.

She said Derek's family were "in bits" and it was particularly hard for them as they have been unable to visit him.

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[Pennylee]

Absolutely shocking the disparaging comments on here about this 😢 RIP Derek.

[georgedonaldson]

Cant wait for the Derek action toy to come out. Hopefully she gets it in the shops for Christmas. I'd hate her to miss out on any money.

[dingopisscreek]

have you ever wondered why the majority of you tube videos about her and her hubby are comment blocked? could it be that they expect abuse and are trying to limit it??

[andrewsteele]

Carn't wait for Derek the musical coming to a theatre near you.

[psychologyphd]

I’m sorry but he did not look after himself and he was unhealthy and overweight and that is why it had such an effect on his body. People need to take better care of themselves- exercise, eat a balanced diet etc it’s devastating but evidence shows that being healthy meant you were less likely to have been impacted by covid

[imluvinyourmum]

Funny how the all the B-list celebs have been affected so tragically by the flu.

[RobBob]

keep milking it kate, you might even get an MBE.. bingo ! whats next an Oscar ?

[alexcassel]

When he used to work on labour List, Derek used to tell political lies for a living. Makes you think

[TugaQueen]

I feel for her for losing her husband, but like her many lost their loved ones and it wasn't so publicised like this.... why is he so special? And to do a documentary?? Why not do documentary in general of how everyone has been affected mentally and physically 🙄

[gkolluru]

Wow, I don't know this family because I'm not British, but just heard about this awful story and looking at the comments below -- horrible people are not confined just to the US!

[kreigrastalovich]

There's got to be a book coming out with all this media attention.

[adpmac]

Derek Drapers Wikipedia page reads like a man who would happily spend a year in bed for a bundle of cash. I ain't buying it, but plenty of morons did and still are and will literally part with cash for this woman's story about it in a book. Jfc

[LorraineGilbert-wh]

There were some awful comments made. It could have been you

[Themis]

Just here for the comments 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[kingkerwick]

"There's no such thing as coma's though is there, there's just lazy people who like to sleep all the time and people who hate coma's "

- James "Bagpuss" O'Brien.

[mrfarkyhars]

If you want some actual Covid truth YouTube: Vernon Coleman

[Themis]

The Note. The new west end musical coming soon.

[patrickh]

48 miserable people down thumbed this.

[alexcassel]

I'm sceptical medical professionals use terminology like 'hes hanging by a thread' but a hack presstiture journalist with a book ikes a soundbite

[Blackhawk]

Brave lady shouldn't be talking to that ogre