{"id":186440,"date":"2023-12-10T05:40:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T05:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansapidnews.com\/?p=186440"},"modified":"2023-12-10T05:40:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T05:40:01","slug":"christmas-is-such-a-bittersweet-time-for-kate-garraway-her-old-life-isnt-here-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansapidnews.com\/celebrity\/christmas-is-such-a-bittersweet-time-for-kate-garraway-her-old-life-isnt-here-anymore\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Christmas is such a bittersweet time for Kate Garraway – her old life isn\u2019t here anymore\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

While Christmas is meant to be one of the happiest times of the year, for Kate Garraway it\u2019s full of emotion.<\/p>\n

This will be the fourth festive season since her husband of 18 years, Derek Draper, fell seriously ill with the Covid infection that has wreaked havoc with his health.<\/p>\n

As the Good Morning Britain presenter recently revealed, 56-year-old Derek has been back in hospital, and a source told OK!<\/b> that this time of year is full of mixed emotions for Kate. <\/p>\n

\u201cChristmas is a bittersweet time for her because in one sense she\u2019s got everything she wanted in life with her family and her work, but it\u2019s also a reminder of what she\u2019s lost,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAs much as Kate\u2019s committed to Derek and loves him, this time of year can be heartbreaking," they continued. "It\u2019s such an emotional time.\u201d <\/p>\n

Last week, Kate, 56, told the Loose Women panel her husband was in hospital again, just weeks before Christmas, but she appeared visibly relieved as she explained it wasn\u2019t \u201cfor horrific drama\u201d, but due to \u201clots of referrals and cancellations\u201d that delayed a planned procedure. <\/p>\n

Kate has already spent the past three and a half years juggling her role as mum to the couple\u2019s two children \u2013 Darcey, 17, and 14-year-old Billy \u2013 as well as advocating and caring for former lobbyist Derek, who initially spent more than two months in intensive care on a ventilator.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe whole family are hoping Derek will be well and at home for Christmas,\u201d our source told us.<\/p>\n

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They continued: \u201cIt would be so much nicer for her and the kids if he\u2019s at home with them so they can spend time together as a family. But it\u2019s a reminder that there are parts of their old life that just aren\u2019t here any more.\u201d<\/p>\n

Derek has been admitted to hospital on several occasions since his initial diagnosis in March 2020, often leaving Kate wondering if he would come home again.<\/p>\n

Writing in her recent memoir, The Strength Of Love: Embracing An Uncertain Future With Resilience And Optimism, Kate spoke honestly of the mental and physical toll his up-and-down progress had taken on her. <\/p>\n

Recalling a time Derek was \u201cblue-lighted back to hospital with another life-threatening development\u201d, she wrote, \u201cAgain, I\u2019d had the fear of losing him \u2013 the crisis just went on and on.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Following his latest hospital stay, our source said Kate is all too familiar with the emotional rollercoaster of caring for Derek. <\/p>\n

\u201cWork really keeps her going, she\u2019s always positive and hoping for the best, but progress is very slow,\u201d the source told us.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s got a great network of friends who rally round her, especially at this time of year, but she can\u2019t often relax and enjoy herself because she\u2019s thinking of Derek.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt times it\u2019s a lonely life. Derek is with her, but he\u2019s not the person she knew and fell in love with. But she\u2019s strong and will make sure it\u2019s a happy time for the family.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n