The former political lobbyist has been one of the worst affected cases to have survived coronavirus since contracting it in March 2020.
He was released from hospital last year but continues to experience health challenges, with Kate becoming his carer.
The Good Morning Britain host has kept her followers up to date with his progress over the past year, which has consisted of many ups and downs as Derek fought to survive.
Having spent many months in a state of minimal consciousness after being brought around from an induced coma, Derek still required 24-hour care at home.
The couple’s house has been modified to accommodate his mobility aids, but the family hope being around his family and his own surroundings will help Derek to improve day to day.
With Derek now having had to return to hospital, here is everything that he and Kate have faced so far.
Timeline of Derek Draper’s coronavirus battle
End of march 2020Derek Draper first contracts coronavirus
Derek and Kate both contracted coronavirus in March 2020, but while the Good Morning Britain presenter had a milder case, Derek’s illness was set to worsen.
April 24, 2020Derek is in induced coma
Doctors put Derek into an induced coma to help his body fight the effects of coronavirus.
Kate reveals that she speaks to him and plays music to him via video call but doesn’t know if he can hear her.
June 5, 2020 Derek is Covid-Free but body is badly affected by the virus
Kate revealed that Derek had fought off the Covid-19 infection but it had ‘wreaked extraordinary havoc’ on his body.
She is warned that his recovery is uncertain and he may remain in a coma for a year.
July 14, 2020 Kate is able to visit derek for first time after her return to GMB
Kate returned to work after doctors urged her not to put her life on hold and celebrated lockdown rule changes meaning she was able to visit Derek in hospital.
She and their two children, Darcey and William, had not been allowed to see Derek in hospital for four months due to visiting being suspended amid the pandemic.
September 6, 2020Derek loses eight stone in weight
Kate reveals that Derek’s illness has meant he lost eight stone in weight, much of it due to muscle wastage, after being in hospital for such a long time.
She says it was a ‘shock’ to see him for the first time as he was unconscious and wired up to several tubes in hospital.
October 30, 2020 Derek says his first word after coma
Kate revealed her heartbreak after Derek said his first word, revealing it to be ‘pain’.
While she was happy that he was progressing and able to articulate a word, Kate was devastated that it suggested he was in pain.
OCtober 31, 2020DErek is breathing without a ventilator
After 214 days in hospital, Derek was able to breathe without a ventilator once more.
Kate revealed that Derek’s tracheotomy tube had been removed and he was now breathing on his own without intervention.
She added that he still required some assistance through the night with his breathing, however.
March 23, 2021Finding DErek Documentary airs as Kate makes home wheelchair accessible for Derek
Kate shared the couple’s journey in a documentary, revealing that she had adapted their home to accommodate his mobility needs and equipment.
She also revealed that he had ‘no muscle left’ after spending so many months in bed.
April 8, 2021 Derek Returns home after more than a year in hospital
Kate and her children were over the moon as Derek was finally able to return home after over a year in hospital.
While he still faces a ‘long and gruelling’ recovery, Derek will receive round the clock care in the family home.
May 23, 2021Kate Garraway reveals Derek Draper ‘can’t really move’ as he remains ‘devastated by Covid’
Kate shared an update on her husband Derek , revealing his ‘communication is very minimal’ and ‘he can’t really move’.
NOVEMber 3, 2021Kate Garraway packs up Derek Draper’s office following Covid battle after putting it off because it’s ‘so emotional’
Derek had worked as a psychotherapist before he was hospitalised with Covid-19 at the start of the pandemic.
December 5, 2021kate goes on Pier’s Morgan’s Life stories
Kate Garraway revealed emotional moment husband Derek Draper said ‘I love you’ for first time since Covid ordeal.
December 27, 2021Derek Draper beams on first outing with Kate Garraway since horrific Covid battle and ‘bumpy’ Christmas
Derek was seen smiling on a rare family outing after his battle with coronavirus.
january 4, 2022Kate reveals husband Derek is ‘phenomenally fatigued’ and ‘very weak’ following family panto trip
‘We thought it was worth it and I know he did too,’ she said. ‘It took everything out of him. We don’t know what this year is going to bring.’
febuary 17, 2022Kate says Derek’s mental health ‘must be’ suffering as his brain ‘terribly affected’ by Covid
Kate gave a sombre update on the health of husband Derek Draper.
february 22, 2022caring for derek reveals touching moments form recovery
A preview clip of the new ITV film was shown on Tuesday’s episode of Good Morning Britain, with Kate explaining that the footage still makes her emotional.
APRIL 22 2022KATE ‘REUNITED’ WITH NURSE WHO CARED FOR DEREK IN HOSPITAL
The presenter had an emotional surprise when she learned that nurse Beth Dixon, who was being interviewed on Good Morning Britain, had been among those looking after Derek.
JUNE 12 2022KATE REVEALS DEREK HAS BEEN ‘IN AND OUT OF HOSPITAL’
The presenter took to Instagram to tell her followers the news, saying recent weeks had left her ‘exhausted and very fretful’.
JULY 6 2022KATE SAYS DEREK IS BACK IN HOSPITAL
Speaking at the Tric Awards in London, she responded to a question from The Sun about Derek: ‘He’s ok, he’s back in hospital actually, so that’s a development. There we are.’
DEREK REPORTED TO BE ‘IN VERY SERIOUS CONDITION IN HOSPITAL’
Kate pulls out of presenting Good Morning Britain as a source says the family are ‘very worried’ about Derek’s condition. An ITV spokesperson said: ‘Kate is taking some time off work over the next few days, and is hoping to be back to her normal presenting duties as soon as possible.’
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