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Lottie Gibbons

GMB's Kate Garraway says Derek is 'up and down' in latest update

Good Morning Britain's Kate Garraway said her husband Derek Draper is 'very up and down' as she issued a health update.

Derek returned to the family home earlier in April after spending more than 12 months in intensive care.

The 53-year-old former Labour lobbyist went into hospital in March last year after contracting coronavirus.

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Derek continues to need 24-hour care after returning home after more than a year in the hospital.

While Derek no longer has coronavirus, he has suffered a number of health problems, including kidney and liver failure.

Speaking about his progress on GMB, Kate said: "He’s very up and down. We’re certainly a long way out of the woods."

GMB co-host Alistair Campbell asked: "When Derek came home, it was just to come home not because he was necessarily well?"

Kate clarified: "Not because he was better, no.

"Being home has meant we’ve seen some things improve.

"Definitely having the family around, having the children around has provided stimulation and the problem is you latch onto the positives, which is good, because you have to, but there’s absolutely no doubt that there are huge challenges ahead."

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