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Emotional moment Derek Draper calls himself 'pathetic' as he attempts to lift himself out of his wheelchair in heart-wrenching scenes on Kate Garraway documentary


In emotional scenes during Kate Garraway 's Derek Draper documentary, Derek called himself 'pathetic' as he struggled to lift himself out of his wheelchair.

The heart-wrenching ITV documentary, which was filmed in May 2023, confronts the reality of Derek’s struggles and the effect on those around him in never-before-seen images and footage. Kate's late husband was plagued with health woes after contracting Covid in March 2020, which saw him put in a coma, battle sepsis and left with difficulties communicating. Derek’s Story features him talking on camera for the first time since his health battle as he admitted: 'I want to be heard.'

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