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Kate Garraway's Derek Draper documentary reveals a painful false hope after he lifted himself from his wheelchair and WALKED again just a week before his death
Derek Draper was so far on the mend that he had finally managed to walk just nine days before suffering what proved to be a fatal cardiac arrest.
Wearing an oversized maroon jumper, Mr Draper was lightly aided by his carer Jake and a walking frame - a far cry from the man viewers saw earlier in the programme barely able to swallow a spoonful of Weetabix. The Good Morning Britain presenter shockingly revealed the financial strain paying for Mr Draper's care bills has left her in, so much so that she couldn't afford to have the heating on last October. Mr Draper was only able to say one or two words at a time after the coma damaged his vocal cords but during one particularly distressing moment, he was heard in a rough bout of depression shouting 'You're so mean to me' to a bewildered Ms Garraway.
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