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Kate Garraway shares message from Derek after admitting 'frustrations' over caring for him

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Good Morning Britain presenter Kate Garraway, 55, videoed herself in her back garden thanking viewers and fans for voting for her ITV documentary Caring for Derek to pick up a prize at the upcoming National Television Awards (NTAs).

As part of the video, Kate took the opportunity to share how she sometimes feels “frustrated, emotional and depressed" caring for her husband Derek Draper, 55, who is one of the UK’s longest-suffering COVID-19 patients.The TV personality said: “In the documentary [Caring For Derek] you saw me frustrated, depressed, emotional, and I've been all of those and more in recent weeks and months.“Because that's the thing with caring, you want it to carry on because you want the person to be surviving and still with you, so that you can care for them.“But there isn't an end point and it doesn't get any easier.”Speaking on World Mental Health Day, Kate added: “As much as you don’t begrudge doing it, it is very very hard.”With the cost of living crisis looming over many carers and their loved ones, Kate has partnered with multiple charities to continue supporting those who are looking after loved ones or who work as carers on a daily basis.One charity, Carers First, found the shocking statistic that 93 percent of carers say that they “can’t sleep because they are so terrified about the future".“More than half say that they have severe mental health problems,” Kate explained.“Let's be honest, every single one of us in this country will either need care ourselves or will have to be a carer for someone at some point in our lives.“It’s just the way life is.

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