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Kate Garraway has exposed that she still awakens in the the night panicking that she hasn't offered her late hubby Derek Draper his medicine.
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The TV speaker and broadcaster, 58, reflected on his end of life care in an honest brand-new interview on Wednesday.
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Derek passed away at the age of 56 in January 2024 following a four-year battle with long Covid.
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Speaking in The Sun, she told of how those tough years remain in her thoughts.
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She discussed: 'I still awaken in the middle of the night worrying that I haven't provided him his medicine, or that I have forgotten to move him every hour to avoid the painful contractions in his limbs.
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Kate Garraway has actually revealed that she still gets up in the the night worrying that she hasn't given her late spouse Derek Draper his medicine
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The TV presenter and broadcaster, 58, reviewed his end of life care in an honest new interview on Wednesday
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'The next second I realise he no longer requires that care. There is a moment of relief - that I did not let him down - before a [tsunami](https://www.homesofrockies.com) of sadness hits.
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'Caring takes over your whole life. You do not resent it, but you suffer due to the fact that of it.'
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In 2023, Kate was hospitalised with 'agonizing' chest discomforts after suffering severe stress while husband Derek was in recovery.
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She required medical help of her own after being woken by the 2am alarm she sets each night for Good Morning Britain - and finding she couldn't move to turn it off.
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In her book, The Strength Of Love, the presenter described how she then felt a 'searing discomfort' in her chest and was instantly taken to the closest A&E for tests.
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Kate has actually been hectic juggling a hectic work schedule, as the true extent of her debts are revealed.
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She has honestly talked about how she has been left with debts between ₤ 500,000 and ₤ 800,000 after taking care of her [late spouse](https://dreampropertiespr.com) Derek.
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In addition to taking on debts connected to the ₤ 16,000 a month expenses for his care, a new liquidator's report has revealed the large tax costs that are yet to be paid by Derek's now-defunct psychotherapeutic company Astra Aspera.
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Derek died at the age of 56 in January 2024 following a four-year battle with long Covid (seen in 2007)
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She explained: 'I still wake up in the middle of the night panicking that I have not provided him his medication'
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The company, which was jointly controlled by Kate, went bust owing numerous countless pounds to lenders, consisting of a big costs to HMRC.
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Kate has been busy promoting her numerous work tasks as her debts loom over her however it's not the very first time the broadcaster has had to handle financial problems.
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In 2012, 2 other companies collectively managed by Derek and Kate folded.
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Fulfill Media Ltd had debts amounting to ₤ 922,807, that included ₤ 88,486 owed to HMRC, ₤ 90,882 to trade lenders, and ₤ 462,808 in 'third party loans'.
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At the same time, Countrymouse Media Ltd, was liquidated owing ₤ 189,121, that [included](https://www.vendacasas24.com) ₤ 98,944 to the taxman and ₤ 48,000 on an overdrawn directors loan account. Derek and Kate were both [personally owed](https://restosales.net) ₤ 24,000 each by the business.
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In January 2024, it was reported that Kate may have to sell the home to repay her existing financial obligations with one source saying: 'It has cost hundreds of countless pounds to take care of Derek and do whatever she might to get him much better but it's left her having a hard time.'
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But hard-working Kate has been on a self-promotion blitz in the middle of her latest financial woes.
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[Alongside](https://ezestate.net) her regular GMB work, the star plugged her Smooth Radio reveal this week, revealing she was 'chuffed' that the lunchtime program now reached 2.8 million listeners.
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She has actually also been teasing her signing in possibly one of the most awaited TV programs of year - Celebrity Traitors.
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In addition to the similarity Stephen Fry, Alan Carr and Jonathan Ross Kate headed to [Scotland](https://marakicity.com) a couple of weeks ago to film the spin off of the blockbuster BBC series.
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Meanwhile, in February she was revealed as the host of a brand-new Dubai-set podcast and YouTube series - DXB Unheard.
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Each of the 8 episodes, which are launched weekly, function interviews with Emiratis and Dubai homeowners 'who have left an enduring mark on the city.'
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She filmed the series last year and has admitted that she discovered it 'intriguing' to find out about how people lived their lives at a time when she was contemplating her future strategies.
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Kate previously revealed that Derek's ₤ 16,000-a-month care costs eclipsed her GMB wage, admitting in a 2023 interview that she could not even pay for to have the heating on in October.
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Kate Garraway was hospitalised with 'distressing' chest pains due to tension amidst [partner](https://rsw-haus.de) Derek Draper's COVID-19 battle: 'I thought I was having a cardiac arrest'
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Speaking before her hubby's death, Kate stated: ['Derek's care](https://bedsby.com) costs more than my salary from ITV which is before you spend for a mortgage, before you pay any [household](https://trinidadrealestate.co.tt) costs, before you spend for anything for the kids, so we are at a crunch point.
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'I owe money. I can't make sufficient cash to cover my financial obligation because I am managing Derek's care and I can't even use the money I do need to support Derek's recovery, since it's going on the basics all the time.'
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In May last year, Kate openly revealed she's resorted to withdrawing cash from her [pension](https://qheemrealty.com) pot to pay the big expenses throughout a discussion about the NHS and personal care on GMB.
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Sharing the outcomes of a survey that exposed one in five Brits are getting themselves into financial obligation while funding private healthcare, she confessed: 'I am doing something similar myself.
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'I have had to withdraw the bit you can tax complimentary from my pension to pay for belated expenses for my husband, who has actually now passed away.
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'People are needing to do things - it wasn't a huge pension in the very first location - which aren't what they conserved for.'
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Addressing the most recent HMRC filing, Kate's spokesperson informed MailOnline on Wednesday that the 'shocked' TV star 'doesn't recognise these figures' and [touches](https://www.grad-group.com) with HMRC to ensure she ['honours](https://trianglebnb.com) what is needed'.
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In 2023 Kate was even hospitalised with 'excruciating' chest discomforts after suffering extreme stress while husband Derek was in recovery
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Their [statement](https://www.jukiwa.co.ke) read: 'Kate has actually fulfilled all that the liquidators of Derek's company have requested and more over the past 4 years.
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'She does not identify these figures and is stunned that it's existing in this way by them.
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'Taking care of Derek and supporting her family when Derek might no longer run his own services has actually taken a huge monetary toll on her but she's to put things right.
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'She is in consistent contact with HMRC to ensure she honours what's needed from Derek's now defunct company.'
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