Kate Garraway's husband Derek Draper cries he's 'pathetic' in heart-breaking moment before tragic death

Kate Garraway's late husband will be seen crying and branded himself 'pathetic' in a heartbreaking moment before his death. The last year of Derek Draper's life is set to feature in a the documentary, Kate Garraway: Derek's Story, on Tuesday night (March 26).

The documentary grants close access to Derek, who tragically died in January, and his wife and the film provides an insight into his personal struggles with illness and highlights the challenges faced by millions of people in the UK living with serious illness and disability and those who care for them.

Kate announced on January 5 that her husband and father of her two children - Darcey and Billy - had sadly passed away, almost four years after the former Labour lobbyist-turned-psychotherapist became ill with Covid at the start of the pandemic in March 2020 before spending a year in hospital.

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The 56-year-old then fell seriously ill before Christmas after suffering a cardiac arrest and died on January 3 aged 56 with Kate explaining that "the damage inflicted by Covid in March 2020, led to further complications."

Kate has since confirmed that Derek suffered the cardiac arrest while staying at a brain cell clinic in Mexico while she was mid-flight on her way to collect him. Though doctors were able to restart his heart, he never regained consciousness and after being flown home, he "slipped away" with his wife and children by his side.

In the programme, Kate explains that she is not strong enough to push her husband’s wheelchair or get him into bed. One scene shows him undergoing