The Power Of Hope: The moving no.1 bestselling memoir from TV’s Kate Garraway

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Kate's book movingly shares her experience of the Covid pandemic which affected her dear husband, Derek, so profoundly. The quote above, from Vaclav Havel, is used on the flyleaf and encapsulates Kate's struggle to find, define and hang on to hope through the dreadful ordeal of her husband's battle with Covid. I watched the documentary recently, and was intrigued to hear further of how much her and her family have suffered. It illustrated how difficult the first lockdown was for every single one of us and how our 'plow on through' attitude was replaced by a feeling of apathy and despair that affected everyone in the countries mental health, that we are still trying to bounce back from and regain our positivity .

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I literally cried at one part where she mentions her great friend and fellow TV presenter Ben Shepherd. Having followed Kate Garraway for a long time, I have been watching in shock, disbelief and sadness of how badly her husband Derek has been left damaged from the after effects of long Covid. At times it was a really hard read, and I think it made me panic sometimes as the delta varient was on the increase in our area, but her message is so true.This is a book that I can thoroughly recommend to others, it is definitely an eye opener in more ways than one. Kate had to learn what all the medical terminology was, what the future may hold for her husband, and more importantly whether Kate could continue to be there for her children as well as her husband. Kate's exceptional courage, positivity and warmth shine through on every page, making The Power of Hope a truly inspiring read that will resonate with all of us whose lives continue to be touched by the virus. My heart goes out to all the survivors of Covid-19 and to the families of those that have passed away. The book explained how he got ill, they weren’t sure it was Covid and then he progressively deteriorated.

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What is sad, is that even though he pulled through the Covid he has been left with considerable disabilities, including a minimal state of consciousness and he hasn’t pulled through (well only in small snippets). I honestly felt like I was on the journey with them and was lost for words at multiple points in the book, whenever there was a tiny bit of hope in Derek’s progress I felt so positive, even though I knew the updates from his current state.I found this a very insightful look into the life that Kate Garraway, her husband Derek Draper and their two children found themselves in following him having contracted Covid-19 and how it has impacted on them. Reading about Derek's life before he became ill and how the virus has overrun his mind and body is very sad.