The family of one of Britain’s longest-surviving Covid patients has sent a message of hope to TV presenter Kate Garraway, urging her: “Don’t give up.” Jeremy Clough, 48, was blue-lighted to hospital on March 26 – four days before Kate’s husband Derek Draper fell ill.
But while Derek, 53, remains very ill, security guard Jeremy is learning to walk again in a hospital rehabilitation unit after spending a month in a coma and 16 weeks in a high-dependency unit.
Jeremy’s story mirrors that of Derek’s whose family’s anguish was laid bare in an ITV documentary by Good Morning Britain star Kate this week.
Jeremy’s sister Nicola, 45, said: “Watching Kate’s struggle left me in tears as it resonated with our family. I recognised that look of confusion