Earlier this year, Kate Garraway had the nation’s sympathies when she lost her husband Derek Draper to the long-term effects of COVID. But it was the light she shone on the crippling costs people are faced with when caring for their loved ones that left everyone shocked. The presenter revealed she’d been left with huge debts as his care costs exceeded her salary from ITV. ‘I’m somebody that is very well paid and so I just feel a shame that I couldn’t make it work,’ Kate said. It is estimated that almost six million people in the UK are providing unpaid care to people with long-term health conditions or problems related to old age. As the
