The work the various NHS staff have provided was interesting to read about, so many different people involved in the rehabilitation of one patient. With photos on the back of the book, and in the middle - you can’t help but feel empathetic to Kate - even though 99. 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 wanted to read this as a 'human interest' rather than a 'celebrity' book and was not disappointed.

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I am very glad Kate has written this book as I think it something that will move many in the nation and give everyone something to relate to.I borrowed a copy of this book by Kate Garraway from BorrowBox the digital lending side of the local Library. The book is set during the lockdown and tells how she and her husband caught coronavirus, and while she speaks little of her own battle. Everyone remembers hearing the news that we were in a pandemic, but none of us (well I certainly didn’t expect this to still be here nearly 3 years down the line). At the time of Derek’s admission and Kate telling him, he was having his car tyre changed, and had since confessed he feels sick every time he passes the place.

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What an amazing book and what an amazing woman who I saw for years on tv and only recently realised how amazingly strong.Despite the sad content this book is very inspiring and makes us realise the destruction that COVID has caused.

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It is an honest account of the turmoil she went through during that eventful period in March 2020 and still continues to go through each and every day with her husband Derek.However at the time despite wanting to desperately read the same, I was a bit unsure of picking this up. However, it was an interesting read, and knowing some of her story through her documentary on her husband ensured some of the book was very familiar. Reading about Derek's life before he became ill and how the virus has overrun his mind and body is very sad. The book explained how he got ill, they weren’t sure it was Covid and then he progressively deteriorated.