Kate Garraway describes Derek Draper's final moments in first TV interview since funeralGood Morning Britain, ITV
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00:00 So it was a challenge to not make, and we knew Derek could still hear,
00:07 even though he couldn't open his eyes or speak,
00:10 it was a challenge to make sure he knew that he wasn't letting us down
00:15 because he couldn't get through this last one, you know?
00:19 And they were so beautiful, the children, about that.
00:22 Individually, they had time with him on their own as well as all of us together.
00:27 And Darcy said, "Dad, if you can't do this, we'll be OK.
00:32 "You release yourself if you need to go. Don't worry about us."
00:37 And I thought that was extraordinarily brave.
00:40 And I had similar conversations and a chance to hold his hand and smell his skin
00:47 and say, "We're here all the way through."
00:51 And some people don't get that. Some people don't have that.