I knew Derek for many years and seeing him out, although looking so frail, did make me feel happy for him, that there’s an improvement enough for him to leave the the family home.
Derek is someone with a burning desire to make change. i actually became politically active as a result of something he did as a teenager, as did many others, including a current MP.
i look at him and Kate and think, yes, derek is changing lives, in a way noone would want to. Kate has already spoken of some of dereks experimental treatments becoming mainstream as a result.
kate is also speaking Up for carers, using her public platform for people who are not often listened to.
I so hope that with further advances in care and treatment derek will be able to able to speak for himself.
I know he will have an awful lot to say!