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Post by atillathehoneybee on Mar 26, 2024 19:58:13 GMT
800k in debt thru caring for her late hubby.
Conna fathom it, she was still working, they would have had insurance, just dunna add up.
Publicity, cry for sympathy.
The Kangaroo court , aka The Oatcake, is now in session...
Let you decide.
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Post by mickeythemaestro on Mar 26, 2024 20:01:32 GMT
800k in debt thru caring for her late hubby. Conna fathom it, she was still working, they would have had insurance, just dunna add up. Publicity, cry for sympathy. The Kangaroo court , aka The Oatcake, is now in session... Let you decide. Poor lass has had a horrific time. And I guess just cos you're on the telly doesn't mean you've millions at your disposal. I hope she can sort it out and her family can get on with their lives 🙏
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Post by shakermaker on Mar 26, 2024 20:14:44 GMT
800k in debt thru caring for her late hubby. Conna fathom it, she was still working, they would have had insurance, just dunna add up. Publicity, cry for sympathy. The Kangaroo court , aka The Oatcake, is now in session... Let you decide. Poor lass has had a horrific time. And I guess just cos you're on the telly doesn't mean you've millions at your disposal. I hope she can sort it out and her family can get on with their lives 🙏 She’s on £544k a year. That’s on a level as many CEOs of multinational organisations. That’s notwithstanding the additional fees she’ll have earned from the Derek shows and interviews. With that kind of money, I’m surprised she still finds herself in debt.
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Post by stoke1989 on Mar 26, 2024 20:14:51 GMT
Tragic that she lost a loved one, but she's not first or last, never documentary worthy, loads of holes in her stories she's seelling/telling if you look into it. Embarrassing. Great Rack though.
RIP Derek
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Post by svengaliinplatforms on Mar 26, 2024 20:16:40 GMT
800k in debt thru caring for her late hubby. Conna fathom it, she was still working, they would have had insurance, just dunna add up. Publicity, cry for sympathy. The Kangaroo court , aka The Oatcake, is now in session... Let you decide. They would have had insurance? You can't just assume that. If me or the Mrs needed Full Time care tomorrow, we're not insured to cover the loss of either income. I'd imagine the premiums would be mammoth, for a start.
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Post by mickeythemaestro on Mar 26, 2024 20:19:07 GMT
Poor lass has had a horrific time. And I guess just cos you're on the telly doesn't mean you've millions at your disposal. I hope she can sort it out and her family can get on with their lives 🙏 She’s on £544k a year. That’s on a level as many CEOs of multinational organisations. That’s notwithstanding the additional fees she’ll have earned from the Derek shows and interviews. With that kind of money, I’m surprised she still finds herself in debt. She should be okay then if she's still earning that. I'll refuse to get onto a slagging her off bandwagon though just because she's "rich". Not saying you are. Just hoping this thread doesn't descend into that...
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Post by atillathehoneybee on Mar 26, 2024 21:07:27 GMT
800k in debt thru caring for her late hubby. Conna fathom it, she was still working, they would have had insurance, just dunna add up. Publicity, cry for sympathy. The Kangaroo court , aka The Oatcake, is now in session... Let you decide. They would have had insurance? You can't just assume that. If me or the Mrs needed Full Time care tomorrow, we're not insured to cover the loss of either income. I'd imagine the premiums would be mammoth, for a start. Its all relative. If yr on 28k a year the premiums would put a huge debt in yr disposable, and probably make it untenable, if yr on 1/2 a mill a year then it's a relative drop in the ocean...
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Post by atillathehoneybee on Mar 26, 2024 21:09:40 GMT
She’s on £544k a year. That’s on a level as many CEOs of multinational organisations. That’s notwithstanding the additional fees she’ll have earned from the Derek shows and interviews. With that kind of money, I’m surprised she still finds herself in debt. She should be okay then if she's still earning that. I'll refuse to get onto a slagging her off bandwagon though just because she's "rich". Not saying you are. Just hoping this thread doesn't descend into that... Not slagging her off, but it's just a bit undignified, maybe a book deal is in the offing, bet her agent is busier than a Baltimore scrap dealer.
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Post by mickeythemaestro on Mar 26, 2024 21:14:18 GMT
She should be okay then if she's still earning that. I'll refuse to get onto a slagging her off bandwagon though just because she's "rich". Not saying you are. Just hoping this thread doesn't descend into that... Not slagging her off, but it's just a bit undignified, maybe a book deal is in the offing, bet her agent is busier than a Baltimore scrap dealer. I've not read anything about it to be fair. And I probably won't. All I'm thinking is she's just watched her husband die a slow and horrible death at a pretty young age. It must have been horrible for all close family and friends.
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Post by salopstick on Mar 26, 2024 21:22:55 GMT
Don’t know the ins and outs but did read about her debt woes.
Fully understand the position she’s in.
In the current climate if you are on £500k plus a year before the endorsements, extra shows, books etc come in it’s a bit crass to do your moaning in public and maybe paid for the interview
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Post by smallthorner on Mar 26, 2024 21:26:08 GMT
I've utmost sympathy for her loss and can't imagine the stress and anguish she's been through.
But... anyone earning 500k per annum should not be in financial difficulties.
Even if it means downsizing.
And they are negligent if they didn't have life insurance.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Mar 26, 2024 21:59:53 GMT
Shes grieving and making the best of what she can. It’s not a road I’d go down but maybe it makes her feel better. Everybody’s different
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Post by cobhamstokey on Mar 26, 2024 22:03:08 GMT
Shes grieving and making the best of what she can. It’s not a road I’d go down but maybe it makes her feel better. Everybody’s different Well said. We shouldn’t be to keen to judge.
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Post by cvillestokie on Mar 26, 2024 22:13:00 GMT
As a partner, you pay for the absolute best care you can get and figure out the debt later. It’s her burden to bare now, which sucks. However, I bet she at least can feel that she did what she could for her husband when he needed her.
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Post by Seymour Beaver on Mar 27, 2024 6:03:21 GMT
From what I understand, despite the clickbait headline - the story is less about 'Poor Kate' (who freely admits to being well paid )and more about a broken care system.
Whilst someone is in hospital they will be treated without charge, regardless of means - however if they are not considered sick enough to be in hospital only those with the very highest needs and the very lowest incomes qualify for state-funded home care.
Garraway and Draper were told that he was not sick enough to qualify - and very few people do. Garraway appealed against that decision nearly three years ago and hasn’t heard anything since.
And as she says, if she can't afford it then probably very few people can.
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Post by questionable on Mar 27, 2024 7:44:42 GMT
800k in debt thru caring for her late hubby. Conna fathom it, she was still working, they would have had insurance, just dunna add up. Publicity, cry for sympathy. The Kangaroo court , aka The Oatcake, is now in session... Let you decide. Poor lass has had a horrific time. And I guess just cos you're on the telly doesn't mean you've millions at your disposal. I hope she can sort it out and her family can get on with their lives 🙏 She’ll sell her story 100% but she obviously had the 800k in the first place which is a very good care package. My mum cared for my dad at home and she got carers allowance for her valiant care and then expected to get by on £73 a week until they sorted out her benefits after dad passed. There’s literally thousands of people out there whose story will never be told.
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Post by franklin on Mar 27, 2024 8:03:52 GMT
I must admit I've not watched any of the documentary as I feel the exploitation of a loved one is just vulgar and I lost any respect I had for her. As for the debt I'm not sure how or why that came about but as stated you'd hope they would have critical illness and life cover like I do and most responsible people do.
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Post by cobhamstokey on Mar 27, 2024 8:04:03 GMT
From what I understand, despite the clickbait headline - the story is less about 'Poor Kate' (who freely admits to being well paid )and more about a broken care system. Whilst someone is in hospital they will be treated without charge, regardless of means - however if they are not considered sick enough to be in hospital only those with the very highest needs and the very lowest incomes qualify for state-funded home care. Garraway and Draper were told that he was not sick enough to qualify - and very few people do. Garraway appealed against that decision nearly three years ago and hasn’t heard anything since. And as she says, if she can't afford it then probably very few people can. This. There was a heartbreaking story on the news (yep I actually watched it yesterday) where there was a lady caring for her husband who’d had a stroke. She was receiving 70 pounds a week benefits whilst caring for him full time. A remarkable lady. It was terrible to watch as he clearly needed proper support still. There’s something very wrong in this country at the moment where people who’ve worked all their lives get penalised so heavily when they’re most in need whether it’s through needing care like he did or because they have to sell there house when they’re just to old to look after themselves.
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Post by questionable on Mar 27, 2024 8:22:37 GMT
From what I understand, despite the clickbait headline - the story is less about 'Poor Kate' (who freely admits to being well paid )and more about a broken care system. Whilst someone is in hospital they will be treated without charge, regardless of means - however if they are not considered sick enough to be in hospital only those with the very highest needs and the very lowest incomes qualify for state-funded home care. Garraway and Draper were told that he was not sick enough to qualify - and very few people do. Garraway appealed against that decision nearly three years ago and hasn’t heard anything since. And as she says, if she can't afford it then probably very few people can. This. There was a heartbreaking story on the news (yep I actually watched it yesterday) where there was a lady caring for her husband who’d had a stroke. She was receiving 70 pounds a week benefits whilst caring for him full time. A remarkable lady. It was terrible to watch as he clearly needed proper support still. There’s something very wrong in this country at the moment where people who’ve worked all their lives get penalised so heavily when they’re most in need whether it’s through needing care like he did or because they have to sell there house when they’re just to old to look after themselves. Oh there certainly is honesty what my mum endured for years (and still blame’s herself ) was heartbreaking, I say I couldn’t do it myself but you “just do” these things for loved ones.
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Post by bigvern on Mar 27, 2024 15:57:17 GMT
Yes, definitely.
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Post by shakermaker on Mar 27, 2024 16:31:11 GMT
I've utmost sympathy for her loss and can't imagine the stress and anguish she's been through. But... anyone earning 500k per annum should not be in financial difficulties. Even if it means downsizing. And they are negligent if they didn't have life insurance. A lot of people don't bother with life insurance as they think it's an unnecessary cost to pay out for "what might not happen". Of course, when your health takes a turn for the worse and you then try and get life insurance, the policy providers won't touch you with a bargepole then and you're at risk of a loved one being left with a mortgage to pay off. Hopefully Kate and Derek were sensible enough to get some before he fell ill.
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