To Nicks extraordinary doctor, Dr. David Ng, you were my positive doctor! Nick had minor blood infections last month according to his widow, who says the infections caused problems with blood pressure. As actor Nick Cordero fights for his life, one of his Broadway co-stars is offering a way to help his family and help protect others from coronavirus. Unfortunately, things are going downhill at the moment, so I am asking again for all the prayers, mega-prayers, right now," she revealed, explaining to followers that she won't be able to appear on her daily Instagram Live video. View this post on [] By March 30, Nicks breathing became labored. Another theory is that for some young patients, the severity of the reaction could be due not to a suppressed immune system but a hyper-reactive one. My heart is broken as I cannot imagine our lives without him. The comments below have not been moderated. UV protection. Over a video of a news report discussing the drug, Amanda wrote, 'Remdesivir clinical trail. Though he was said to have had none of those issues, the course of Mr. Corderos illness was peppered with setbacks and complications. And even those who continue to be in a low-risk category should not assume they are in a no-risk category. And as long as hes in there and fighting, Ill continue to fight with him., God has another angel in heaven now. That is a long road away and a lot of things would have to line up in order for Nick to be a candidate for that.. Most rare diseases are "pre-existing" conditions. A health problem, like asthma, diabetes, or cancer, you had before the date that new health coverage starts. While many celebrities have been diagnosed with COVID-19, few cases have been as severe as that of Broadway star Nick Cordero. He had no pre-existing health conditions" Advertisement Cordero legs, as well as his lungs, have also been affected by the viral infection. "I never thought Nick or I would get COVID and we both thought [if] we did we would be able to stay at home and recover," she wrote on June 15. The good news was, sadly, short-lived, after a lung infection proved more enduring than anticipated, and a double lung transplant became likely necessary. Live your life, I smiled because he definitely put up a fight. He had his right leg amputated and a pacemaker placed due to complications from coronavirus. Sign up today for InboxDollars. Disclosure: Amanda also revealed Nick had been a part of the Remdesivir clinical trial in her Instagram Stories. He was placed in a medically induced coma, from which he eventually awakened.. [10] He left Waitress to join the Broadway premiere of the musical A Bronx Tale, playing Sonny at the Longacre Theatre starting on November 3, 2016. A post shared by AK! God has another angel in heaven now. For the latest on COVID-19, readers are encouraged to use online resources from CDC, WHO, and local public health departments. She ended her post by thanking the health care workers at Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles. He was placed in a medically-induced coma and put on a ventilator, and later had to be put on an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine, which saved his life - but also caused the blood issues that led to his leg amputation. "I'm not giving up hope.". "The left lung is the same. Amanda Kloots/Instagram; Noam Galai/WireImage. [12] Also in 2017, he portrayed Victor Lugo in "Out of the Blue" and "Heavy Is the Head", the fourth and tenth episodes of the eighth season of the CBS police procedural drama Blue Bloods. Nicholas Eduardo Alberto Cordero (September 17, 1978 - July 5, 2020) was a Canadian actor and singer. And yet COVID-19 still ravaged his body." via Jacksonville Mom READ NEXT: UFC Champ Khabib Nurmagomedovs Father & Trainer Abdulmanap Dies at 57. PRATERS FOR LEFT LUNG CLEARING!". The actor, who according to his wife had no pre-existing health conditions before being infected with the coronavirus, had been in the hospital for more than 90 days and had. We will never know if he got the drug or was in the placebo group. His doctors and nurses have been truly incredible. Our last family photo before Nick got sick. (@amandakloots) on Jun 3, 2020 at 8:13am PDT, In a July 2 interview with CBS This Morning, Kloots said, Our ultimate, ultimate goal would be to get him to be a candidate for a double lung transplant. ', Hamilton, Canada native Cordero, whose right leg was amputated amid the health battle, is set to be placed back on a regimen of blood pressure medication to deal with the fever, Hamilton, Canada native Cordero, whose right leg was amputated amid the health battle, is set to be placed back on a regimen of blood pressure medication to deal with the fever. [15] In March 2020 Cordero moved to Los Angeles to work in a production of Rock of Ages. What he is and has been dealing with is the [fall]out from the virus and from infections that arise from being in the ICU as long as he has.. "He went to the ER on March 30th and intubated on a ventilator on April 1," she shared. On July 5, while surrounded by family, Cordero succumbed to complications caused by the deadly virus. Live Your Life - Live at Feinstein's/54 Below is the recording of Nick Cordero's cabaret performance, directed and music directed by Emmy Award-winning Producer and Music Director, Michael J Moritz Jr. Amanda Kloots, Mr. Corderos wife, has said that he had no known pre-existing conditions that might have worsened the course of his disease. We do not know how he got COVID-19, but he did. Once you're enrolled, the plan can't deny you coverage or raise your . For the rest of June, Kloots continued posting Instagram updates about Corderos health and singing the Waitress song Live Your Life every day at 3 p.m. Pacific Standard Time a tradition begun after nurses played the song and his blood pressure improved. We do not know how he got COVID-19 but he did," she shared on her Instagram. Ive been told it would take a miracle. I ask God for a miracle and my Dad reminded me that God is answering my prayer everyday because he is still with us!" On July 2, Kloots said, They told me four times that he wont survive. The fitness instructor who shares 10-month-old son Elvis Eduardo with Cordero, 41 wrote alongside the last family photo the actor took before falling ill, "Nick is 41 years old. Nick is 41 years old. FOLLOW GUIDELINES!". pic.twitter.com/yBZLzY00Mx, #day29: Wednesday marked the 29th day since Amanda had seen the Rock Of Ages star - as commemorated by an Instagram photo of the couple in happier times, So sad: In another video, posted by Amanda on Wednesday, she spoke about her 'daily visit' to Nick's hospital - which must take place 'from afar' due to social distancing measures. Heres what you need to know about Corderos COVID-19 illness: Ive been told a couple times that he wont make it. Earlier this month, Kloots detailed the many setbacks her husband has endured amid his hospitalization, including "an infection that caused his heart to stop," "two mini-strokes" and a leg amputation. If one day, he does get strong enough, maybe this is something that could be a possibility for Nick. ", Kloots shared that Cordero has spent almost 40 days in the ICU, and urged others to stay home because coronavirus can affect anyone, not just "old people. Witch, Harridan, Harpy, and new insults like Karen and Terf. He was 41. celebrities have been diagnosed with COVID-19. Theres nothing like a baby sleeping on your chest he would say. Though the Broadway star, 41, experienced a "small win" in his recovery from. Health or life insurance policies will often . Our last family photo before Nick got sick. Like my dad has said since day one, every day hes still with us is a miracle. Broadway actor Nick Cordero has woken up from a medically-induced coma after battling the coronavirus in the ICU of Cedar Sinai Hospital for the past 42 days. 'So anytime I hear youre admitted, I get a little nervous.'. ", Contributing: Ilana Keller, Asbury Park Press, More: Nick Cordero's coronavirus recovery: Amanda Kloots shares update she hopes is 'great sign', Broadway actor Nick Cordero loses leg to coronavirus. They tend to be chronic or long-term. Nick was a part of this trial. Amanda also revealed Nick had been a part of the Remdesivir clinical trial in her Instagram Stories. The Broadway star got sick on. She said she planned to take the couple's ten-month-old son Elvis for a walk before returning to pick up her husband. So, this isnt on the table for nick at the moment. Cordero began undergoing stem-cell treatment in early June. I'm sure he had some pre-existing condition, whether it was known or not; and his wife is just not saying so to tell a certain narrative and scare us. He had no pre-existing health conditions. Mega prayers for this special man right now. Nick was such a bright light. A post shared by AK! ', Assessment: The fitness instructor said her 41-year-old husband has 'holes in his lungs' to the point that doctors said he 'looks like's been a smoker for 50 years', Broadway star @iamNickCordero has been hospitalized since late March and on a ventilator because of complications from COVID-19. And sometimes the repercussion of putting that machine on can cause some blood issues, and it did with his leg.'. Kloots, who co-hosts "The Talk," posted a message to Instagram about. However, Nick's struggle which led to multiple complications that required doctors to amputate his right leg seemed to have occurred despite a lack of the pre-existing conditions present in many of the most severe and fatal cases. Nick sustained additional complications including septic shock and severe damage to his lungs. How remorseless Stephen Bear continued his arrogant antics up until Do not sell or share my personal information. Her lungs were so damaged by COVID-19 that she would have died without her blood being oxygenated outside her body on an ECMO machine. But whats clear so far is this: Young people are definitely not immune to this disease., In Nick Corderos Death, a Reminder of Covid-19s Unknowns, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/06/health/coronavirus-nick-cordero-underlying-conditions.html. You may anticipate having a difficult time finding suitable health insurance because of pre-existing conditions or chronic illness that you or a family member have. On Wednesday, Kloots said in her Instagram Stories that her husband "is showing very, very, very early, early, early stages of tracking, which means he started to wake up, which is huge, early, early, early signs. 'They put the ECMO machine in him to save his life,' Amanda explained during an interview with Today earlier this month. This disease does not only [affect] old people. [26][27][28][22], On July 5, 2020, after 95 days in the hospital, Cordero died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, at age 41. So the left lung is still causing issues that we need to get clear. I cannot begin to thank everyone enough for the outpour of love , support and help weve received these last 95 days. Where there is faith, there is hope. As well as the blood pressure medication, the Bullets Over Broadway star is on 'really strong' antibiotics. I ask God for a miracle and my Dad reminded me that God is answering my prayer everyday because he is still with us! Nick sustained additional complications including septic shock and severe damage to his lungs.