It is terrible news that the wife of Broadway star Nick Cordero, 41, has to announce via Instagram. After 18 days in the intensive care unit, where he is being treated for an infection with the novel corona virus, the Canadian had to be amputated.
Nick Cordero fights coronavirus in intensive care
Nick Cordero, who has appeared on New York's Broadway in the musical "Bullets Over Broadway" and who was awarded the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his role as "Cheech", has been fighting for his life in the intensive care unit for 18 days now . The 41-year-old is infected with the corona virus, his wife Amanda Kloots keeps his fans up to date via Instagram. Then yesterday the shock news: Nick Cordero's leg must be amputated.
"We got bad news yesterday," Amanda introduces the Instagram story, in which she talks about what her husband can expect. Blood thinners had been used to relieve coagulation in Cordero's leg, but this led to problems with blood pressure and internal bleeding in the intestine. "The blood thinners were discontinued, which prevented coagulation in the right leg. So the right leg is amputated today," Amanda Kloots explains in a trembling voice.
Surgery is over
Hours later, Amanda receives a cautious all-clear: "I got a call from the hospital. Nick got the surgery over. He's alive. He needs to rest and relax now." And yet the 41-year-old is not yet over the mountain.
Nick Cordero had previously had some complications. So doctors had found more and more foci of infection in his body, he had to undergo emergency surgery. "He lost consciousness, his pulse dropped and they had to revive him. It was very scary," Amanda Kloots said on April 11th via Instagram.
Nick is struggling to survive
So far, Nick Cordero has not woken up, family and friends fear for the life of the Broadway star. In her story, Amanda tells that a GoFundMe website has now been launched to help the family financially. "We have to rebuild the house so that Nick can continue to manage," she says in tears. A drop of bitterness in difficult times: Amanda has a strong helper at her side who supports her and is there for her.
Source used: People, Instagram
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