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 didn't hug. 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As more data emerges, serious cases of younger, healthy people like him are becoming less of an anomaly, doctors said. Nick Cordero, left, as Sonny in the musical "A Bronx Tale" in 2016. His wife, Amanda Kloots, frequently kept fans up to date on every development during his health battle. As Kloots, who works as a fitness trainer in Los Angeles, prepares for her first Christmas since her husband's death, she continues to use her platform on Instagram to share tributes to Cordero and reminders to take the coronavirus seriously. 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Nick Cordero, Amanda Kloots and their son Elvis. The former American Idoljudge learned he had type 2 diabetes in 2001. Unfortunately, other health issues persisted. Nick was such a bright light. You can find out more and change our default settings with Cookies Settings. Despite not taking home either trophy, he won the "Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical and a Theater World Award" for his role as Cheech in the musical, per EW.Cordero went on to star in Waitressand A Bronx Tale. The diabetes could go with the amputation. This WebMD slideshow focuses on celebrities with type 1 or type 2 diabetes including Larry King, Salma Hayek, and Nick Jonas from The Jonas Brothers. Broadway actor Nick Cordero, who had been hospitalized for three months and had his leg amputated after contracting the coronavirus, has died, his wife, Amanda Kloots, said Sunday. On April 18, 2020, his right leg was amputated due to a blood clot as a result of complications from his illness. The phenomenon is called a "cytokine storm" because it is caused when the cytokine proteins that are part of the immune system cause an overreaction to an unfamiliar pathogen, such as a virus. In early May, Cordero underwent a tracheostomy procedure to help remove him from a ventilator. 16 of 40. Kloots explained that she was not supportive of her husband's desire to focus on his music career over acting and move the family to Los Angeles. At the time, his wife said that he was "extremely weak, so weak that he cant close his mouth" but "following commands, which means his mental status is coming back. This singer went public with his type 1 diabetes in 2007. Nick Cordero died in July 2020 after suffering severe complications from COVID-19. I wish I could go back in time, run to him as he was walking away, grab him, kiss him and hold him in my arms. Canadian actor Nick Cordero, 41, dies after months-long battle with Nick Cordero, a Broadway actor who had admirers across the world rallying for his recovery, has died after a battle with Covid-19, according to his wife, Amanda Kloots. Heartbreak washed over Broadway and beyond upon the recent death of actor Nick Cordero, who spent three turbulent months in the hospital after contracting COVID-19. As he emerged from a coma in mid-May, the Waitress star showed positive signs that he escaped severe brain damage. Throughout the fight for his life, Kloots took to Instagram and began sharing Cordero's music in hopes to rally support behind him. ", "I am in disbelief and hurting everywhere," Kloots added. The singer's scars are caused by a severe form of lupus that causes intense inflammation and skin lesions around the neck, face, and scalp. Days later, the fitness trainer revealed that her husband was in stable condition, but that doctors were still confirming the cause of his health crisis. Nick Cordero - Wikipedia [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. STAY HOME! Cordero's doctors later told Kloots that her husbands lungs had become "severely damaged to look almost like he's been a smoker for 50 years. On July 5, 2020, Broadway star Nick Cordero passed away at 41 years old due to "complications caused by coronavirus," per E! Additionally, the "Live Your Life Pie" has become a permanent part of the show's set and script. He was 41. He was surrounded in love by his family, singing and praying as he gently left this earth. Kloots said that she "learned to appreciate his music too late," and still feels regretful about her marriage to Cordero.