"Live Your Life: My Story of Loving and Losing Nick Cordero" by Amanda Kloots to be released June 2021

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 10/16/20 at 3:51pm

Amanda Kloots bravely reflects on love, loss, and life with her husband Broadway star and Tony-nominee Nick Cordero, whose public battle with Covid-19 and tragic death made headlines around the world.

In the early spring of 2020, Broadway star and Tony Award nominee Nick Cordero was hospitalized for what he and his wife, Amanda Kloots, believed was a severe case of pneumonia. Entering Cedars-Sinai, there was no indication that Nick—a young man in the prime of life with no pre-existing conditions—would never return home. Diagnosed with Covid-19, this rising star—who only a few days earlier was the picture of health—soon deteriorated. Suffering a series of complications – minor heart attacks, an amputation, sepsis—he was kept alive for weeks, hooked to a ventilator, bypass machines, dialysis, and a specialized heart-lung bypass machine.

 Staying strong for Nick and their infant son, Elvis, Amanda shared their journey on social media, documenting Nick’s condition and the risks of Covid-19 for all ages. Her updates quickly went viral, inspiring millions of followers around the globe who offered positive thoughts and virtual prayers, and danced each day to Nick’s hit song Live Your Life. When Nick passed away after 94 grueling days in the ICU, the world grieved for Amanda and her family’s devastating loss.

Live Your Life is her and Nick’s story: of their love and fairy-tale marriage, of the disease that quickly upended it, of the fight for Nick’s survival—those sudden tragic months that permanently changed her world and ours—of her grief and how she came to terms with his death, of keeping Nick’s memory alive for Elvis and the world. Offering courage and inspiration to anyone coping with overwhelming loss and written with her sister Anna who was with her every step of this journey, Amanda’s story is a thoughtful and poignant reflection on love, hope, motherhood, and the power of community in times of hardship. In sharing her experience, she shows us that, through positivity and community, even the most impossible circumstances can be endured. 

Live Your Life includes 16 pages of color photos exclusive to the book.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0063078252/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_1MFIFb0KFE9R3

[MCW1227]

Posted: 10/16/20 at 6:22pm

I was one of the daily followers of Amanda during Nicks illness and unfortunately, his death.  She is, without question, one of the most inspiring and strong women I have ever witnessed.  She let us into her and Nicks journey and she has said she gained strength knowing people were pulling and praying for Nick.  What she might not know is she gave us strength as well, meeting everyday at 6(EST) to sing and dance together to send love to Nick and that helped us get through the shutdown.  
Such a sad story but also such an incredible demonstration of love and commitment, for better or worse.  Such a love and life should celebrated and I hope this book will help her in her journey of grief and the start of her new life with Elvis.  God bless them!!

[BCfitasafiddle]

Posted: 10/16/20 at 6:34pm

This will speak to so many and offer the knowledge that no one is alone. God bless the family.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 10/16/20 at 6:38pm

So looking forward to buying this and supporting her even more. She is a true inspiration to millions. 

[AADA81]

Posted: 10/19/20 at 9:54pm

I'm uncomfortable with the amount of public attention she has courted through all of this  ..... and the personal attacks begin...

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 10/19/20 at 9:57pm

You don't have to be comfortable, it's her life.