'He is in recovery today and things are going well. Numbers on the machines are coming down, which is great,' she says. 'His eyes are opening up, unfortunately they are not connected to anything... but small little steps!'
Amanda Kloots shared yesterday that Nick underwent a successful tracheostomy procedure. It was incorrectly reported that this means Nick is now able to breathe without the aid of a ventilator. However, Kloots clarified today on her Instagram story that, while this was a step in the right direction, Nick still requires assisted breathing.
Nick Cordero underwent a successful tracheostomy procedure this afternoon which allows the actor to breathe without the help of a ventilator.
Nick Cordero was admitted into an intensive care unit and diagnosed with the Coronavirus on March 31. Since then, his wife, Amanda Kloots, has been posting updates on her Instagram Story. The doctors were forced to amputate Nick's leg last week due to blood clots, and they recently implanted a pace maker. Nick has been in a coma for over a month.
His wife, fellow Broadway veteran Amanda Kloots, reported earlier this week that Nick was suffering from an infection in his lungs. Today she shared: 'Luckily, Nick's CT scans came back clear of internal bleeding, so that was a huge blessing. However, we learned that due to COVID, Nick's lungs are severely damaged,' she explains. 'There are holes in his lungs where you obviously don't want holes to be. I think the plan today is to do a scan with ink to light up his lungs and get a better picture of what's going on.'
'CBS This Morning' co-host Gayle King spoke to Broadway actor Nick Cordero's wife, fitness instructor Amanda Kloots, who says she is optimistic about his recovery.
Broadway star Nick Cordero has been hospitalized since late March and on a ventilator because of complications from COVID-19. 'CBS This Morning' co-host Gayle King spoke with Cordero's wife Amanda Kloots for her first in-depth interview about her husband, airing Thursday morning on CBS.
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'We had a bit of a rough day [Monday]. Nick ended up getting an infection in his lungs that went into his blood, so he went into a little bit of a septic shock. The cause of that was some infection in his lungs. They went in and cleaned out his lungs and gave him some blood pressure medication,' she says. 'This kinda came out of nowhere after two days of really great progress.' Doctors intend to keep Nick on antibiotics for the next seven days.
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His wife, fellow Broadway veteran Amanda Kloots, shared today on Instagram that doctors were unable to remove Nick's ventilator today as planned. 'Earlier this morning he got a fever, which caused his blood pressure to drop slightly. So he is back on a little bit of blood pressure medication,' she says. 'They are going to set aside the ventilator removal until they get [the fever] under control.'
As Nick Cordero fights complications due to coronavirus, his Rock of Ages Hollywood co-stars and family came together to give him a special message. Jonathan Quesenberry, Music Director, shared the video on his Facebook page and it can be viewed below!
Stars of Waitress created a virtual cover of Nick Cordero's song, Live Your Life. Nick remains in a coma in a Los Angeles hospital after surgeons amputated his right leg because of complications from the coronavirus.
Amanda shared an update today on Instagram, noting that Nick is 'recovering well and doing really well with the pacemaker. His heart rate has been under control.'
UPDATE: 'It looks like he had some irregular heart beating last night that scared [the doctors] enough to want to do a temporary pacemaker in Nick's heart. His heart is functioning well, but he has had these dips in his heart rate for a little while now.'
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Prayers (and dancing!) continue for Nick Cordero, who remains in a coma in a Los Angeles hospital after surgeons amputated his right leg because of complications from the coronavirus. His wife, fellow Broadway veteran Amanda Kloots shared an update today on Instagram:
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The Broadway community continues to pray for Nick Cordero, who remains in a medically induced coma in a Los Angeles hospital after surgeons amputated his right leg because of complications from the coronavirus. His wife, fellow Broadway veteran Amanda Kloots shared an update today on Instagram: 'We got a pretty good report back from the MRI. There doesn't look to be anything that is inflicting Nick from waking up, which is a really good sign. It wasn't completely clear, and we're still waiting to hear from the neurologist,' she says. 'He's off all blood pressure medicine, which is huge. And they are slowly working on lowering the ventilator assistance, which is great.'
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