‘Pray that his body gets stronger’: Amanda Kloots says Nick Cordero is ‘in this vicious ICU dance circle’ as he fights for his life amid COVID-19 infection
Amanda Kloots asked her followers to pray for her husband, Broadway actor Nick Cordero, as he battles a severe COVID-19 infection.
‘Here’s hoping for a good week,’ the fitness pro, 38, said in the caption. ‘Prayer warriors please pray that his body gets stronger. Please pray that his Ph levels normalize. Please pray that he can get off blood pressure medicines. I believe in the power of prayer.’
Kloots quoted a bible verse, saying: ‘Whatever you ask for in prayer you will receive if you have faith.’ – Matthew 21:22,’ with a prayer emoji.
The latest: Amanda Kloots, 38, asked her followers to pray for her husband, Broadway actor Nick Cordero, 41, as he battles a severe COVID-19 infection
She accompanied the message with an older image of herself and the Bullets Over Broadway star posed in front of a lit sign that read ‘California.’
Kloots, who is mother to son Elvis Eduardo, one, with the Hamilton, Canada native opened up about the ongoing health battle in a clip on Instagram Stories Sunday evening.
She said she had a ‘bit of emotional day’ as the Tony-nominated actor, 41, continues to battle for his life in his harrowing health crisis.
‘Nick is doing okay, it’s just that he’s in this vicious ICU dance circle, where one thing goes right and another thing goes wrong,’ she said. ‘And the thing that was wrong goes right but the thing that goes right then goes wrong.
Better times: She accompanied the message with an older image of herself and the Bullets Over Broadway star posed in front of a lit sign that read ‘California’
Call for prayer: The devoted spouse urged her 350,000-plus followers to hold a good thought for the beloved performer
‘To me, right now, it’s just like, ‘How do we get out of this vicious circle, this circle of the ICU?’
Kloots opened up on specific issues Cordero – whose right leg was amputated amid the health crisis – currently faces as he’s hospitalized in his fight for life.
‘There’s still carbon dioxide level problems, he’s still acidotic and there’s still blood pressure issues,’ she said, ‘so we kind of really need those things to get sorted in order to move forward.’
The devoted spouse urged her 350,000-plus followers to hold a good thought for the beloved performer.
In the loop: Kloots opened up on specific issues Cordero – whose right leg was amputated amid the health crisis – currently faces as he’s hospitalized in his fight for life
‘I’m hoping and I’m keeping the faith that this week those things happen, that we see some sort of advancement, so please keep Nick in your prayers,’ she said.
In addition to Cordero’s health woes, the pandemic has had a devastating impact on Broadway, darkening the famed street amid the New York City shutdown, as playwright Terrence McNally died March 24 at 81 due to complications from the coronavirus.
As of Monday, on a global level, 504,200 people have died amid 10,256,251 positive diagnoses worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. The death total for COVID-19 was at 126,089 people in the U.S., with 2,581,539 total positive diagnoses.