Zach Braff is hosting best friend Nick Cordero’s wife Amanda Kloots and their baby son Elvis Eduardo with his family at his Los Angeles home as Cordero fights for his life against the coronavirus.
The Scrubs star, 45, told The Hollywood Reporter about his heartache for his friend Cordero, as the Tony-nominated actor’s right leg has been amputated amid the harrowing health battle.
Cordero’s health crisis has been ‘worse than anyone I’ve heard of who hasn’t passed away,’ Braff told the outlet Thursday.
The latest: Zach Braff, 45, is hosting best friend Nick Cordero’s wife Amanda Kloots, 38, and their baby son Elvis Eduardo, 10 months, with his family at his Los Angeles home as Cordero, 41, fights for his life against the coronavirus
Said the Alex, Inc. actor: ‘I am OK, but I’m very close to this because one of my best friends in the world, Nick Cordero, and his wife and baby have been living in my guest house for seven months as they were house-shopping in L.A. to make the move out here.’
Braff opened up about the tragic health crisis surrounding his friend Cordero.
‘He’s 41 and he’s unconscious at [Cedars-Sinai Hospital] – he’s on a ventilator,’ Braff said. ‘He’s lost his leg due to complications and every day we don’t know what will happen.
‘So, his wife and baby are living in my guest house, and thank God they’ve been joined by her amazing brother and sister who are taking care of her and helping her with the baby.’
Shocking: Braff said that Cordero’s fight for his life illustrates how deadly the virus can be in virtually anyone. He was snapped at the Oscars in February
Tragic: Cordero’s health crisis has been ‘worse than anyone I’ve heard of who hasn’t passed away,’ Braff said Thursday
The South Orange, New Jersey native lives at the abode with girlfriend Florence Pugh.
‘We obviously stay social distanced from them, but we bring them food and wine and flowers,’ he said of their interactions.
He called Kloot ‘amazing’ and praised her efforts in keeping his fans and friends updated on his daily health battle via social media.
‘She’s a motivation trainer, so she’s gone into full-on bad-ass crisis dealing mode,’ he said. ‘If you look at her Instagram, she tells stories about him and she motivates other people; she’s literally trying to motivate other people.’
Braff said that Cordero’s fight for his life illustrates how deadly the virus can be in virtually anyone.
Lauded: Braff called Kloot ‘amazing’ and praised her efforts in keeping his fans and friends updated on his daily health battle via social media
‘I think a lot of people are still under the impression that this is only really dire for seniors,’ he said, ‘but I’m here to tell you that a very, very healthy 41-year-old friend of mine is fighting for his life.’
Medics initially believed the Bullets Over Broadway star had been dealing with pneumonia, Kloots said earlier this month on social media.
Cordero initially tested negative for coronavirus, then tested positive in a later test, his wife said.
In addition to Cordero’s heartbreaking health battle, the pandemic has had a devastating impact on Broadway, darkening the famed street amid the shutdown in New York City, as playwright Terrence McNally died March 24 at 81 due to complications from the coronavirus.
As of Thursday, the death total for COVID-19 was at 57,266 people in the U.S., with 1,061,101 total positive diagnoses, The COVID Tracking Project reported.
On a global level, 233,363 people have died amid 3,256,570 positive diagnoses worldwide, Johns Hopkins University reported.