Amanda Kloots, who is the wife of the late Broadway actor, Nick Cordero, opened up about her husband's death due to coronavirus on Instagram.
In a post shared last week (6th August), she said that she had been having difficulty coping with Cordero's death.
"Dear Nick, it’s been one month since you’ve been gone. I wish I could say it has got easier, but with each passing day I miss you more and more. I wish I could see you, hold you, kiss you, talk to you, hear your voice, get a hug, see you with Elvis. Your huge presence in our lives is missed every second of every day. I love you forever and always," she captioned a picture of the pair.
Cordero died in July following complications with Covid-19. The Broadway actor was a recipient of a Tony nomination for his role in Bullets Over Broadway, and also appeared in productions of Waitress, A Bronx Tale and Rock of Ages.
He also starred as Victor Lugo in the CBS show, Blue Bloods.
In a series of Instagram Stories from last week, which can no longer be viewed, Kloots said, "I’ve literally felt like I can’t even function."
Per Yahoo News, she said it was "beyond surreal and horrible" to pick up the ashes of her late husband, but she remained optimistic, asserting: "A good friend of mine said some beautiful advice: ‘look at it as you have him with you now. which is really a nice way of looking at it."
"Even people who just drop a text saying, ‘thinking of you’ or ‘love you’ or ‘you’re not alone’ could be helpful," she added.
She also shared a photo of her son Elvis, with the caption, "He’s got his dad’s swagger".
Amanda Kloots has shared some beautiful photographs that she discovered on her husband Nick Cordero's phone. Cordero passed away on Sunday after suffering complications from coronavirus.
Broadway actor Cordero spent months in intensive care as a result of the complications he suffered from COVID-19, before passing away at the age of 41.
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Amanda Kloots paid moving tribute to him on Instagram, writing;
"God has another angel in heaven now. My darling husband passed away this morning. He was surrounded in love by his family, singing and praying as he gently left this earth.
"I am in disbelief and hurting everywhere. My heart is broken as I cannot imagine our lives without him. Nick was such a bright light. He was everyone’s friend, loved to listen, help and especially talk. He was an incredible actor and musician. He loved his family and loved being a father and husband. Elvis and I will miss him in everything we do, everyday.
"To Nicks extraordinary doctor, Dr. David Ng, you were my positive doctor! There are not many doctors like you. Kind, smart, compassionate, assertive and always eager to listen to my crazy ideas or call yet another doctor for me for a second opinion. You’re a diamond in the rough.
"I cannot begin to thank everyone enough for the outpour of love , support and help we’ve received these last 95 days. You have no idea how much you lifted my spirits at 3pm everyday as the world sang Nicks song, Live Your Life. We sang it to him today, holding his hands. As I sang the last line to him, “they’ll give you hell but don’t you light them kill your light not without a fight. Live your life,” I smiled because he definitely put up a fight. I will love you forever and always my sweet man. ❤️"
And on Tuesday, Kloots shared some photos and videos that she found on Cordero's phone. She wrote on her Instagram story, "just opened nicks phone for the first time. 832 texts since he went into a coma."
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"I looked at Nicks phone today and found some gems that I'll share with you," she added, along with a photograph of Cordero with their son.
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She shared one of Nick Cordero posing next to a car with the caption "So proud of our first car,"
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In support of Nick Cordero's family, a GoFundMe page was set up in order to raise money for his medical bills. At the time of writing, the fund has reached $1,017,830.
Broadway actor Nick Cordero has passed away at the age of 41 following a battle with coronavirus.
The news was confirmed by Cordero's wife, Amanda Kloots, who took to Instagram to share the following message with her 434K followers:
"God has another angel in heaven now. My darling husband passed away this morning. He was surrounded in love by his family, singing and praying as he gently left this earth. ⠀ "I am in disbelief and hurting everywhere. My heart is broken as I cannot imagine our lives without him. Nick was such a bright light. He was everyone’s friend, loved to listen, help, and especially talk. He was an incredible actor and musician. He loved his family and loved being a father and husband. Elvis and I will miss him in everything we do, every day."
"To Nicks extraordinary doctor, Dr. David Ng, you were my positive doctor! There are not many doctors like you. Kind, smart, compassionate, assertive, and always eager to listen to my crazy ideas or call yet another doctor for me for a second opinion. You’re a diamond in the rough.
"I cannot begin to thank everyone enough for the outpour of love, support, and help we’ve received these last 95 days. You have no idea how much you lifted my spirits at 3pm every day as the world sang Nicks song, Live Your Life. We sang it to him today, holding his hands. As I sang the last line to him, 'they’ll give you hell but don’t you light them kill your light not without a fight. Live your life,' I smiled because he definitely put up a fight. I will love you forever and always my sweet man."
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Cordero was a Tony Award-nominated actor, who was known for playing tough guys in Broadway shows such as Waitress, A Bronx Tale, and Bullets Over Broadway.
The actor was rushed to an emergency room with symptoms of the novel coronavirus on March 30, where he spent two days on a ventilator.
Kloots has said that Cordero had no known pre-existing conditions, but revealed that the actor had developed an infection that caused two mini-strokes and septic shock, CBS reports.
Per the news outlet, doctors at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles also placed Cordero, a Tony-nominated actor, in a medically induced coma and amputated his right leg.
Last week, Kloots told CBS News that Cordero would likely need to receive a double lung transplant to "live the kind of life that I know my husband would want to live."
Cordero's close friend, Scrubs star Zach Braff, took to Twitter to share the following tribute:
"Nick Cordero passed at 11:40am today with his mother and wife by his side. I can honesty tell you I have never met a kinder human being. Don’t believe that Covid only claims the elderly and infirm.
"I am so grateful for the time we had. 'We’ll catch up some other time.'"
Our thoughts are with Cordero's family, friends, and fans at this time...
Earlier this month, Broadway actor Nick Cordero sadly passed away at the age of 41 after spending months in intensive care as a result of the complications he suffered from COVID-19.
The news was broken by his wife, Amanda Kloots, who paid tribute to her late husband in a touching Instagram post, in which she said:
"God has another angel in heaven now. My darling husband passed away this morning. He was surrounded in love by his family, singing and praying as he gently left this earth."
The couple shared a son, Elvis, who celebrated his first birthday on July 10.
Now, taking to Instagram to share an emotional story with her 569,000 followers, 39-year-old Kloots has revealed that she has received "a sign" from her late husband.
"Yesterday I went on a walk with Elvis. I went on the walk because I started a #ak10daysofhappy challenge where I do one thing a day to make me happy.
"On the walk I was talking out loud to Nick. I’m not kidding you I said, 'Babe, will you show me a sign that you’re here with me and Elvis. I don’t know what it would be, but please show me a sign.'
"I had the People magazine on my bed last night because I was going to read it finally. It fell off the bed and landed face down and on the back cover was the Geico gecko. Nick put two things on his vision board this year, two things. One of them was the Geico gecko. Out of all the ads that could have been on the back of Nicks issue, THIS WAS THE AD!
"The spiritual meaning of a gecko, in case you are wondering, it represents incredible healing and cleansing due to its regenerative powers. The appearance of a gecko in your life means you are strong, fearless and can overcome anything!
"I believe this was a sign from Nick! It was his cheeky way of saying, 'Hi honey. I’m here still! I’m with you.'"
Kloots' post has received over 69,000 likes and thousands of comments from supporters.
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Earlier this month, Kloots also shared some photos and videos that she found on Cordero's phone following his passing.
She wrote on her Instagram story, "just opened nicks phone for the first time. 832 texts since he went into a coma."
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"I looked at Nicks phone today and found some gems that I'll share with you," she added, along with a photograph of Cordero with their son.
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She shared one of Nick Cordero posing next to a car with the caption "So proud of our first car,"
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In support of Nick Cordero's family, a GoFundMe page was set up in order to raise money for his medical bills. At the time of writing, the fund has reached $1,046,000.
Three months after Broadway star Nick Cordero passed away from Covid-19, his widow has slammed Donald Trump for his "disgraceful" tweet about the virus.
Donald Trump, prior to being discharged from Walter Reed Military Hospital after being admitted for Covid-19, took to Twitter to tell his 87 million followers: "Don't be afraid of Covid, don't let it dominate your life."
Meanwhile, Nick Cordero passed away three months ago after spending 95 days in ICU after contracting Covid-19 at the age of 41. He is survived by his wife Amanda Kloots and their one-year-old son.
After Trump's tweet, Amanda took to Twitter to slam the 74-year-old president for downplaying the severity of a virus that has claimed over a million lives worldwide, calling it "a slap in the face" and "beyond hurtful."
"To all the over 208,000 Americans who lost loved ones to this virus - I stand by you, with you, holding your hand," she wrote. "Unfortunately it did dominate our lives, didn't it? It dominated Nick's family's lives and my family's lives. I guess we 'let it' ' like it was our choice??"
"I cried next to my husband for 95 days watching what COVID did to the person I love," Kloots continued. "It IS something to be afraid of. After you see the person you love the most die from this disease you would never say what this tweet says. There is no empathy to all the lives lost [sic]. He is bragging instead. It is sad. It is hurtful. It is disgraceful."
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"We saw what this disease can do so guess what? We are afraid. We are. I still am," she said. "I think about if I got as sick as Nick, little Elvis doesn’t have his mom anymore, so I'm afraid. And let it 'dominate' your life. No one's 'letting it.' Nick didn't 'let it.' It wasn't a choice, and it dominated his life, it dominated my life, it dominated our families' lives for 95 days, and because he didn't make it, it will forever affect my life."
Amanda then concluded by taking to her Instagram stories to reveal that she will be voting for Joe Biden in the upcoming election, writing: "Joe Biden you have my vote and by God I hope and pray you win this election [sic]."
Donald Trump has told the people of the United States not to be "afraid" of the coronavirus and to "get out there" in his latest video message too.
The President made his comments as he returned to the White House on Monday night (October 5) after spending three days receiving treatment for COVID-19 at the Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
Sharing the video with his 86 million Twitter followers, the 74-year-old said:
"I just left Walter Reed Medical Center and it's really something very special - the doctors, the nurses, the first responders.
"And I learned so much about coronavirus. And one thing that's for certain: Don't let it dominate you. Don't be afraid of it. You're gonna beat it.
"We have the best medical equipment, we have the best medicines - all developed recently. And you're gonna beat it.
"I went, I didn't feel so good."
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The POTUS then revealed that he started to "feel great" two days ago while receiving treatment, as he encouraged the people of the US not to let the ongoing pandemic "dominate" their lives. He continued:
"And two days ago - I could have left two days ago - two days ago I felt great, like better than I have in a long time. I said just recently, better than 20 years ago.
"Don't let it dominate, don't let it take over your lives. Don't let that happen. We have the greatest country in the world.
"We're going back, we're going back to work. We're going to be out front. As your leader, I had to do that. I knew there was danger to it, but I had to do it. I stood out front - I led.
"Nobody that's a leader would not do what I did.
"And, I know there's a risk, there's a danger - but that's okay. And now I'm better, and maybe I'm immune - I don't know.
"But don't let it dominate your lives - get out there, be careful.
"We have the best medicines in the world, and it all happened very shortly and they're all getting approved. And the vaccines are coming momentarily.
"Thank you very much. And Walter Reed - what a group of people. Thank you very much."
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Trump arrived back at the White House just after 7:00PM on Monday night after being flown in by Marine One.
After landing, Trump walked up to the Truman gallery, removed his mask and saluted the helicopter.
Chrissy Teigen brings her late son's ashes with her on family trips at the request of her two children.
The former model and her husband John Legend suffered indescribable heartbreak when they lost their unborn baby son Jack in 2020.
She documented the agonizing experience in a set of devastating pictures on social media.
As a method of coping with the loss, Teigen's family packs his remains with them while traveling, she told Scary Mommy on Sunday, October 24.
"What felt comfortable for our family was him always being around. Whether we go on a vacation or something, they always say, 'Don't forget baby Jack,'" she said, referring to her and John's children, Luna, five, and three-year-old Miles.
"And then I have to pack him up. And then we get to where we're going, they're like, 'Oh my gosh, he must be thirsty.' This might sound crazy to people, but they'll put a little glass of water next to his little box of ashes. And they really love being a part of it."
Teigen said receiving the unborn baby's ashes after the miscarriage helped them explain the loss to their children.
"It was something for them to be able to put a story to, where we could say, 'OK, Jack is in here and he is going to stay with us."
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"And maybe one day we might release him. And he loves that we still think about him, and he loves that we're still emotional about him, but more than anything, he loves that we talk about him. That makes him really excited and really happy,'" Teigen went on.
"So they know that he's still very much a part of our lives."
In the year that's passed since Teigen's miscarriage, she and her family have publicly and privately paid tribute to Jack.
"We talk about him every day. Luna talks about him every day, and that's how we grieve," she told WSJ Magazine in April, adding, "We're getting better each day."
Shortly after the family received Jack's ashes, Luna placed a stuffed therapy bear around the box containing them, Teigen told her social media followers.
"This is the cutest, most beautiful thing I've ever seen," she said.
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