Amanda Kloots reveals husband Nick Cordero ‘isn’t strong enough to cough’ as he recovers from COVID-19 complications
Amanda Kloots has been staying strong for son Elvis as husband Nick Cordero recovers from COVID-19 complications.
The fitness influencer has been frequently updating her followers on his status, having been in the hospital for 83 days.
She revealed Tuesday that her husband ‘isn’t strong enough to cough’ after what was ultimately a ‘good day’ for his recovery.
Good day: Amanda Kloots revealed Tuesday that her husband Nick Cordero ‘isn’t strong enough to cough’ after what was ultimately a ‘good day’ for his recovery from COVID-19 complications
The 38-year-old said on Instagram Live: ‘I asked if he could move his jaw, and he was able to move his jaw a little bit… so, good day.’
She added: ‘Our goal is to try to strengthen his body. He’s very, very, very weak after laying in the ICU bed for 83 days.’
Kloots was only recently able to reunite with her husband, as the hospital required them to spend 79 days apart due to coronavirus precautions.
She revealed: ‘Nick isn’t strong enough to cough. Because Nick can’t cough because he isn’t strong enough… he can’t get all that stuff in the bottom of his lungs out.
We have movement: The 38-year-old said on Instagram Live: ‘I asked if he could move his jaw, and he was able to move his jaw a little bit… so, good day’ (pictured in April, 2019)
Very weak: She added: ‘Our goal is to try to strengthen his body. He’s very, very, very weak after laying in the ICU bed for 83 days’
Reunited: Kloots was only recently able to reunite with her husband, as the hospital required them to spend 79 days apart due to coronavirus precautions
Can’t cough: She revealed: ‘Nick isn’t strong enough to cough. Because Nick can’t cough because he isn’t strong enough… he can’t get all that stuff in the bottom of his lungs out’ (pictured in May, 2017)
‘And when [the doctors] go down there to clean his lungs out, they can’t get down there enough either. So there could be some underlying infection still in that deep, deep, low part of his lungs.’
The former Broadway actress also thanked her 342,000 Instagram followers for being supportive amid Cordero’s health crisis.
She continued: ‘It’s crazy how slow this is. It’s a marathon, and I’m not done running my marathon. If we’re only on mile one, then bring on every other mile.
‘But that’s how slow things are moving, and I can’t tell you how much I appreciate the day-to-day support coming my way with this.’
Kloots has been giving health updates on her Broadway actor husband, 41, since he contracted coronavirus in March, subsequently forcing doctors to amputate his leg.
Road to recovery: Kloots has been giving health updates on her Broadway actor husband, 41, since he contracted coronavirus in March, subsequently forcing doctors to amputate his leg (pictured in February, 2017)