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Sun Apr 19, 2020, 08:50 AM Apr 2020

Broadway star Nick Cordero had his leg amputated due to coronavirus complications, gofundme 200K

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/19/entertainment/nick-cordero-coronavirus-leg-amputation-trnd/index.html

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-amanda-kloots-nick-cordero-amp-elvis

Broadway actor Nick Cordero is recovering after having his right leg amputated following complications with coronavirus, his wife said.

The Tony Award-nominated star has been battling coronavirus for more than two weeks. His wife, Amanda Kloots, has kept fans informed by sharing updates on his health on her Instagram.

Saturday was day 18 of him being sedated in the intensive care unit, Kloots told her social media followers. While hospitalized, he started having clotting issues on his right leg, and could not get blood down to his toes. The blood thinners he got to fix the clotting issues were affecting his blood pressure and causing internal bleeding in his intestines, Kloots said.

He is hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he lives with his family while performing in "Rock of Ages."

"They had him on blood thinners for the clotting, unfortunately the blood thinners were causing other issues," she said Saturday. "The right leg will be amputated today."


Their friends have started a GoFundMe campaign to help them pay for hospital bills and make their home wheel-chair accessible, Kloots said.
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Broadway star Nick Cordero had his leg amputated due to coronavirus complications, gofundme 200K (Original Post) Demovictory9 Apr 2020 OP
oh, sad. Pic of his family..... riversedge Apr 2020 #1
gofundme surpassed $275,000. I'm glad his family will be helped financially Demovictory9 Apr 2020 #2
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