As Hamilton actor Nick Cordero continues to battle with coronavirus in a Los Angeles intensive care ward, his wife is rallying family, friends and fans to support him in a unique fashion.
Amanda Kloots has asked fans to sing and dance to the Elvis Presley song “Gotta Lot of Living to Do” or her husband’s tune “Live Your Life” at 6 p.m. every day.
Why?
“I just got to FaceTime with Nick and I played him (the Elvis song) and sang at the same time,” she wrote on Instagram a couple days ago. “His blood pressure just got better! SO please BLAST this song today in your homes at 3 p.m. PST/6 p.m. EST for @nickcordero1 because my husband has a whole lot of livin to do!!!!”
The couple has a baby son named Elvis.
The response has been enormous. Social media has been flooded with videos of people joyfully and positively doing just this all over North America. Others have posted messages of encouragement, many with the hashtag #wakeupnick. The response has led Kloots to talk about the enormous army standing behind him.
On Tuesday, Good Morning America picked up the story which seemed to accelerate the social media response.
“I do believe he hears us,” she says.
In a video message she posted on Instagram on Tuesday, she said things seem to have stabilized after a huge scare early Saturday when the 41-year-old Westdale Secondary grad developed a lung infection which led to his blood pressure dropping and his heart stopping. Doctors were able to resuscitate him but his situation at that time was described as very critical.
Four days later, he is still on a ventilator and a variety of other medical machines but things appeared a little better.
“We really didn’t get much new news today but that is not a bad thing because we just got a report that he is stable and he is OK,” she said.
Cordero has acted in “Waitress,” “Rock of Ages,” “A Bronx Tale” and earned a Tony Award nomination for his part in “Bullets Over Broadway.” He has had roles on TV in “Blue Bloods” and “Law and Order: SVU” among others.
He became ill after making a trip from his home in L.A. to New York to close an apartment he and Kloots had shared before moving west in September. Initially it was diagnosed as pneumonia but after two tests for coronavirus came back negative, a third showed he had the virus.
He has been in the intensive care ward of Cedars Sinai Hospital since late last month.
“Please join me,” Kloots said of the 6 p.m. communal dance. “Just blast it in your house and play it loud and dance with your family.”
Scott Radley is a Hamilton-based sports columnist at the Spectator. Reach him via email: sradley@thespec.com
As Hamilton actor Nick Cordero continues to battle with coronavirus in a Los Angeles intensive care ward, his wife is rallying family, friends and fans to support him in a unique fashion.
Amanda Kloots has asked fans to sing and dance to the Elvis Presley song “Gotta Lot of Living to Do” or her husband’s tune “Live Your Life” at 6 p.m. every day.
Why?
“I just got to FaceTime with Nick and I played him (the Elvis song) and sang at the same time,” she wrote on Instagram a couple days ago. “His blood pressure just got better! SO please BLAST this song today in your homes at 3 p.m. PST/6 p.m. EST for @nickcordero1 because my husband has a whole lot of livin to do!!!!”
The couple has a baby son named Elvis.
The response has been enormous. Social media has been flooded with videos of people joyfully and positively doing just this all over North America. Others have posted messages of encouragement, many with the hashtag #wakeupnick. The response has led Kloots to talk about the enormous army standing behind him.
On Tuesday, Good Morning America picked up the story which seemed to accelerate the social media response.
“I do believe he hears us,” she says.
In a video message she posted on Instagram on Tuesday, she said things seem to have stabilized after a huge scare early Saturday when the 41-year-old Westdale Secondary grad developed a lung infection which led to his blood pressure dropping and his heart stopping. Doctors were able to resuscitate him but his situation at that time was described as very critical.
Four days later, he is still on a ventilator and a variety of other medical machines but things appeared a little better.
“We really didn’t get much new news today but that is not a bad thing because we just got a report that he is stable and he is OK,” she said.
Cordero has acted in “Waitress,” “Rock of Ages,” “A Bronx Tale” and earned a Tony Award nomination for his part in “Bullets Over Broadway.” He has had roles on TV in “Blue Bloods” and “Law and Order: SVU” among others.
He became ill after making a trip from his home in L.A. to New York to close an apartment he and Kloots had shared before moving west in September. Initially it was diagnosed as pneumonia but after two tests for coronavirus came back negative, a third showed he had the virus.
He has been in the intensive care ward of Cedars Sinai Hospital since late last month.
“Please join me,” Kloots said of the 6 p.m. communal dance. “Just blast it in your house and play it loud and dance with your family.”
Scott Radley is a Hamilton-based sports columnist at the Spectator. Reach him via email: sradley@thespec.com
As Hamilton actor Nick Cordero continues to battle with coronavirus in a Los Angeles intensive care ward, his wife is rallying family, friends and fans to support him in a unique fashion.
Amanda Kloots has asked fans to sing and dance to the Elvis Presley song “Gotta Lot of Living to Do” or her husband’s tune “Live Your Life” at 6 p.m. every day.
Why?
“I just got to FaceTime with Nick and I played him (the Elvis song) and sang at the same time,” she wrote on Instagram a couple days ago. “His blood pressure just got better! SO please BLAST this song today in your homes at 3 p.m. PST/6 p.m. EST for @nickcordero1 because my husband has a whole lot of livin to do!!!!”
The couple has a baby son named Elvis.
The response has been enormous. Social media has been flooded with videos of people joyfully and positively doing just this all over North America. Others have posted messages of encouragement, many with the hashtag #wakeupnick. The response has led Kloots to talk about the enormous army standing behind him.
On Tuesday, Good Morning America picked up the story which seemed to accelerate the social media response.
“I do believe he hears us,” she says.
In a video message she posted on Instagram on Tuesday, she said things seem to have stabilized after a huge scare early Saturday when the 41-year-old Westdale Secondary grad developed a lung infection which led to his blood pressure dropping and his heart stopping. Doctors were able to resuscitate him but his situation at that time was described as very critical.
Four days later, he is still on a ventilator and a variety of other medical machines but things appeared a little better.
“We really didn’t get much new news today but that is not a bad thing because we just got a report that he is stable and he is OK,” she said.
Cordero has acted in “Waitress,” “Rock of Ages,” “A Bronx Tale” and earned a Tony Award nomination for his part in “Bullets Over Broadway.” He has had roles on TV in “Blue Bloods” and “Law and Order: SVU” among others.
He became ill after making a trip from his home in L.A. to New York to close an apartment he and Kloots had shared before moving west in September. Initially it was diagnosed as pneumonia but after two tests for coronavirus came back negative, a third showed he had the virus.
He has been in the intensive care ward of Cedars Sinai Hospital since late last month.
“Please join me,” Kloots said of the 6 p.m. communal dance. “Just blast it in your house and play it loud and dance with your family.”
Scott Radley is a Hamilton-based sports columnist at the Spectator. Reach him via email: sradley@thespec.com