BROADWAY star Nick Cordero will his leg amputated after a battle with coronavirus.
The Broadway star remains in ICU battling coronavirus with “blood flow issues coming down to his foot.”
His wife Amanda Cloots took to Instagram Stories to share the devastating news only days after revealing he may never walk again.
Amanda said: “We are on day 18 of Nick being sedated in the ICU. It is April 18. We got some difficult news yesterday.
“Basically, we had issues with his right leg with clotting and getting blood down to his toes. And it just isn’t happening with surgery and everything.”
“So, they had him on blood thinners for the clotting and, unfortunately, the blood thinners were causing other issues: blood pressure and some internal bleeding in his intestines,” she continued. “So we took him off the blood thinners, but that again was going to cause some clotting in the right leg. So the right leg will be amputated today.”
The situation is very difficult for Amanda who is not allowed to be with her husband physically because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
She explained in a caption on her Stories: “[sic] A plead… I know this isn’t possible but today is miracle day so why not ask.
“I just wish I could see him. Hold his hand. Touch his face. I do believe this would help him WAKE UP!”
Last weekend, the Tony nominee had to be resuscitated after undergoing emergency surgery in order to prevent a blood clot.
The talented pair met while both performing in Manhattan musical Bullets Over Broadway and share 10-month-old son Elvis together.
The father of one, who starred in Rock of Ages, has been in hospital for over two weeks.
Recovery was going well until the weekend when his condition went downhill.
The fitness instructor revealed earlier in that week that Nick had surgery and was doing well, but there was a setback.
She told viewers: “The doctor said for Nick’s heart and lungs right now they’re in the best condition that they could be. The fact that he’s off [the ECMO machine] is great.
“His right leg is still an issue. There has been some blood flow issues coming down to his foot.”
The mom of one continued: “We don’t know if he’ll be able to walk again. We don’t know if he can walk again — what that’ll look like.
“I think that there will definitely be a lot of rehab and definitely physio in order for that leg to get working again. But the good news is that blood is finally running down to his toes.”
Last weekend, the Tony nominee had to be resuscitated after undergoing emergency surgery in order to prevent a blood clot.
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