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(CNN)Broadway actor Nick Cordero's health is going "downhill," his wife revealed Wednesday in a tearful update.

Cordero, 41, has battled a series of since he was hospitalized in March. He spent weeks on a ventilator and clotting. Earlier this week, his wife, Amanda Kloots, a "small win" in his recovery. But his she said, asking fans for their prayers during an Instagram Live stream. "Nick has had a bad morning," she said. "Unfortunately, things are going downhill at the moment, so I am asking again for all the prayers, mega-prayers, right now."Read More"Please cheer and please pray for Nick today, and I know that this virus is not going to get him down," Kloots said, wiping tears from her eyes. "It's not how his story ends, so just keep us in your thoughts and prayers today."Kloots, who is a fitness trainer, did not provide additional details about her husband's health. But she has previously said that Cordero woke up from his medically induced coma this month, and is still fighting a lingering lung infection. On Thursday, Kloots shared that she remains optimistic. "When things look down, we look UP! I have my masters in OPTIMISM!" she wrote in an Instagram post.Cordero was nominated for a Tony Award in 2014 for his role in "Bullets Over Broadway." He's also appeared on television in episodes of "Blue Bloods," "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" and "Lilyhammer."Fans used the hashtag #WakeUpNick to share messages of hope for the actor, and later, after he woke up, the hashtag #offthevent to pray for him to get off the ventilator.Kloots said Cordero had no pre-existing health conditions before he tested positive for coronavirus, and has always been healthy. He has since tested negative for coronavirus, but is continuing to battle complications from it. Some of the complications include septic shock, "mini-strokes" and a leg amputation, his wife said. CNN's Lisa France contributed to this report

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Information storage and accessApplySave Preferences Accept allChat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds. Nick Cordero's wife says he has suffered a health setback - CNN Previous Alert1of/4Next Alert Broadway star has leg amputated due to coronavirus CNN Broadway actor Nick Cordero is recovering after having his right leg amputated following complications with coronavirus. Published at: 03:54, Fri May 22 2020 Playing onPlay Video Play PlayMuteMuteCurrent Time 0:00/Duration Time 0:00Loaded: 0%0:00Progress: 0%0:00 Progress: 0%Live Remaining Time -0:00 DescriptionsSubtitlesLanguageFullscreenFullscreenHDOptions Start castingWatch in VRWatch in VRSubtitlesLanguageSettingsQuality SpeedSubtitle OptionsFont familyFont colorFont opacityFont sizeBackground colorBackground opacityWindow colorWindow opacity Character edge styleThis is a modal window.

Caption Settings DialogBeginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window.TextColorWhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellow MagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentBackgroundColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaque Semi-TransparentTransparentWindowColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyTransparentSemi-TransparentOpaqueFont Size50%75%100%125%150%175%200%300%400%Text Edge StyleNoneRaisedDepressedUniformDropshadowFont FamilyProportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-SerifProportional SerifMonospace SerifCasualScriptSmall CapsDefaultsDoneLOS ANGELES, California (WJW/CNN) — A day after giving a tearful update on her husband, the wife of Broadway actor said he is once again showing signs of improvement.

Cordero, 41, has been hospitalized in Los Angeles since March with -related complications. He spent weeks on a ventilator and had to have his leg amputated because of issues with blood clots.

“So one of the things that I have learned about this whole process is the land of the ICU is one step forward, two steps back,” Amanda Kloots said in a ..

“I’m happy to say that it looks like that we’re on a step forward again,” she said.

“It’s been a roller coaster but this one goes out to the doctors and nurses at Cedars-Sinai,” Kloots said. “The power of prayer. And the power of energy and support and posivitity is, I’m sorry, in my opinion, insurmountable.”

“For the last 24 hours we have prayed hard. And a prayer of, not ‘why,’ and not ‘this can’t happen,’ but prayer of ‘thank you’ and prayer of ‘faith’ and prayer of ‘thy will be done’,” she said. “And that is to me something that I will never understand but I believe.”

She said the prayers and positivity kept her going since Wednesday when she posted that her

“We have been singing and dancing and lifting him up in only positive thoughts and words and deeds,” Kloots said. “And guys, it’s making a difference. He’s not done. He’s not done.”

Kloots, who is a fitness trainer, did not provide additional details about her husband’s health. But she has previously said that Cordero woke up from his medically induced coma this month, and is still fighting a lingering lung infection.

Cordero was nominated for a Tony Award in 2014 for his role in “Bullets Over Broadway.” He’s also appeared on television in episodes of “Blue Bloods,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” and “Lilyhammer.”

Fans used the hashtag #WakeUpNick to share messages of hope for the actor, and later, after he woke up, the hashtag #offthevent to pray for him to get off the ventilator.

Kloots said Cordero had no pre-existing health conditions before he tested positive for coronavirus, and has always been healthy.

He has since tested negative for coronavirus, but is continuing to battle complications from it. Some of the complications include septic shock, “mini-strokes” and a leg amputation, his wife said.





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Nick CorderoBornSeptember 17, 1978 , Education (Dropped out)OccupationActorYears active2005-presentSpouse(s)Amanda KlootsNick Cordero (born September 17, 1978) is a actor. He was nominated for the and the for his role as Cheech in the 2014 musical .

Contents Career[] Cordero's debut was in the title role in the production of . He also played the role of Dennis in on Broadway in 2012 and on tour.

Cordero appeared on in 2014 in the musical in the role of Cheech, for which he was nominated for the and the . He won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical and a Theater World Award for the role.

In March 2016, he joined the Broadway production of , playing the role of Earl. He left Waitress to join the Broadway premiere of the musical , playing Sonny at the starting on November 3, 2016. For this role, Cordero was nominated for the in 2017.

In 2017 he portrayed the role of Victor Lugo in , the tenth episode of the eighth season of the police procedural drama , and reprised the role in 2018 in , the twentieth episode of the eighth season of the show.

Personal life[] Cordero grew up in . He graduated from in Hamilton, and attended in Toronto for two years, and left to perform in the band Lovemethod.

Health[] In March 2020, Cordero contracted . His wife, Amanda Kloots, reported that he was in critical condition, on a ventilator, and being treated with dialysis and . On April 18, 2020, his right leg was amputated as a result of complications from his illness. Many supporters on Instagram began using the hashtag #WakeUpNick to show their support for Cordero and his wife. On April 24, Kloots announced via Instagram that Cordero had received a temporary pacemaker for his heart. On May 1, 2020, his wife reported that he had major lung damage, including "holes in his lungs," and he had a successful tracheostomy tube placed. CNN reported that Cordero had still not regained consciousness after being taken off of sedation. On May 5, 2020, Cordero's wife reported he had a "rocky night" and doctors had to take him into surgery, after his oxygen levels fell too low, to perform "a lung scraping to get rid of some more infection". On May 13, 2020, it was reported that Cordero had regained consciousness.

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