Friends and fans from around the world remember Nick Cordero following his death

[Mary Wilson]

Posted: Jul 6, 2020 9:07 AM CDT

By Hollie Silverman, CNN

(CNN) -- Condolences for Broadway actor Nick Cordero poured in from around the world after his wife announced his death Sunday night.

Cordero, 41, had battled the coronavirus for 95 days before he passed.

Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda tweeted that the loss was "devastating."

That sentiment was shared by actress Jenna Ushkowitz, who starred in the television show "Glee" and Broadway play "Waitress," which Cordero also performed in.

https://cbs58.com/news/friends-and-...rld-remember-nick-cordero-following-his-death

 

[Mary Wilson]

4 days ago...

Nick Cordero's wife says he may need a double lung transplant to recover from coronavirus

By Marianne Garvey, CNN

Updated 4:22 PM ET, Thu July 2, 2020

He's still critically ill, even though he's now COVID negative & no longer in a coma.

... What this man has gone through! Nick is 41 years old. He had no pre-existing health conditions. We do not know how he got COVID-19 but he did. He went to the ER on March 30th and intubated on a ventilator on April 1. Since then has he has suffered an infection that caused his heart to stop, he needed resuscitation, he had two mini strokes, went on ECMO, went on dialysis, needed surgery to removal an ECMO cannula that was restricting blood flow to his leg, a faciatomy to relieve pressure on the leg, an amputation of his right leg, an MRI to further investigate brain damage, several bronchial sweeps to clear out his lungs, a septis infection causing septic shock, a fungus in his lungs, holes in his lungs, a tracheostomy, blood clots, low blood count and platelet levels, and a temporary pacemaker to assist his heart. He has spent 38 days now in the ICU. This disease does not only effect old people. This is real. A perfectly healthy 41 year old man! Bring awareness to his story. STAY HOME! FOLLOW GUIDELINES!

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/02/entertainment/nick-cordero-coronavirus/index.html

 

[Emily]

We'll likely never know why this poor man got so ill that he had to go to the hospital, but he was put on a ventilator very quickly. I noticed comments encouraging the widow to consider a lawsuit.

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/h...s/news-story/40e77dddcd158f3c74c33cfaa9c9d1dc

Coronavirus US: Nurse claims NYC is ‘killing’ patients with ventilators
Patients with COVID-19 at hospitals in New York City are hooked up to ventilators and “left to rot and die”, according to a nurse working on the frontline.

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Sara said her nurse friend had "used the word 'murder'" to describe the approach being taken by medical staff at some of the hospitals in NYC.

"People are sick but they don’t have to stay sick. They are killing them, they are not helping them," she said.

"Coming from a nurse who went to New York City expecting to help. Patients are left to rot and die – her words. She has never seen so much neglect. No one cares.

"They are cold and they don't care anymore. It's the blind leading the blind."

The nurse, according to Sara, said patients requiring more than six litres of nasal cannula – oxygen delivered through a tube in the nose – are intubated and either ventilated or given a tracheotomy.

She said other options, such as a CPAP or BiPAP, are bypassed for a “closed system” – the ventilator...