Nick Cordero and Amanda Kloots.Photo: Bruce Glikas/FilmMagicAmanda Klootsis ready to “address the trauma” six months after her husbandNick Cordero’s death fromcoronaviruscomplications.The fitness instructor andThe Talkco-host, 38, opened up about her plans to seek therapy in the new year in an Instagram Story post on Sunday.“New Years has been tough, extremely hard for me. I’ve cried more recently than in awhile,” Kloots wrote, according toThe Hollywood Reporter. “I thought Christmas would be hard, this was worse.““I think it’s because when the new year comes you want a clean slate or to forget about last year, esp 2020. But, I can’t forget about last year and will not be able to wipe that slate clean,” she continued. “I also think I am slightly scared of what can happen in a year, how much things can change.“Kloots added, “Lastly, I think everything I went through is finally catching up to me and I am finally ready to go to therapy to address the trauma.“Amanda Kloots and Nick Cordero with son Elvis Eduardo.Noam Galai/GettyCorderodied at age 41 in early Julyafter spending more than three months in the intensive care unit at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for complications related to COVID-19.During his 95 days in the hospital, in which he spent 42 of them in amedically induced coma, the Broadway star faced a series ofunpredictable complicationsthat led toseptic shockand required him to have his right legamputated.On New Year’s Eve, Kloots — who shares 1½-year-old sonElvis Eduardowith her late husband —posted a touching message on her Instagramabout finding a “gift” in the “hard days.““Find the lessons from each day so you can learn and grow,” shecaptioneda photoshopped photo of the family of three walking away from the camera in an empty field. “What I’ve learned this year… Don’t wish time away. Time is precious. Make every day count.““Be grateful for every day here on this Earth,” she added. “Be grateful for all the blessings you have. Take that family photo. Say I love you. Make the phone call. Forgive. Pray and believe. Get back up again. Take one day at a time.“RELATED VIDEO: Amanda Kloots Details Late Husband Nick Cordero’s Final Moments in Hospital: It’s Still Fresh in My MemoryIn October, the mother of oneopened up to PEOPLEabout how their son helps her deal with her grief at the loss of Cordero.“Thank God I have a little piece of my husband,” she said of Elvis. “Anytime I’m sad, he brightens my mood in two seconds. He looks at me with his big smile and his little teeth, and I’m instantly transported into a different mood.“The AK! Fitness founder added that she can already seesimilarities between Elvis and his dad.“He is calm and cool and gets along with everybody. I think that’s very much Nick,” she said. “We have this beautiful little boy that we created together. I love watching him grow, and I know Nick is watching him too.“As information about thecoronavirus pandemicrapidly changes, PEOPLE is committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. Some of the information in this story may have changed after publication. For the latest on COVID-19, readers are encouraged to use online resources fromCDC,WHO, andlocal public health departments.PEOPLE has partnered with GoFundMeto raise money for the COVID-19 Relief Fund, a GoFundMe.org fundraiser to support everything from frontline responders to families in need, as well as organizations helping communities. For more information or to donate, clickhere.
Nick Cordero and Amanda Kloots.Photo: Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic
Amanda Klootsis ready to “address the trauma” six months after her husbandNick Cordero’s death fromcoronaviruscomplications.The fitness instructor andThe Talkco-host, 38, opened up about her plans to seek therapy in the new year in an Instagram Story post on Sunday.“New Years has been tough, extremely hard for me. I’ve cried more recently than in awhile,” Kloots wrote, according toThe Hollywood Reporter. “I thought Christmas would be hard, this was worse.““I think it’s because when the new year comes you want a clean slate or to forget about last year, esp 2020. But, I can’t forget about last year and will not be able to wipe that slate clean,” she continued. “I also think I am slightly scared of what can happen in a year, how much things can change.“Kloots added, “Lastly, I think everything I went through is finally catching up to me and I am finally ready to go to therapy to address the trauma.“Amanda Kloots and Nick Cordero with son Elvis Eduardo.Noam Galai/GettyCorderodied at age 41 in early Julyafter spending more than three months in the intensive care unit at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for complications related to COVID-19.During his 95 days in the hospital, in which he spent 42 of them in amedically induced coma, the Broadway star faced a series ofunpredictable complicationsthat led toseptic shockand required him to have his right legamputated.On New Year’s Eve, Kloots — who shares 1½-year-old sonElvis Eduardowith her late husband —posted a touching message on her Instagramabout finding a “gift” in the “hard days.““Find the lessons from each day so you can learn and grow,” shecaptioneda photoshopped photo of the family of three walking away from the camera in an empty field. “What I’ve learned this year… Don’t wish time away. Time is precious. Make every day count.““Be grateful for every day here on this Earth,” she added. “Be grateful for all the blessings you have. Take that family photo. Say I love you. Make the phone call. Forgive. Pray and believe. Get back up again. Take one day at a time.“RELATED VIDEO: Amanda Kloots Details Late Husband Nick Cordero’s Final Moments in Hospital: It’s Still Fresh in My MemoryIn October, the mother of oneopened up to PEOPLEabout how their son helps her deal with her grief at the loss of Cordero.“Thank God I have a little piece of my husband,” she said of Elvis. “Anytime I’m sad, he brightens my mood in two seconds. He looks at me with his big smile and his little teeth, and I’m instantly transported into a different mood.“The AK! Fitness founder added that she can already seesimilarities between Elvis and his dad.“He is calm and cool and gets along with everybody. I think that’s very much Nick,” she said. “We have this beautiful little boy that we created together. I love watching him grow, and I know Nick is watching him too.“As information about thecoronavirus pandemicrapidly changes, PEOPLE is committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. Some of the information in this story may have changed after publication. For the latest on COVID-19, readers are encouraged to use online resources fromCDC,WHO, andlocal public health departments.PEOPLE has partnered with GoFundMeto raise money for the COVID-19 Relief Fund, a GoFundMe.org fundraiser to support everything from frontline responders to families in need, as well as organizations helping communities. For more information or to donate, clickhere.
Amanda Klootsis ready to “address the trauma” six months after her husbandNick Cordero’s death fromcoronaviruscomplications.
The fitness instructor andThe Talkco-host, 38, opened up about her plans to seek therapy in the new year in an Instagram Story post on Sunday.
“New Years has been tough, extremely hard for me. I’ve cried more recently than in awhile,” Kloots wrote, according toThe Hollywood Reporter. “I thought Christmas would be hard, this was worse.”
“I think it’s because when the new year comes you want a clean slate or to forget about last year, esp 2020. But, I can’t forget about last year and will not be able to wipe that slate clean,” she continued. “I also think I am slightly scared of what can happen in a year, how much things can change.”
Kloots added, “Lastly, I think everything I went through is finally catching up to me and I am finally ready to go to therapy to address the trauma.”
Amanda Kloots and Nick Cordero with son Elvis Eduardo.Noam Galai/Getty
Corderodied at age 41 in early Julyafter spending more than three months in the intensive care unit at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for complications related to COVID-19.
During his 95 days in the hospital, in which he spent 42 of them in amedically induced coma, the Broadway star faced a series ofunpredictable complicationsthat led toseptic shockand required him to have his right legamputated.
On New Year’s Eve, Kloots — who shares 1½-year-old sonElvis Eduardowith her late husband —posted a touching message on her Instagramabout finding a “gift” in the “hard days.”
“Find the lessons from each day so you can learn and grow,” shecaptioneda photoshopped photo of the family of three walking away from the camera in an empty field. “What I’ve learned this year… Don’t wish time away. Time is precious. Make every day count.”
“Be grateful for every day here on this Earth,” she added. “Be grateful for all the blessings you have. Take that family photo. Say I love you. Make the phone call. Forgive. Pray and believe. Get back up again. Take one day at a time.”
RELATED VIDEO: Amanda Kloots Details Late Husband Nick Cordero’s Final Moments in Hospital: It’s Still Fresh in My Memory
In October, the mother of oneopened up to PEOPLEabout how their son helps her deal with her grief at the loss of Cordero.
“Thank God I have a little piece of my husband,” she said of Elvis. “Anytime I’m sad, he brightens my mood in two seconds. He looks at me with his big smile and his little teeth, and I’m instantly transported into a different mood.”
The AK! Fitness founder added that she can already seesimilarities between Elvis and his dad.
“He is calm and cool and gets along with everybody. I think that’s very much Nick,” she said. “We have this beautiful little boy that we created together. I love watching him grow, and I know Nick is watching him too.”
As information about thecoronavirus pandemicrapidly changes, PEOPLE is committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. Some of the information in this story may have changed after publication. For the latest on COVID-19, readers are encouraged to use online resources fromCDC,WHO, andlocal public health departments.PEOPLE has partnered with GoFundMeto raise money for the COVID-19 Relief Fund, a GoFundMe.org fundraiser to support everything from frontline responders to families in need, as well as organizations helping communities. For more information or to donate, clickhere.
source: people.com
