Live Your Life

In March 2020,Tony Award nominee Nick Cordero was hospitalized for what he and his wifeAmanda Klootsbelieved to be a severe case of pneumonia. An eventual diagnosis of COVID-19 led to Nick’s being placed on a ventilatorand Amanda took to documenting their journey on social mediashowing the dangers COVID-19 posed to everyoneregardless of age. When he passed away after ninety-five grueling days in the ICUthe world grieved. Here Kloots tells the story of their life together; of Nick’s fight for survivaland of their interrupted future as a family. She shows how friendsfamilyand even total strangers played a vital role in enduring this hardship. A reminder thatsometimescelebrating life today is the only path through tomorrow’s darkness. — adapted from jacket