The Broadway actor died Sunday from coronavirus complications at 41 after spending more than 90 days in the hospital.
However, the illness had already inflicted severe damage on his body.
So the machines were really truly keeping him alive."
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The Broadway actor was on dialysis, on a ventilator, and needed a pacemaker.
You have to do it over FaceTime that a generous nurse has arranged."
While he showed sporadic signs of improvement, Braff said Cordero “never came back” fully.
It was only occasionally."
We would literally stand 10 feet away from her and watch our friend sobbing."
“We just bonded, man.
Later, Braff got to cast and direct Cordero in his movieGoing in Style,oppositeMorgan Freeman.
“They were just in love and so happy, and it was like the American Dream.
This beautiful couple, the white picket fence house, the brand new baby,” Braff said.
“Nick’s the ultimate example of it’s a roll of the dice,” he added.
