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Kloots kept fans updated on Cordero's fight against COVID-19 for months, asking her Instagram followers to sing his song, \"Live Your Life,\" every day at 3 p.m. PT in his honor.

Cordero, 41, first went to a Los Angeles hospital on March 30 with what he believed was pneumonia, but was later diagnosed with COVID-19 and placed on a ventilator. Over the next few months, he sustained several lung infections and required a leg amputation. He died on July 5.

\"I am in disbelief and hurting everywhere,\" Kloots wrote on Instagram at the time. \"My heart is broken as I cannot imagine our lives without him. Nick was such a bright light. He was everyone's friend, loved to listen, help and especially talk.\"

Now Kloots is trying to move forward. On Wednesday, she kicked off the #ak10daysofhappy challenge, in which she does one thing every day to make herself happy.

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God has another angel in heaven now. My darling husband passed away this morning. He was surrounded in love by his family, singing and praying as he gently left this earth. ⠀ I am in disbelief and hurting everywhere. My heart is broken as I cannot imagine our lives without him. Nick was such a bright light. He was everyone’s friend, loved to listen, help and especially talk. He was an incredible actor and musician. He loved his family and loved being a father and husband. Elvis and I will miss him in everything we do, everyday. ⠀ To Nicks extraordinary doctor, Dr. David Ng, you were my positive doctor! There are not many doctors like you. Kind, smart, compassionate, assertive and always eager to listen to my crazy ideas or call yet another doctor for me for a second opinion. You’re a diamond in the rough. ⠀ ⠀ I cannot begin to thank everyone enough for the outpour of love , support and help we’ve received these last 95 days. You have no idea how much you lifted my spirits at 3pm everyday as the world sang Nicks song, Live Your Life. We sang it to him today, holding his hands. As I sang the last line to him, “they’ll give you hell but don’t you light them kill your light not without a fight. Live your life,” I smiled because he definitely put up a fight. I will love you forever and always my sweet man. ❤️

A post shared by AK! ⭐️ (@amandakloots) on Jul 5, 2020 at 6:05pm PDT

On day two, that meant means watching a Christmas movie in July, she wrote on Instagram Stories.

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