He is in a great deal of pain – physically and emotionally – especially as the family had to share with him the devastating news that he is paralyzed from the waist down.

Anthony Loizzi

Cooper is currently spiking a fever and an elevated heart rate due to a new infection, which is being treated with medication, as a result, he is facing an urgent, complex, and lengthy surgery today to again attempt to repair his torn esophagus.