The singer Adam Schlesinger, the co-frontman of Fountains of Wayne, tragically passed away on April 1 of coronavirus at the age of 52. Now, his girlfriend Alexis Morley is speaking out to reveal some tragic details of his final days before he succumbed to COVID-19 at a hospital in New York City.

Morley took to Instagram to share a photo of herself and Schlesinger, an Emmy and Grammy-winning musician, walking the “Poets’ Walk” in Red Hook, New York just one month ago. She explained that they had taken a four mile walk on March 15, the day that he first experienced symptoms.

“That night he woke up at 4am with a fever. We spent such a sweet week together, our roles kind of reversed because usually Adam was the one to take care of me. I tried to keep him comfortable, nurse him back to health, as we waited for the fever to break. We were sure it would — just like any other crappy flu,” Morley wrote alongside the photo. “He said, ‘I’m ok. I have my Alexis.’”

MORE NEWS: No-Bid, No-Problem: Biden’s Equity Experiment for Blacks and Women Becomes a Federal Free-For-All

https://www.instagram.com/p/B_ddNnmDWQD/

Though they thought it was a normal flu at first, it soon became apparent that it was actually far more serious than that.

“But 7 days later things got worse and I brought him to the hospital,” Morley explained. “I wasn’t allowed to walk in with him. I drove home alone through a snowstorm terrified (the first time I’d driven a car in years), but we spent the night texting, making cute jokes, feeling optimistic. He kept telling me how much he loved me and thanked me for ‘saving [his] life.’”

Do you support individual military members being able to opt out of getting the COVID vaccine?

By completing the poll, you agree to receive emails from SteveGruber.com, occasional offers from our partners and that you've read and agree to our privacy policy and legal statement.

“The next morning he was intubated,” she added. “I never got to hear his voice again. After 10 days of me, our incredible families, and friends drawing on every resource possible trying to help, I got a 3am call from the hospital. He wasn’t going to make it.”

Morley immediately asked if it would be possible for her to spend Schlesinger’s final moments with him, knowing that coronavirus restrictions would make that difficult.

“They made special arrangements for me to be allowed into the covid unit: a low-lit, grim, heavy place; the medical workers and I obscured by layers of PPE,” she wrote.

Morley then recounted her final moments with Schlesinger:

“Adam looked sweet, peaceful, beautiful. I’m so thankful that I got to spend that one final hour with him — and that I was able to connect Sadie & Claire and Bobbi & Steve through my phone’s facetime too. I like to think he could sense us there, but he was deeply unconscious.

Shortly after I arrived back at the house, Jordan, a male nurse who’d been so wonderfully compassionate in the covid unit, called to tell me that Adam had just passed, peacefully, He was holding his hand as it happened. It had been a dark, overcast day, but at that moment the sun came out for just a few minutes and lit up the entire sky. I love you so, so much, Adam.”

MORE NEWS: Truth in the Triage: How Washington’s “Healthcare Crisis” Became the Biggest Self-Inflicted Wound in Politics

Rest in peace, Adam Schlesinger. Please join us in saying a prayer for Morley and the rest of his family and friends during this difficult time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTNonlossl0

This piece originally appeared in UpliftingToday.com and is used by permission.

Read more at UpliftingToday.com:
Lori Loughlin Gets Amazing News From Judge as She Scores Huge Court Victory
Prosecutors Drop Bomb on Lori Loughlin in College Admissions Case
Brad Pitt Struggles to Hold Back Tears as He Surprises His Longtime Makeup Artist With a Home Makeover

The opinions expressed by contributors and/or content partners are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Steve Gruber.