Matthew Broderick‘s sister has tested positive for coronavirus — and is in isolation in an intensive care unit with “a severe form of pneumonia,” she revealed through her church.
“I am so thankful for your prayers as I have been ill,” the Rev. Janet Broderick, 64, wrote to her congregation at All Saints Episcopal Church in Beverly Hills on Wednesday.
“Everyone has been so good to me and supported me with prayers.”
Despite her serious condition, she assured worshipers, “I am through the worst of this and very very much on the mend.”
Broderick — the older sister of the 57-year-old “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” star — fell ill in February while attending a conference in Louisville, Kentucky, that was attended by representatives of 500 churches nationwide, her church said.
When she first sought medical care, it was deemed to be “a viral syndrome” that “did not warrant further concern,” the church said.
She went to LA’s Cedars Sinai Medical Center after someone who had been at the same conference tested positive — and was then also confirmed to have COVID-19, the church said.
“Janet’s current condition is stable, and she is being treated for a severe form of pneumonia,” the church said.
“She is receiving the best medical care available and her doctors’ prognosis is for a complete and full recovery.
“It will take some time, but Janet is resting comfortably at Cedars until the time she is released and can return home to complete her recovery.”
Broderick said her “family have been so so loving and cared for me so well.”
“Jesus has been so close to me the whole time and scriptures have upheld me no kidding,” she added.
“Even at my worst, I felt his hand on me.”
Her actor brother on Friday is due to start previews on Broadway alongside his wife, “Sex and the City” star Sarah Jessica Parker, in a revival of the Neil Simon comedy “Plaza Suite.”
A representative for the actor did not immediately respond to requests for comment, People magazine said.