Baby daughter of Rick Santorum now recovering at home

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
4/10/2012
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)

3-year-old Bella suffers from rare genetic disorder

Former GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum is probably heeding the adage of taking the good with the bad. Having officially dropped from the presidential race, Santorum is just glad that his three-year-old daughter Bella is out of the hospital and recovering at home.

Rick Santorum famously carries a photo of his three-year-old daughter Bella and often says she wasn't expected to live beyond her first birthday. Her story is well-known to religious conservatives who back Santorum because of his strong position against abortion.

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LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Little Bella has been released from a Virginia hospital and is settling in at home with her parents. Bella suffers from a rare genetic condition called Trisomy 18, and was hospitalized last week as her father began a break from campaigning. Santorum did not campaign Monday so he could be with his daughter.

Santorum Campaign spokesman Hogan Gidley says Santorum cancelled his first two events scheduled for today. Santorum will join James Dobson, the founder of the evangelical Christian group Focus on the Family, for what the campaign called a "conversation on faith, family and American values" in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Gidley said Santorum and his wife, Karen, were "truly overwhelmed by the prayers and support they've received."

In recognition of Bella's illness, Romney's campaign pulled down a harsh ad that was running against the former Pennsylvania senator there. Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul said Monday the campaign asked TV stations over the weekend to pull the ad and replace it with a positive, pro-Romney spot.

Santorum famously carries a photo of Bella and often says she wasn't expected to live beyond her first birthday. Her story is well-known to religious conservatives who back Santorum because of his strong position against abortion.

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Keywords: Rick Santorum, Bella Santorum, rare genetic disorder, pro-life

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