Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum was forced to briefly abandon his presidential campaign this past weekend to care for his 3-year-old daughter, Bella. The toddler suffers from a rare genetic disorder called Trisomy 18, which is caused by a repeat of all or part of the 18th chromosome and was hospitalized on Saturday with pneumonia.
“Rick and his wife Karen are admitting their daughter Bella to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia this evening,†spokesman Hogan Gidley said in a statement Saturday night, adding “Rick intends to return to Florida and resume the campaign schedule as soon as is possible.†Santorum missed an appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press and an event in Miami to stay with daughter Bella.
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