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New Lifetime NRA Member: Santorum Daughter Bella

'I hope it is a long life,' dad tells gathering

(Newser) - The National Rifle Association just gained a new lifetime member: Bella, the 3-year-old daughter of Rick Santorum. He revealed his toddler's enlistment in a speech at the NRA's annual meeting in St. Louis today, reports CNN . "(My wife) Karen and I are life members of the NRA,...

Daughter Sick, Santorum Leaves Trail for a Day

Romney drops negative ad against ex-senator

(Newser) - Rick Santorum is off the campaign trail today to be with his 3-year-old daughter, who was hospitalized last week . His campaign says Isabella, who has the rare genetic condition Trisomy 18, is getting better and could leave the Virginia facility today, the AP notes. Meanwhile, Mitt Romney's campaign has...

Bella Santorum Hospitalized Again

Candidate's daughter, 3, has genetic disorder

(Newser) - The ill daughter of Rick Santorum has been hospitalized again. Bella, 3, has the rare genetic condition Trisomy 18, which typically proves fatal, and Santorum often says she wasn't expected to live past her first birthday. Santorum's campaign did not say why she was hospitalized; she was hospitalized...

Santorum: Daughter Has Had 'Miraculous Turnaround'

Isabella Santorum was diagnosed with pneumonia

(Newser) - Rick Santorum says his 3-year-old daughter, who was hospitalized over the weekend , has had a "miraculous turnaround" after being diagnosed with pneumonia, reports Politico . "Life for the Santorum family has improved dramatically ," he said. “We’ve still got a long way to go, but she’s...

Santorum Daughter Hospitalized

Candidate cancels campaign events to be with disabled daughter Isabella

(Newser) - Rick Santorum's 3-year-old daughter, Isabella, who suffers from the genetic condition Trisomy 18 , was hospitalized yesterday, causing Santorum to cancel his campaign events this morning to travel to Philadelphia and be by her side, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer . Half of babies with Trisomy 18, a chromosomal defect, are stillborn,...

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