In a report, Santorum spokesperson Hogan Gidley said the GOP presidential selection and former Pennsylvania senator would eliminate promotion events on Sunday day.
"Rick and his spouse Karen are recognizing their child Bella to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia this evening," Gidley said. "The promotion will eliminate Rick's future Weekend day Florida promotion program. However, Rick plans to return to Florida and application the promotion program as soon as is possible."
Santorum had been scheduled to appear on NBC's "Meet the Press," as well as make a stop at Master God Worldwide Ministry in Las vegas. Santorum has been campaigning in Florida ahead of the state primary on Tuesday.
Trisomy 18 is due to extra material from chromosome 18, and is three times more common in girls than young children. Half of people created with the situation do not endure previous the first weeks time of life, according to the Nationwide Organizations of Health. Patients who do endure previous the first weeks time experience serious medical and developing problems.
On his promotion website, Santorum has a page dedicated to his child, such as videos clip in which the selection represents the young lady as the "center of the galaxy for our family."
"Our newest child , who we call Isabella Maria, is a very special young lady who needs lot of care,"
Santorum says in it clip. "When she was created we realized something was wrong but we didn't know what it was. It wasn't until five times later that they came back and informed Nancy and me that she had a problem known as Trisomy 18, which is similar to Down's symptoms."
Santorum represents feeling furious after physicians informed him and his spouse to prepare for Bella's loss of life in the first times of her life.
