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Rick Santorum opens up about disabled daughter
In , former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum suspended his campaign for the GOP nomination for president when his youngest child, Bella, became seriously ill. Now, the Santorums are opening up about their daughter in a new book out on Tuesday, and they say she's doing much better -- so well, in fact, that another presidential run may be possible for Santorum in
"She's on a great routine right now and she's doing really really well, so it's frankly not as big a concern for us this time around as last time," Rick Santorum said Sunday on ABC's "This Week." "But, you know, we have a lot of other factors to consider in making that decision. But with respect to Bella, we feel good enough to actually go out and tell the story and put the book out there with a lot of confidence."
“Bella’s Gift,” written by Rick and Karen Santorum and their teenage daughter Elizabeth Santorum, chronicles the family’s story of raising now six-year-old Bella Santorum, who was born with a rare genetic condition called Trisomy Most Trisomy 18 patients, who are born with an extra 18th chromosome, are not expected to live beyond their first birthday. Half of Trisomy 18 patients do not survive more than 10 days.
The timing of the book is noteworthy. As t
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Rick Santorum
American politician and commentator (born )
Rick Santorum | |
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Santorum in | |
In office January 3, – January 3, | |
Leader | Trent Lott Bill Frist |
Preceded by | Connie Mack III |
Succeeded by | Jon Kyl |
In office January 3, – January 3, | |
Preceded by | Harris Wofford |
Succeeded by | Bob Casey Jr. |
In office January 3, – January 3, | |
Preceded by | Doug Walgren |
Succeeded by | Mike Doyle |
Born | Richard John Santorum () May 10, (age66) Winchester, Virginia, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Karen Garver (m.) |
Children | 8 |
Education | Pennsylvania State University (BA) University of Pittsburgh (MBA) Dickinson School of Law (JD) |
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Richard John Santorum (san-TOR-əm; born May 10, ) is an American politician, attorney, author, and political commentator who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from to He was the Senate's third-ranking Republican during the final six years of his tenure. He also ran unsuccessfully for president of the United States in the Republican primaries, finishing second to Mitt Romney.
Santorum was elected to the United States Senate from Pennsylvania in He served two terms until losing his reel
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