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April 6, 2012 For Immediate Release Contact: Matt Beynon - 703.307.8633 SANTORUM CAMPAIGN STATEMENT ON BELLA SANTORUM Verona, PA - The Rick Santorum for President campaign has issued the following statement on the health of Isabella Santorum. Hogan Gidley, National Communications Director, said: "Rick and his wife Karen have taken their daughter Bella to the hospital. The family requests prayers and privacy as Bella works her way to recovery."

(CBS News) -- Rick Santorum and his wife Karen's three-year-old daughter Bella is back in the hospital, according to a Friday email from his campaign. The release did not detail how serious Bella's condition was, but the child had a rare genetic disorder called Trisomy 18 that claims the lives of most children within a year of birth. "Rick and his wife Karen have taken their daughter Bella to the hospital. The family requests prayers and privacy as Bella works her way to recovery," said a statement from communications director Hogan Gidley. Bella Santorum was last hospitalized in January with...

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Rick Santorum wants to talk about the fact that he’s the real conservative in the presidential race. But voters here — where Santorum is campaigning hard for the the non-binding caucus Tuesday, taking advantage of the fact that Newt Gingrich isn’t on the ballot — have something else on their minds: the health of his daughter, Bella. Continue Reading Bella suffers from the rare genetic disorder Trisomy 18 and was suddenly rushed to the hospital last weekend with pneumonia. Santorum returned to the trail once it was clear she was recovering, and Bella was released from the...