Rick Santorum, who will return to the campaign trail in Missouri Monday afternoon, said that his three-year-old daughter Isabella, who suffers from a serious genetic disorder, almost died this weekend after a serious bout with pneumonia.
“A simple cold can kill her, and it almost did this weekend. She ended up with pneumonia and a cold,” Santorum told conservative commentator Glenn Beck on his radio show Monday. “But she was able to get great care and yesterday really made a great turn around and she will be out of the ICU today and so we are getting back to normal here.”
His daughter, known as Bella, suffers from Trisomy 18, a rare disease that causes severe mental and physical impairments. Santorum said she bounced back Sunday after she was hospitalized in Philadelphia Saturday.
"She had a very tough go of it, but yesterday afternoon she rallied, and she's on the mend," he said. "We are feeling very, very blessed, I just want to thank everybody for their prayers."
Santorum's supporters prayed at an event here Sunday, kicking it off with a moment of silence for Bella.
Is it really so important for Mr. Santorum to return to the campaign trail? Can't the world get by for a few more days without hearing him rail against gay marriage and contraception? And does anybody really care about Santorum's candidacy? After all, Intrade gives him less than a two percent chance of winning the Republican nomination -- less than even Ron Paul!
Go home, Mr. Santorum, and be with your family.
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