Politics | Isabella Santorum Bella Santorum Hospitalized Again Candidate's daughter, 3, has genetic disorder By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Apr 6, 2012 11:38 AM CDT Copied In this June 6, 2011, file photo, Rick Santorum holds his daughter Isabella before announcing he is entering the Republican presidential race in Somerset, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File) 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 earlier this year with pneumonia. The former Pennsylvania senator is spending a few days off the campaign trail for Easter. Read These Next New York Times ranks the best movies of the 21st century. A man has been deported for kicking an airport customs beagle. White House rolls with Trump's 'daddy' nickname. Actor Sam Rockwell gets residuals from movie he wasn't in. Report an error