Meet Once (and Future?) Candidate Santorum on Monday

Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum will be in the area Monday night. But instead of talking politics, Santorum will be talking about his family.

The former (and possibly future) presidential candidate and his wife, Karen, will be at the Barnes & Noble in Exton on Monday to talk about their book “Bella’s Gift: How One Little Girl Transformed Our Family and Inspired a Nation.”

The book is the story of the Santorums’ daughter Bella, who was born with the condition Trisomy 18, publisher Thomas Nelson said.

“Only 10 percent of children with Trisomy 18 are born alive, and 90 percent of those children do not make it to their first birthday,” the publisher said. “Faced with these bleak statistics, doctors told the family to prepare for Bella’s death. Instead, they chose to celebrate her life.”

Santorum left his 2012 presidential campaign when Bella was diagnosed with pneumonia, The Philadelphia Inquirer said.

The Santorums will be signing copies of the book at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9, at Barnes & Noble, 301 Main St. in Exton. Contact the store at 610-524-0103 with questions.

Image courtesy of Thomas Nelson

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