Calgary MP mourning newborn daughter’s death from genetic disorder
Posted Aug 16, 2018 01:52:28 PM.
Last Updated Aug 16, 2018 01:55:19 PM.
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CALGARY – An Alberta Conservative MP has posted a touching online tribute following the death of his newborn daughter from a genetic disorder.
Tom Kmiec, who represents the riding of Calgary Shepard, says in a Facebook post that he and his wife Evangeline said goodbye Monday to Lucy-Rose, 39 days after she was born.
Kmiec says the girl was diagnosed with Trisomy 13 shortly after birth, and that she was only able to spend a week with her family at home.
He says as an MP, he often rises in Parliament to congratulate fellow Calgarians for a post-secondary degree, a medal, or recognition for service to the community.
He says his daughter never had the chance to achieve those milestones but notes she achieved success by bringing incredible warmth to other family members.
Kmiec says she was able to mature her older siblings into responsible caretakers without a spoken word.