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Criss Angel’s new addition has arrived.
The newborn weighed 4 lbs., 13 oz., and measured 17 inches long at birth.
“IT’S A GIRL!!! 🍾❤️🎉 Ran to the hospital early this morning where my love @shaunylbenson had to have an emergency C-section 35 weeks into her pregnancy,” Angel wrote,sharing a videofrom the hospital. “… She is currently in NICU. Both her and momma are resting and doing well.”
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Angel commented at the time, “So happy for our little girl, you my love and our blessed family but I guess nothing is private. I love you forever.”
“I won’t ever sugar coat things but I’m at that stage where pregnancy just really really sucks,” she explained. “I feel gross; I’m sore, I feel huge, I’m grumpy, hungry and not to mention I have to pee every second.. can someone remind me why I’m doing this for a third time? Oh yes, because it will be worth it.”
Angel’s son Johnny wasdiagnosed with leukemiaback in 2015 and had a brief remission before Angel revealed in December 2019 thathis child’s cancer had come back. He gave an update on his older son’s condition in June 2020, discussing in an interview withExtrawhat his medical situation looked likeand how the family was faringamid the pandemic.
“Kids that are going through pediatric cancer obviously have the challenge of dealing with that but when you underscore that with the pandemic, it’s really a double threat,” he said at the time. “Families that have gone through pediatric cancer have been practicing hand washing, hand sanitizing, sanitizing areas when you go out to eat in a restaurant and social distancing.”
“Because usually your child has immune-system deficiencies, and for Johnny Crisstopher and other children going through what he’s going through, it can be dire — life-threatening,” added Angel.
In May, Bensonpaid tribute to Johnny on Instagram, saying, “Our little superhero, loving life everyday. He’s carefree and full of love. It’s been a weird couple of months but Johnny takes it like a superstar. Yesterday we had a long clinic visit for an immunoglobulin infusion which cut our desert stay short. But life is beautiful. Everything we do, we do for our babies.”
Then in August, she documented hisfirst day back at schoolafter treatments.
source: people.com
