Demi Lovato's newborn niece, Xiomara, has died following an emergency C-section, the singer's younger sister, Madison De La Garza, says. De La Garza posted a statement on Instagram on Saturday (October 26), and Lovato shared her sister's heartbreaking message.
“On the evening of September 27th, after an emergency c-section, Ryan and I held our baby girl for the first and last time. Thank you, Xiomara, for making us parents to the most perfect angel in heaven. Mommy and Daddy love you sweet girl,” De La Garza, 22, she wrote in her post. She and her boyfriend Ryan Mitchell had announced the pregnancy on September 7, as well as De La Garza's October due date.
“I love you so much Xiomara. An angel in every sense of the word. I will be your aunt forever,” Lovato commented on her sister's post on Saturday.
Dallas Lovato, their older sister, wrote a touching poem: “My baby Xiomara, I miss you every day. I'll take good care of your mom, so you can fly away. Watch over us and guide us and give us little signs. One day we will come to see you, it just might take a while. Not a single day will pass without you in our hearts. I wish we had more time together before you had to leave. So have fun in your new world, the one we can't see. 'Cause every breath I take, I'll take one for z.”
Dianna De La Garza, the brothers' mother and baby Xiomara's grandmother, wrote: “They say that when you meet your grandchild for the first time, you feel a love that cannot be explained in words. I felt that love and I will feel it until the day I die. I love you my sweet granddaughter Xiomara. Thank you for making me a REAL 'Grandma D.'''.
On Saturday, Lovato also shared her younger sister's post in one Instagram Stories on her own account, where she wrote, “RIP to my beautiful, perfect niece Xiomara. I am so grateful to hold you. I will forever be your aunt.”
“I love you so much @maddelagarza,” she said.
De La Garza and Mitchell are both actors, with De La Garza best known for her role as young Juanita Solis in Desperate Housewives from 2008-2012. Mitchell's credits include appearances on soap operas The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless in 2017.
They shared their first public photo as a couple on Instagram on June 13, with De La Garza captioning the personal snap “My whole world.”
On Sept. 7, when the couple announced they were expecting, De La Garza shared a sweet photo of herself with Mitchell, her hand resting on her belly. The photo was one of many in a slideshow of images celebrating the pregnancy with the family. He didn't post again until October 26th.
Last month Lovato shed light on her experience of childhood fame when her documentary was released Star Child on Hulu. The pop star and actress co-directed the film with Nicola Marsh. Since then, she's performed at the 2024 Children's Hospital Los Angeles Gala, participated in Project Healthy Minds' World Mental Health Day panel and gala, and performed one of Foreigner's biggest hits, “Feels Like the First Time,” at the Rock & Roll Hall . Fame Induction Ceremony 2024.
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