Sister Madison De La Garza Mourns Loss
Demi Lovato‘s newborn niece, Xiomara, died following an emergency cesarean section, says the singer’s youthful sister, Madison De La Garza. De La Garza posted an announcement on Instagram on Saturday (Oct. 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 little 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, wrote in her publish. She and boyfriend Ryan Mitchell had introduced the being pregnant on Sept. 7, in addition to De La Garza’s October due date.
“I love you so much Xiomara. An angel in every sense of the word. I’ll be your auntie forever,” Lovato commented on her sister’s publish on Saturday.
Dallas Lovato, their older sister, penned a touching poem: “Baby girl Xiomara, I miss you everyday. 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’ll come and see you, it just might take some time. Not a single day will pass without you in our hearts. I wish we got more time together before you had to depart. So have fun in your new world, the one we cannot see. Because every breath I take, I’ll be taking one for z.”
Dianna De La Garza, the siblings’ mom and child Xiomara’s grandmother, wrote, “They say when you meet your Grandchild for the first time, you feel a love that you can’t explain in words. I felt that love and I will feel it til the day I die. I love you my sweet granddaughter Xiomara. Thank you for making me a REAL ‘Grandma D.’”
On Saturday, Lovato additionally shared her youthful sister’s publish in an Instagram Story on her personal account, the place she wrote, “RIP to my beautiful, perfect niece Xiomara. I’m so grateful I got to hold you. I’ll forever be your auntie.”
“I love you so much @maddelagarza,” she stated.
De La Garza and Mitchell are each actors, with De La Garza finest identified for her function as younger Juanita Solis on Desperate Housewives from 2008-2012. Mitchell’s credit embody appearances on cleaning soap operas The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless in 2017.
They shared their first public photograph as a pair on Instagram on June 13, with De La Garza captioning the private snapshot “My whole world.”
On Sept. 7, when the couple introduced they have been anticipating, De La Garza shared a candy image of herself with Mitchell, along with her hand resting on her stomach. The photograph was considered one of a number of in a slideshow of pictures celebrating the being pregnant with household. She didn’t publish once more till Oct. 26.
Last month Lovato make clear her expertise with childhood fame when she launched her documentary Child Star on Hulu. The pop star and actress co-directed the movie with Nicola Marsh. Since then, she’s carried out on the 2024 Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Gala, participated in Project Healthy Minds’ World Mental Health Day panel and gala, and sang considered one of Foreigner’s greatest hits, “Feels Like the First Time,” on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 2024 Induction Ceremony.
