Christina Milian's sister Danielle lost her baby boy one day after he was born with a rare birth defect. The singer posted a moving tribute on her Instagram page to her sister and deceased newborn nephew. Before the child was born he was diagnosed with omphalocele, a life-threatening birth defect that caused his internal organs to grow on the outside of his body.
"The last 24 hours have been an emotional roller coaster but I'd like to thank everyone for being so supportive throughout my sister Danielle & Richards pregnancy. The both of them have shown the true measure of courage and faith for the last 9 months and I can't praise them more," Milian captioned a photo of her nephew's tiny foot.
In the lengthy and emotional post the singer goes on to say that he family was trying to cope with the passing of baby Richie and asked fans to keep her family in their prayers.
"Our family was blessed to have met our little Angel Baby Richie. We were fighting for him and with him the whole way and are now coping with the direction in which fate took. I ask that you keep him and our entire family in your prayers-Especially Danielle, Richard, Naomi & Dj and know that we've all been touched by our little Guardian Angel. His memory will forever live on in our thoughts and our hearts. May he now rest in peace in the arms of our Heavenly Father," Milian wrote, according to Us weekly.
Danielle and her husband Richard Dickerson have one daughter together, Naomi, 1. She also has a son named Daniel, 8, from a previous relationship, reported People.
