There’s a baby on the way for Eric De la Cruz Hope For Hearts Foundation executive director Veronica De La Cruz.
The television news anchor is expecting her first child in March, her rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.
“I am so thrilled to be having this baby, I am extremely family oriented so this is the culmination of a lifelong dream,” De La Cruz tells PEOPLE. “After the pain and devastation of losing my brother Eric in 2009, it is a miracle to be able to add to our family in this way.”
The anchor founded the Hope for Hearts Foundation in memory of her sibling, who passed away awaiting a heart transplant after struggling to get health insurance with a pre-existing medical condition.
De La Cruz currently is a news anchor at KPIX in San Francisco. Prior to joining KPIX, De La Cruz worked as a host at MSNBC & NBC and spent over five years at CNN, where she was correspondent for American Morning, anchored the Asian In American series and covered major breaking news stories. She also was a competitive figure skater for 10 years.
Veronica looks forward to sharing more details of her new arrival with Foundation supporters in coming months.
You can read the article by Sarah Michaud at People.com.
Photo by Belinda Louann.
