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From reading another article on this situation, it was my understanding that the mother had been in treatment/counseling and was on medication for PPD but was declared "better" and functioning normally sometime this summer. Obviously that wasn't the case.
As DA alluded, PPD, or "baby blues," is very common in new mothers and (from my understanding) thought to be due to the sudden decrease and subsequent fluctuation of hormones as the woman's body attempts to regulate itself post-birth. Most cases of PPD seem to go away on their own within 2-4 weeks. In extreme cases, though, they can last longer and require medical treatment. It would be interesting to see if, in an extreme case such as this, the woman had a predilection towards depression or similar chemical/hormonal imbalances.
Very, very sad.
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It's gonna be a hootenanny.
Or maybe a jamboree.
Or possibly even a shindig or lollapalooza.
Perhaps it'll be a hootshinpaloozaree. I don't know.
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