I don't think it would be fair or accurate to attribute it to post partum depression. The challenges Sam and his wife faced were/are extraordinary.<p>From the comment by "fr_of_sams" (<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=84311" rel="nofollow">http://www.nydailynews.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=84311</a>):<p><i>Their children were twin girls. Born over one year ago. Severely premature: 24 weeks gestation. Severely disabled. Require 24-hour nursing care for their entire lives. Cannot eat, and will be on feeding tubes for the rest of their lives. Constant medical treatment and medical crises. Maybe someday they will walk. Maybe not. They will never really talk. The financial pressures on this couple were severe: they had already used up all insurance benefit limits, and burnt through their own personal savings with their retirement savings following rapidly...</i>