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I am so sorry for your loss, wow may God Bless you and your family always...
I am a mother myself i have a son who will be 8 this year, and a husband who is a soldier, when I gave birth and our son was 4 months old my husband was deployed to Iraq to War, and I was raising our son for a year and a half, and i did also have postpartum depression, as well as chronic depression being a first time mom, and husband at war, nervous not knowing if my husband was ok or not, and in the mean time raising my son all alone, it was very hard, but i did go for help and till this day i am still seeing my psychiatrist and therapist once a week, and yes my husband came back safe, but hurt, but it's ok not bad, as long as we still have him, is what matters the most... Thank God,... I am very sorry.... Good Luck

Thank you for sharing your daughter's story and being so diligent in your efforts to get Melanies Law passed. May God Bless you, your family and Sommer all the days of your life, and may Melanie be in His arms and resting in peace.

Hi, I heard about your daughters' tragedy a few years after it happen, and I would like to say that it hurt my heart, I know what postpardum depression can do, because I went through it myself after my oldest daughter was born, now my oldest is 18 and I have a 16 yr.old who will be 17 in June of this year, and they are beautiful, and I love them both dearly from the bottom of my heart, they are my blessed gifts from God, and I thank him for having them, and giving me the striength to pull through, and I did pull through it, and I give all thanks again to the Lord God and my mother for seeing me through it all, my heart and prayers go out to you and your family. May God continue to Bless you and your family.

May God Bless You & Your Family..... Thanks for sharing your story and for helping other women.

Congratulations on a fight well fought! I am so happy that your time, effort, pain and devotion has finally paid off. Melanie was so beautiful, and I'm sure your grand-daughter will grow up to be just as beautiful and smart. Stay strong for her, and remind her each day how wonderful her mom really was!

After reading the story, looks like the black man took off like they always do. Hell, he didn't want anything to do with a half honky baby.
So much for interracial marriage.

Thank you for telling your story and for your courageous action. In 1963 I had an episode of postpartum psychosis, which at that time was completely unheard-of. Only God's grace and a miracle prevented me from doing dreadful harm to my infant. I an now 68 and still can barely think about it. Thank you so much for your courage in speaking out for all of us.

Dearest Carol, God bless you and your endeavor to help new mothers with postpartum depression. I remember with my first child was born and how depressed I was and how I couldn't understand why I felt the way I did. Like it was very dark outside all the time and life was blah. I cannot imagine the pain you suffered losing a child and I will pray for you, your beautiful Sommer Skyy and for perpetual peace for your precious Melanie. I hope and pray that new mothers will be able to find the help they need when they are feeling so despondent and that Melanie's death wasn't in vain. When the time comes for my two girls to give birth to their children, I will be sure to look for signs of depression and give the help and support they need.
God Bless

I am so touched by the story of your daughter. I think the work that you are doing is wonderful, in the memory of your daughter. Your granddaughter is blessed to be raised by you, and is a blessing for you.

I never new how serious this was until I read your daughter's story. I am glad you are a crusader for your daughter and the daughters of others. Keep up the fight.

I was so touched when I first read about your story. Having read this I feel that I need to help all people with mental disabilities, because there is such a stigma. I have know people who have committed suicide and the families are left so hurt. Wish you the best of lick on your endeavors!!

I pray that for your strength and I hope that her daughter will eventually know her mom was a beautiful woman. How tragic this happened and we all thank you for fighting for this bill to help one woman keep fighting her way back.

The work you have undertaken in your daughter's memory is awesome. On behalf of the many who have suffered major postpartum depression and psychotic disorders, those of us who managed by the grace of God to survive, those of us who would pray to never see this disorder strike at another woman in our lifetimes, and those - like you - whose families have given everything to save or attempt to save a woman so suffering, I thank you.

I was very touched by your story. I admire your strength in taken care of your granddaughter and being the guidance she needed. May God bless you.

Carol, your daughters story is so moving. I applaud your efforts and congrats witht he new bill being passed.

Carol, my heart goes out to you and Sommer. That adorable little girl had a rough start but she's lucky to have such a determinded grandmother.
I'm sure Melanie is proud of you for everything you've done in her honor to make sure that other women won't suffer in the same way she did.
God Bless you.

Carol, I honor your profound devotion to protect mothers and children. I offer my love and condolence to the loss of your beautiful Melanie, and I send hopes that your service work will protect countless babies and children, and their mothers. My niece and nephew have grown up without the love and nurtuing of their own beautiful mother due to undiagnosed postpartum illness. Watching their lifelong struggles without their mother speaks to the urgency of your work and voice for those unable to ask for help. God bless you and keep you strong and well for this important quest.

I'm so deeply sorry to read about this. When I read this, my heart automatically went out to you and your family and of course, the little baby Sommer.
This is truly devastating and I'm positive mothers around the world will be overly grateful for your pursue in making this illness known so another child will not walk this Earth, motherless.

Bless you so much, Carol. You're an incredibly strong women.

I am so sorry to hear about Melanie. I completely understand what she was going through. I, too, suffered from post partum depression for 5 years and 3 pregnancies. You see, it was never diagnosed and never treated until after the birth of my 3rd child. My husband was useless and instead of being empathetic, he was digusted by me and told me I was a horrible person. Back then, post partum depression was unheard of. I finally wound up going to the emergency room, with a nervous breakdown from his abuse and all these kids. I remember after my first child was born. I just could not deal with the responsiblity. I was obsessed about how I could convince my mother to take her. My husband spun this to prove I was a terrible person, much less a terrible mother. After the 3rd child was born, he convinced the older 2 that I loved the 3rd one more than them. To this day, I have no contact with my older children, now 22 & 20. My message is to not be ashamed of getting help. It is not you or the baby, it is a real illness. The sooner you get help, the sooner you will be able to enjoy your baby.

I was so saddened to hear about the lost of Melanie but your fight honors her life and who she was. Congratulations on the passage of Melanie's Law. You honor your daughter's name everyday in a special way. God Bless you and Melanie's little baby girl (her legacy) left in your care. Your work is awesome and you inspire others.

hi i am the ppd coordinator for india.i became overwhelmed when i read about melanie . all the best in your fight against this terrible disease.