Husband of midwife who 'strangled her two kids to death' had left for 25 ... trends now The husband of the midwife charged with strangling her two young children to death and attempting to kill her seven-month-old baby had allegedly gone out to grab food before the apparent murder-suicide attempt. A friend of nurse Lindsay Clancy told radio host John DePetro that husband Patrick had gone out on Tuesday night for food when he returned to find his wife unconscious after plunging from the second-floor window of their home in Duxbury, Massachusetts. Inside, daughter Cora, five, and son Dawson, three, were dead due to suffocation, with the Clancys' third child surviving and rushed to the hospital. 'In the 25 minutes it took him to pick up takeout, the unthinkable happened,' DePetro wrote on Twitter. Investigators are now looking into the possibility that Lindsay was suffering from postpartum psychosis, as DePetro said she was attending an 'intensive' five-day-a-week program for Postpartum Depression (PPD), with the mother-of-three sharing online that she was struggling with postpartum anxiety. Father Patrick Clancy was out for 25 minutes to grab takeout for his family when he found his wife, Lindsay, unconscious after dropping for their second-floor window. Inside their home, daughter Cora (left) and son Dawson (right) were dead Friends said Patrick was working from home to help Lindsay, who was allegedly attending an 'intensive' postpartum depression program five days a week Lindsay had shared that she was suffering from postpartum anxiety following the birth of her third child, who survived the apparent murder-suicide attempt The friend who spoke with DePetro said Patrick was 'working from home instead of going in to work to be able to try and support [Lindsay] daily while she went to a program 5 days a week for PPD.' Feelings of depression can be common after childbirth, according to the Mayo Clinic, but on rare occasions, they can lead to full postpartum psychosis. In this extreme form of PPD, a mother can suffer from severe depression and hallucinations, and can lead her to harm herself, her children, or both. While Lindsay appeared to be a proud mother on Facebook, she shared about struggling with postpartum anxiety after the birth of her latest child. Last July, she wrote that six weeks after the child's birth, she was feeling 'dialed in' and sought to focus on exercise, nutrition and her mindset, which she claimed 'made all the difference.' Sources told WBZ-TV I-Team that investigators are looking at the possibility that Lindsay was indeed suffering from postpartum psychosis. She was on leave from her job as a labor and delivery nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital. The mother-of-three, who is under police custody, will be arraigned once she is released from hospital on charges including two counts of homicide and three each for strangulation and assault and battery with a deadly weapon for the deaths of her two children. A memorial of flowers and toys was set up outside the home in Duxbury, Massachusetts Lindsay, 32, (left) allegedly strangled her daughter Cora, five, (center right) and son Dawson, three, (center left) to death and tried to suffocate her baby son inside the family home. Her horrified husband, Patrick, 34, (right) discovered the scene Five-year-old Cora and three-year-old Dawson were pronounced dead on arrival to hospital Pictured: a well-wisher dropping off items on Wednesday for the memorial over the tragedy that befell the community Officers arrived at the family home on Tuesday after a frantic Patrick had discovered his wife unconscious on the ground below a second-floor window. They discovered the three young children 'unconscious' upstairs 'with obvious signs of trauma'. It appears they had all been strangled Plymouth District Attorney Timothy Cruz said. Five-year-old Cora and three-year-old Dawson were pronounced dead on arrival to hospital while the seven-month-old baby was flown to Boston's Children's Hospital where he is alive and being treated by medics. Witnesses said the baby had been given CPR at the scene. 'We're all heartbroken right now,' Lindsay Clancey's father-in-law, Christopher Clancy, told the Boston Globe. On Wednesday, two Plymouth women, Donna Jesse, who identified herself as an aunt of the children, and Rita Musgrove, who said she was their great grandmother, left a bouquet of pink, red, and white roses outside the family's home. 'They were beautiful, beautiful children,' Jesse told the Boston Globe. Musgrove added: 'It's pretty shocking'. Lindsay and her seven-month-old son survived the apparent murder-suicide attempt and they are both being treated in hospitals in Boston. Pictured: Lindsay pictured with her surviving child in a Facebook post from September 2022 Police said Lindsay jumped from the second floor window of her home Heartbreaking pictures show Cora, right and Dawson, left, smiling together Pictured: Duxbury Police work at the scene where the two children were found dead John Sullivan, a neighbor whose yard is adjacent to the back yard at 47 Summer St., said he got a call Tuesday night from his son who told him a woman 'was laying down in the backyard.' He said he rushed to his neighbor's property where he saw first responders performing CPR on a baby outside 'Everybody is in a state of disbelief, it is tragic, the whole neighborhood is trying to process this whole thing,' Sullivan told CBS Boston. In a press conference Cruz said of the family: 'I cannot begin to fathom the pain, the depths of pain they must be feeling. 'This is an unimaginable, senseless tragedy, and it is an ongoing investigation.' Lindsay, pictured with Cora as a baby, is a midwife at Massachusetts General Hospital Lindsay pictured with her husband Patrick, 34, who called authorities after finding her lying unconscious outside their home on Tuesday evening Pictured: The backyard playground where the Clancys' children played Cruz warned 'nobody's here to speculate', adding 'we're well aware of the fact that anybody charged with a criminal crime is presumed innocence until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt'. He wrapped up the conference by saying: 'Certainly our hearts and condolences go up to the Clancy family'. Cruz said they will now conduct autopsies to determine how the children died. Findings will be made public when a death certificate is issued. The hospital where Lindsay works said in a statement: 'We are shocked and saddened to learn of this unthinkable tragedy. We extend our deepest sympathies to all those affected by these devastating events.' If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, call the 24hr National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255; contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741; or chat with someone online at suicidepreventionlifeline.org. From the Baby Blues to depression to Postpartum Psychosis New mothers can often experience anxiety and depression after child birth, but those feelings can intensify and endure into Postpartum Depression (PPD) and Psychosis. The first stage is often referred to as the 'Baby Blues,' which typically only lasts a few days to two weeks after child birth. These blues typically cause mild mood swings, anxiety, sadness, irritability, crying, appetite problems and trouble sleeping. If those feelings persist, the blues can be diagnosed as PPD, which is linked to chemical, social and psychological changes that take place after having a baby, and can be treated with medication and counseling. Symptoms of PPD include: severe mood swings, inability to sleep, feelings of hopelessness, severe anxiety and panic attacks, and thoughts of harming yourself or your baby. PPD can affect 1 in 10 mothers, but if not treated, the condition can worsen and evolve to Post Partum Psychosis. This serious mental illness often happens within the first three months after child birth and occurs in about one in 1,000 new mothers. Under Postpartum Psychosis, women can experience hallucinations, delusions, insomnia and paranoia. In its most extreme form, women with Postpartum Psychosis can make attempts at harming themselves, their children, or both. PPD is threadedly differently depending on the types of symptoms and severity. The conditions is typically treated with anti-anxiety or antidepressant medication, psychotherapy and participation in emotional support groups. Source: The Mayo Clinic All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility