Patrick Clancy opens up about grief, the memory of his children and moving forward
Patrick Clancy discusses his grief and the public speculation surrounding the deaths of his three children at the hands of his ex-wife, Lindsay Clancy. The article details the timeline of Lindsay's postpartum mental health decline and the family's interactions with the medical system.
Why it matters
It brings attention to the critical need for better support systems for mothers suffering from postpartum depression and the devastating consequences of untreated illness.
Patrick Clancy said he felt he had no purpose after his three children were killed."There was a time where I didn't think I would live to see my 35th birthday," Clancy, 36, said in an interview with 60 Minutes. "And I was completely fine with it."His interview with correspondent Ross Douthat comes after his ex-wife's mistrial earlier this month. The court has yet to determine whether Patrick's ex-wife, Lindsay Clancy, will be retried for the killings of their children: 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan. It also comes as Patrick and his wife, Rachel Danis, face intense public scrutiny, becoming the subjects of online suspicion and speculation on social media. What happened after Callan was bornIn October 2022, five months after Callan's birth, Patrick said Lindsay told him she had gone a few nights without sleeping. Over the next two months, Lindsay made repeated emergency room visits.
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