Mum who jumped off Niagara Falls together with her children wrote haunting submit days earlier than

A woman who tragically leapt into Niagara Falls with her two young children wrote a haunting post just days before their deaths.

It comes after Chianti Means’ family revealed she was battling postpartum depression. The internet was rife with speculation about Means’ mental state following the devastating incident that claimed her life and those of her children, Roman Rossman, 9, and four-month-old Mecca Means. However, relatives were quick to quash whispers that Means’ desperate act was spurred by a break up from her daughter’s dad.

Means took to Facebook on October 1, just weeks before dying on October 28, to post a chilling warning. “You have to hold on to the ones you love. You never know when you might lose them [heartbroken emoji],” she wrote, posting from an account with the name Diamond Scott, which her family seems to refer to her as.

Bierra Hamilton, Means’ cousin, vehemently denied that heartache drove Means to her death. She stressed the 33-year-old mother was grappling with postpartum depression, a widespread condition affecting new parents, reports the Mirror US.

“Understand this – postpartum [depression] is very real and needs a cure. Her death wasn’t over a man. My cousin was silently fighting depression alone,” Hamilton said, confronting those who were misrepresenting her cousin’s tragic end.

Hamilton also took to Facebook to correct misinformation, posting: “Diamond Scott did not end her life over no man. Let’s just be clear. It’s no evidence of that. YALL BE LOUD AND WRONG.”

A close friend of the family expressed being “sick to her stomach” over the heartbreaking news. Postpartum depression remains a significant mental health issue that can affect both mothers and fathers during the first year after childbirth.

Postnatal depression can begin at any point within the first year after childbirth. The NHS indicates that symptoms – in both men and women – may include any or a combination of the following:

• Feeling sad, tearful, or low in mood
• Feeling irritable or agitated
• Loss of interest in things you used to enjoy
• Lack of energy or feeling tired all the time
• Trouble sleeping
• Problems concentrating or making decisions
• Loss of appetite or overeating
• Negative thoughts, such as feeling like you are a bad mother
• Feelings of guilt, hopelessness, or self-blame
• Difficulty bonding with your baby

For emotional support you can call the Samaritans 24-hour helpline on 116 123, email [email protected], visit a Samaritans branch in person or go to the Samaritans website.