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In May 2005, McCready was found unconscious the following July, in a hotel lobby in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida, after attempting suicide. She was hospitalized for a drug overdose after washing down a large amount of undisclosed drugs with alcohol.[11] That September, when she was pregnant with McKnight's child, she attempted suicide again by overdosing on antidepressants.[12]
On December 17, 2008, paramedics were called to McCready's Nashville home after an apparent suicide attempt; they transported her to a hospital after finding wounds on her wrists.[14]
On May 25, 2010, McCready was hospitalized in Cape Coral, Florida, for a possible drug overdose; she may have had a reaction to Darvocet her mother had given her.[18] She was released later that day and returned home.[19]
On April 9, 2012, McCready gave birth to her second child, a son named Zayne.[37] The child's father, record producer David Wilson, was found dead in his home on January 13, 2013, of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.[38][39][40] Following Wilson's death, McCready released a statement in which she referred to him as her "soulmate" and "life partner".[39][40]
McCready committed suicide on February 17, 2013.[41] Her death was confirmed by a friend of her family.[42][43]
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