His wife spent seven years trying to get pregnant - and joy filled the air as she finally gave birth to healthy twins last month in hospital.
But the mood changed fast. Five hours after her Caesarean section in Manhattan, New York, 44-year-old Michal Lura Friedman was dead.
Her distraught husband Jay Snyder, 41, has been left to bring up their twins Jackson and Reverie on his own after the tragedy.
Father: Jay Snyder, 41, of Manhattan, New York, has been left to bring up Reverie, left, and Jackson, right, by himself after his wife died
Legacy: Mr Snyder is incredibly upset by all that has happened and is now bringing up the children in a Manhattan flat the couple had recently moved into
Couple: Mr Snyder's relatives and friends are now helping him collect donations in an effort to help him bring up the children alone without his wife, Michal
Daughter and son: While doctors battled to keep his wife alive, Mr Snyder sat in another room and desperately prayed for her survival
Proud dad: Michal Lura Friedman had tried for seven years to have a baby, and now she has left her husband Mr Snyder with twins
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