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July 2017

Words from COPE President and Founder, Lillian Julien Dear COPE Families, As I struggle to find my voice (due to a vocal chord problem), I am reminded of my loss for words after each of my devastating losses. I had no voice to express my love, my anger, my pain....

June 2017

As a mother, I write about Father’s Day, remembering my children’s father. I am a mother because of him. If not for him, I would not have my precious children. Robert Julien was a great father. He shopped. He carpooled. He cooked. He barbecued. He played...

May, 2017

Words from COPE President and Founder, Lillian Julien Dear COPE Families, I was shattered by the loss of my child until I gradually found pieces of myself and strength to move forward. Mother’s Day is a day that I struggle with to find ways to connect with...

April, 2017

Words from COPE President and Founder, Lillian Julien  Dear COPE Families, As we look forward to warmer temperatures of spring, we anticipate the coming holidays. No matter how many years have passed, holidays bring up those we are missing and how much...

March, 2017

Words from COPE President and Founder, Lillian Julien Dear COPE Families, Writing is a powerful tool. As I recently looked through past newsletters for inspiration, I found how my column each month had become a journal of sorts, recording my emotions,...

February, 2017

Words from COPE President and Founder Lilly Julien “On the outside I’m trying to be brave and tough. On the inside my heart is breaking.” These were the words my daughter, Michelle, wrote in a letter home from camp when she was 7 years old. I hear her words...