Parent Column – April 2021

From Karen and Jim Hom   Brian Hom   As we reflect on the loss of our son, Brian James Hom we cannot seem to grasp the reality that time is passing us by, while we feel that Brian just left us yesterday. It’s been 10 years since we lost Brian in a car...

COPE Welcomes our Board Member Jen Schwartz

Jen Schwartz graduated Long Island University at CW Post in 2007 with a Master’s Degree in School and Mental Health Counseling and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in English and Psychology from Lehigh University. During her graduate school internship, Jen...

Parent Column – February 2021

The voice heard in my silence –  The pandemic we are all facing is challenging but allows for some rare opportunities of self discovery. I have taken many walks by myself where I contemplate the events and meaning of my life. My future seems uncertain....

Giving Back from COPE

So many families at COPE have lost children and siblings, and the holidays are always so difficult for people. Many of the siblings in my group have talked about how their parents ‘canceled’ Christmas after their loss. So many families on Long Island are...

Parent Column – September 2019

A Poem from Cris Camplin to her Son BobbySo today (8/14/19) is my son Bobby’s angeldate. 18 years have gone by. …without you the earth rotates…the moon is full and glows…the shooting stars twinkle…the clouds float…the...