Co-President’s Messages

There are a few things I have been thinking that I want to talk with you about. (You do see that I am hoping these columns are a conversation...

When I became Board President in January, 2019, I felt getting to hear your thoughts, opinions, feelings, and needs was essential to help me and...

The call came in about 9:15 on Wednesday morning, September 12.  It was from a former client but for the moment I couldn’t find a face to...

Welcome to September! While still summer, the languor and laughter of vacation days are waning. I always felt that those first chilly evenings...

It is often a just over four hour road to visit my son and his family. Sometimes longer, occasionally, joyously, shorter. Traffic, construction,...

Hi everyone, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to write about this month. For me, making it through June, the month of the anniversary of my son’s...

Grief and Gratitude  I have spoken to parents about their kids since my first job right out of college where I worked as a counselor in a...

It is Spring and with it comes color, and sunshine, gardens and allergies, and for many of us,memories of the times spent with our children:...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] I had just finished writing my monthly column for the COPE April Newsletter when I turned the TV on and saw a...

I saw something on COPE’s Facebook page that said, “Grief is love that has no place to go.” I commented on it because it sounded so lovely. But I...