Acceptance Speech Shaun Sharp Golf Outing
Acceptance Speech from Shaun Sharp, recipient of COPE Sibling Recognition Award at COPE Golf Outing May 21, 2018 Fran was a loving...
Sandra Wolkoff Golf Outing Acceptance Speech
Acceptance Speech from Sandra R. Wolkoff, Ph.D., LCSW-R, recipient of COPE Parent Recognition Award and COPE Professional Service...
COPE Healing Tip June 2018
Vulnerability Can Be An Act of Courage By Clinical Director, Michelle Graff Grief is an experience that creates a...
In Memory of Tom by Janet Shavel
It feels like it was just yesterday. I went to the cemetery this past Saturday, the day before Easter, to plant a beautiful cross in...
In Memory of Adam by Paula Bruckner
My son Adam would be turning 36 years of age this month (4/26) had he not passed from an overdose at the tender age of 24 in ‘06. Back then, I...
COPE Healing Tip May 2018
Coping with Grief on Mother’s Day Allow yourself to feel your grief Sometimes the anticipation of an actual event is worse than the...
In Memory of My Brother Sean by Shannon L. Russo- Pollack
20 years ago, I lost my older sibling, Sean. He was 25 and I was just shy of my 21st birthday. I missed out on those glory years where all...
COPE Healing Tip April 2018
Have you ever paused for a moment and observed your breath? Chances are you haven’t noticed, and that you are probably not taking full advantage...
April 2018
Dear COPE Families, I've been talking to the other side for 26 years. This past week, it brought tears to my eyes and pain to my...
Message for Ann Fuchs Bowl-a-Thon
Hi from Camp Erin NYC! Brrrrrr! I would rather think of summer with lots of sun and campers. That always warms my heart! Starting to hear from...
March 2018
Forever 13 by Jane Shaw “13”…It’s just a number. To some it’s bad luck. But to me it was always a very special number. It was...
COPE Healing Tip March 2018
Healing Tip March By Clinical Director Michelle Graff There is no right or wrong way to grieve. We used to believe that grief was a linear...
March 2018
Dear COPE Families, From the time that my daughter passed away from me, l have searched for her, looking for anything to ease my suffering...
COPE Healing Tip February 2018
Nurturing Your Body By our new Clinical Director, Michelle Graff We know that the grief process can put a tremendous strain on us...
February 2018
Dear COPE Families, The last time I was in Arizona was 1991, three months before my daughter, Michelle, passed on Jan 25 in...
February 2018
A Mother Left Behind By Kalia Loper After my daughter, Nayyira, lost her life in November 2012 due to an automobile accident, I was crushed....
COPE’s New Home
COPE'S NEW HOME – JANUARY 2018! New Address: Cedarmere Historic Home, 225 Bryant Avenue, Roslyn, NY 11576 Starting January 1,...