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,...
January 2018
Words from COPE President and Founder, Lillian Julien Dear COPE Families, Since loss drastically changed our lives, any...
COPE Healing Tip January 2018
Yoga for Grief We can move through grief with a practice that connects body, heart and mind while offering strength and comfort in the present....
December 2017
Dear COPE Families, Holidays are a time when we may find ourselves struggling or even wrestling with our thoughts and emotions....
COPE at Cedarmere
New Address: Cedarmere Historic Home, 225 Bryant Avenue, Roslyn, NY 11576 Starting January 1, 2018, COPE will be in our new location...
COPE Healing Tip December 2017
Owning Your Holidays Celebrating winter holidays, like Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa and New Years, can be challenging for grieving families. At...
Community News Nov 2017
Daytime Bereavement Group by Janet Zimmerman, LCSW-R On the first Tuesday and third Wednesday of each month, a wonderful group of...
November 2017
Words from COPE President and Founder, Lillian Julien Dear COPE Families, I live with a hole in my heart. Often...
November 2017
In Memory of Ava Hecht By Karen Gang On January 8, 2009, I began a heartbreaking lifelong journey that those reading this column...
COPE Healing Tip November 2017
Healing Tip of the Month From Amy Olshever, PhD, LCSW When we experience a tragic and devastating loss it can be “traumatizing”. When we think...
“They Tell Me”  By Esther Bogin, Heath’s Mom
Parent Poem In Memory of Heath Bogin They Tell Me By Esther Bogin, Heath's Mom...