Parent Column – July 2023
Maybe with a few words I could make sense of what happened fifteen years ago Maybe in a three hundred page book I could make sense of what...
Healing Tip – June 2023
The weather is increasingly warmer and many turn their minds towards summer plans. It can be a difficult season as individuals and families...
Co-Presidents’ Message – May 2023
Greetings COPE Community - I want to tell you a short story. Of spirit and inner peace. Once upon a time, there was an expansive and majestic...
Healing Tip – May 2023
How to Talk about Your Grief Feelings May is mental health awareness month, a time when we like to talk about the fact that we need to discuss...
Suggested readings by Sandra Wolkoff
Linda at Chico’s I could have shipped the dresses back to Chico’s. I had the slip and the free shipping label. The dresses, bolder colors than I...
Parent Column – May 2023
Joshua Quinn Faithfull On March 26, 2017, our beloved, Joshua Quinn Faithfull had his life tragically cut short. Josh always lived life as if...
Parent Column – April 2023
From Chuck & Gail Lacks Kenneth Michael Lacks 4/29/1964 – 9/18/1995 Wish you were here today, even for just a little while so I could say...
Co-President’s Message – April 2023
On April 8, 2016, my brother and I went to Opening Day (Let’s Go Mets). We took a bunch of pictures and two days later, on April 10th, I posted...
Healing Tip – April 2023
The start of spring is considered a time of renewal and revitalization as mindsets reflect the changes happening in nature. New blooms, warming...
Co-President’s Message – March 2023
I lost my older brother. I’m not sure those words will ever feel real to me but I know they are. During my sibling group the other night, I...
Parent Column – March 2023
Joshua Quinn Faithfull On March 26, 2017, Joshua Quinn Faithfull, my soul mate & beloved son had his life tragically cut short from a...
Healing Tip – March 2023
Recommendations for Books on Grief, Trauma, and Meaning Recently I was asked for recommendations for books on grief, trauma, and how to find...
Healing Tip – February 2023
The "Second Anniversaries" I often hear grieving individuals talk about the difficulty of entering a new year. For the newly bereaved, it is the...
Co-Presidents’ Message – February 2023
I think Rob Delaney has been a sensitive, thoughtful, and influential figure relating to grief and loss since he lost his son a few years ago....
Co-Presidents’ Message – January 2023
2023. For some of you, this is the start of the first new year you’re living with the loss of your loved one. For others, this may be your...
Healing Tip – January 2023
A new year often comes with resolutions with the goal of doing or being “better.” For 2023, we hope that instead you all resolve to treat...
Parent Column – January 2023
My son His name is Preston Roy Heikkinen “Roy Boy” we lost him July 8, 2021 horrifically. He was the best boy in the whole world. He was the best...
Co-Presidents’ Message – December 2022
Greetings - After a fulfilling Thanksgiving weekend with family and an amazingly impactful #GivingTuesday COPE fundraising drive, I find myself...