Suggested reading – February 2022
Check out this piece titled "The Loss of a Child Takes a Physical Toll on the Heart" Grieving parents were at high risk of a heart attack in the...
Lilly’s Inspirational Thoughts – January 2022
The new year comes with the dreaded month of Michelle’s passing. It’s now 30 years since her fatal car accident. Years ago I started a group on...
Parent Columns – January 2022
My Daughter Robin My daughter Robin passed away January 11, 2018. She is missed so much by everyone who knew her and whose life...
Co-Presidents’ Message – January 2022
The concept of a new year and new beginnings has almost always been lost on me. I feel the same way about birthdays. I remember when...
Healing Tip – January 2022
As we enter a new year, exiting one that for many was filled with challenges, disappointments, and many losses, we also look back on the moments...
Suggested Reading – January 2022
As Covid Deaths Rise, Lingering Grief Gets a New Name Prolonged grief disorder was recently added to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of...
To our COPE Families – end of year appeal
To our COPE families, I am sure that many of you have had your fill of COPE email over the last few days. For all nonprofits, end of year appeals...
Parent Column – December 2021
My Daughter Marissa Leann Gammon-Buckley 05/04/1999 - 12/08/2018 - Reannun...
Lilly’s Inspirational Thoughts – December 2021
My Dream for COPE “I’m okay, Mommy” were words I desperately needed to hear after the sudden and tragic loss of my daughter,...
President’s Message – December 2021
I am now a resident of Colorado. The last thing I did before I left New York was go to the cemetery to say goodbye to my son, Steven, at...
Healing Tip – December 2021
Gratitude Practice As we move past Thanksgiving into the winter holidays and the new year, this is often a challenging time for grieving...
President’s Message – November 2021
President's Message from Sandra R. Wolkoff, PhD., LCSW-R I am nearing the end of my three years as board president of the COPE Foundation....
Camp Erin NYC Reflection
I lost my dad suddenly in June 2015, when I was a Junior in high school. I was in disbelief. I remember feeling overwhelmingly sad, angry,...
Healing Tip – November 2021
Reflections on Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month and Planning for National Children’s Grief Awareness Month Grief impacts the entire...
An Interview with Adam Rabinovitch – Executive Director of COPE; Grief To Grow
Adam has dedicated himself to a lifetime of service, prompted by the early passing of his toddler sister when Adam himself was a young boy....
Supporting Children who have Experienced Grief and Trauma
How are the children doing? Parents and friends alike wonder how families will survive after a death. Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guests Adam Rabinovitch, bereaved sibling, Executive Director and Clare Sharkey LCSW and Clinical Director of the COPE Foundation for practical advice and ideas on childhood trauma and recovery.
President’s Message – October 2021
My goal as board president is to assure the sustainability of COPE and support our essential programs and our talented and compassionate staff. I...
Sibling Column – October 2021
From Katharine Heaton The other night I spent a moment with my sister in a dream and it bothered me more than anything. She’d never want...