President’s Message – April 2021
I am writing this while listening to the morning news, not on Long Island, but in Denver, Colorado, about thirty minutes south of Boulder. While...
Healing Tip of the Month – April 2021
Thanks to COPE Facilitator Marilyn Kohn LMSW for this month's healing tip. March 11th 2020 was the beginning of a most difficult year when...
Thank you Sandy!
Thank you for very much your incredibly generous gift to COPE in the amount of $10,000 received today in connection with the design and...
President’s Message – March 2021
Welcome to March! The vernal equinox is on the 20th, which marks the beginning of spring and by the 21st, the days get longer. Ok, maybe by a few...
Healing Tip – February 2021
Thanks to COPE's facilitator Diane McNamara, LCSW-R for this month's Healing Tip Riding the roller coaster of grief The grieving...
Lilly’s Inspirational Thoughts – February 2021
For many of us February is synonymous with Valentine’s Day, a day celebrating love. Love is the other side of grief. It’s because we love so...
President’s Message – February 2021
It is hard for me to avoid reading or watching the news. Yes, I know that it’s not always the best thing for my sanity, and yet I can’t stop, or...
Parent Column – February 2021
The voice heard in my silence - The pandemic we are all facing is challenging but allows for some rare opportunities of self discovery. I...
Lilly’s Inspirational Thoughts – January 2021
Dear COPE families, For as long as my daughter is gone, the New Year has been associated with January, the month that Michelle passed. One thing...
President’s Message – January 2021
Happy New Year! Doesn’t it seem odd to say that? Perhaps the best we can say about 2021 is that is not 2020. With the rest of humanity, we,...
Giving Back from COPE
So many families at COPE have lost children and siblings, and the holidays are always so difficult for people. Many of the siblings in my group...
Healing Tip of the Month – November 2020
Thanks to COPE Facilitator Lauren Jukofsky, LCSW for this month's Healing Tip Take Care of Yourself There are...
Reflections
REFLECTIONS So many aspects of the world right now are reminiscent of my early grief...The isolation, distancing, fear, anxiety, and...
Holidays this year are different…
Holidays this year are different… This holiday season is like none other. We’re embracing those we love at a distance and creating new ways...
Sibling Column – December 2020
I've had conflicting thoughts throughout my life about what happens when we die. After my brother, LB, died, a friend told me about a...
Healing Tip of the Month – December 2020
Thanks to COPE Facilitator Janet Zimmerman, LCSW-R for this month's Healing Tip Sometimes you just don’t feel like getting out of bed....
President’s Message – December 2020
We have just had our first major family holiday since the pandemic slammed into our country and reshaped so much of our lives. Our lives are...
NYL Award for Art and Writing – Scholarships and Free Workshops for Teens!
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