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 days following the death of a child, and an increased risk may persist for years. Link to article:...
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 FB “Remembering Michelle.” It started as a way of reaching out to family and friends for their memories and pictures of...
My Daughter Robin My daughter Robin passed away January 11, 2018. She is missed so much by everyone who knew her and whose life she touched, She would be so proud of her two children who are both graduating this year. Olivia from...
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 I was younger, I would wake up on my birthday and my parents and relatives would ask me if I felt a year older. Of...
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 we were able to come together with our COPE community for connection, support, tools, and resources. So many people are...
As Covid Deaths Rise, Lingering Grief Gets a New Name Prolonged grief disorder was recently added to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, just as experts are predicting a coming wave of severe bereavement. Click here to link to...
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 for financial support are our way of assuring that we can provide programs and services for the next year. COPE, helping...
My Dream for COPE “I’m okay, Mommy” were words I desperately needed to hear after the sudden and tragic loss of my daughter, Michelle. I heard my daughter’s voice speaking to me in a dream—“You’re the ones who aren’t okay and you need to reach out and help...
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 his gravesite on Long Island. It’s 13 years since we lost him. I think I should feel less sad. I think I should cry less when...
