When we think about brain trauma we often think about the physical consequences of an injury. After much research, scientists have discovered that the emotional trauma of a loss has profound effects on the mind, brain and body. Perhaps most commonly known is “Broken...
When I became Board President in January, 2019, I felt getting to hear your thoughts, opinions, feelings, and needs was essential to help me and the Board make sure that COPE continues to be an important resource for grieving families. I had been uncertain about...
From Lilly Julien – Today I’m remembering my friend, my soul sister, Bonnie. She lost her son Scotty in 9/11. Scotty was a friend of my three children. Bonnie was a friend to me. She was there under my bedroom window screaming up to me to get out of bed every...
Hopes and Dreams When we grieve, it is not just the past and the present that we yearn for, but the potential of the future that has been taken. When we care deeply about someone, it can be difficult to accept that the future is forever changed. Sometimes the hope for...
The call came in about 9:15 on Wednesday morning, September 12. It was from a former client but for the moment I couldn’t find a face to match the name. There was a bad connection on her cell phone and she spoke quickly, saying we had helped her family so much...
We are happy to participate in the Investors Bank Care2Share program and pleased to report that we have received our second Care2Share donation check. Thank you to all who have taken the time to complete the Investors Bank Care2Share enrollment form. The more...
A Poem from Cris Camplin to her Son BobbySo today (8/14/19) is my son Bobby’s angeldate. 18 years have gone by. …without you the earth rotates…the moon is full and glows…the shooting stars twinkle…the clouds float…the...
Welcome to September! While still summer, the languor and laughter of vacation days are waning. I always felt that those first chilly evenings was back to work time, even though once I graduated college, I no longer had summers off! These days, I am thinking...
Alex passed on July 23, 2018. He had Lung cancer stage four and never smoked. He was told he had months to live but he won the battle against cancer when his spirit, attitude and determination to prove the doctors wrong kept him alive for almost 5 years. He worked...
We at the COPE Foundation can understand how hearing about death in the news can bring up strong emotions. It can cause an intensity of feelings to resurface that you thought may have passed. It is common for strong feelings of loss to emerge in the wake of public...
