Dear COPE Families, Holidays are a time when we may find ourselves struggling or even wrestling with our thoughts and emotions. We may feel that things must be done in a certain way or not at all. When we become aware that the struggle we are having...
New Address: Cedarmere Historic Home, 225 Bryant Avenue, Roslyn, NY 11576 Starting January 1, 2018, COPE will be in our new location at Cedarmere. This historic building has been completely renovated inside, and sits on beautifully maintained grounds with...
Owning Your Holidays Celebrating winter holidays, like Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa and New Years, can be challenging for grieving families. At times, it may feel as if the whole world is happy and free of grief and loss, except you. While it will never be the same...
Daytime Bereavement Group by Janet Zimmerman, LCSW-R On the first Tuesday and third Wednesday of each month, a wonderful group of parents meets at the COPE house to find and offer support to each other in dealing with the loss of their children. As with...
Words from COPE President and Founder, Lillian Julien Dear COPE Families, I live with a hole in my heart. Often around the holidays, I fall in. I once had a dream that I fell into a manhole. Strangely, I landed on my feet. I...
In Memory of Ava Hecht By Karen Gang On January 8, 2009, I began a heartbreaking lifelong journey that those reading this column are probably all too familiar with. On that day, my younger daughter, Ava, passed. Ava was a senior at Stuyvesant HS, a...
Healing Tip of the Month From Amy Olshever, PhD, LCSW When we experience a tragic and devastating loss it can be “traumatizing”. When we think about “trauma” we generally think of it as a historical event that happened some time ago. Trauma is actually residue from...
Parent Poem In Memory of Heath Bogin They Tell Me By Esther Bogin, Heath’s Mom Songs-Pictures-Thoughts-Memorabilia-Reminders-Reminders. They tell me “time heals everything.” Movies – the tears – TV shows...
In Memory of Jaclyn Scarabino Maybe other parents who have lost a precious child go through this too? There is a certain point before her birthdate or anniversary of the day we lost our precious daughter when I begin to retrace every moment, every memory. As I recall...
COPE Healing Tip of the Month From COPE Clinical Director Amy Olshever, PhD, LCSW How Do We Understand Grief? What stage am I in? How long will this last? Why can’t I move to a better stage? When will I feel better? These are some of the many questions I have...
