More than 20 years helping parents and families living with the loss of a child
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COPE Newsletter
April 2020
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The Next Level of Healing is Helping
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In this Newsletter
President's Message
Parent Column
Healing Tip of the Month
COPE shares Calm
COPE's Camp Erin
®
NYC
Calendar of Events
April Birthdays and Passings
COPE Supporters
The Show Must Go On
COPE on Podcasts
Quick Links
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President's Message
from Sandra R. Wolkoff, PhD., LCSW-R
It has been crazy
I have been crazy
My body has been making me nuts
The news has landed in my belly and made me sick
Worry has become the prison in which I am kept
Panic is the salt in my food
Soap is my drug of choice
Sanitizer is my manna from heaven
Texts tether me to loved ones
Or just the musings of the internet
Pictures of my children and grandchildren are my oxygen
Well, those are some of my thoughts. Here is another one, from Morning Money, a news feed I get:
“GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING
— Or whatever day this is. Nobody knows. Days no longer have meaning. Time doesn’t really either, as far as MM can tell. It’s always corona-day and corona-o’clock.”
To read the full President's Message click
here
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I lost my 19 year old son, Justin, five years ago.
On June 24, 2014, my world was ripped apart.
Dear COPE Families and Friends,
Hi. My name is Al Carlo and there are thousands of parents like me who are living their lives torn apart as well. I was desperate for help. Sometimes questioning my life. Why am I here? Why should I stay here? Then I found COPE. COPE is a bereavement and grief support program for parents who have lost a child.
This next part is important!
COPE saved my life.
Literally.
Read Al's full letter by clicking
here
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Telehealth...Give it a try.
In the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic and the necessity to practice social distancing, COPE is taking advantage of all that technology has to to offer. You should have already received several emails requesting to e-sign a Telehealth consent form. We are hoping that you were able to sign it and send it back. If not, there is still time.
To “flatten the curve,” COPE has moved all support groups to secure teleconferencing. This is the first step in keeping our families connected in a confidential and private setting. While this type of group may be foreign to many, it is a really great opportunity to support your fellow group members not only in their grief, but to also maintain some sense of connectedness and normalcy. Even if you are hesitant to try Telehealth, please give it a try - just once. If you absolutely hate it you don’t have to do it again! Not only does Telehealth allow you to be anywhere when you’re participating in group, you can also be in your pj’s and no one would know!
To read more of Michelle's Healing Tips of the Month click
here
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Michelle Graff, LCSW
COPE Foundation Clinical Director
(p) 516-274-0540
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COPE Shares Calm
During these challenging, stressful times, the good folks at Calm created a free resource page with meditations, stories, music, talks and more, all hand-picked to support your mental and emotional wellness.
Check it out by clicking
here
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COPE'S CAMP ERIN® NYC
A note from our Camp Director Ann Fuchs
Hi Everyone,
I can ask “What’s new?” but I think I already know! Maybe you’re doing a little cleaning, social media fun, reading, TV watching, puzzle challenges, home schooling, cooking, ordering in and realizing teachers and stay at home moms are priceless!!!
The good thing, I have realized, is anything you want to know is on the internet-from exercise videos to recipes to children’s games to cutting bangs. And, by the way, good thing I will have a chance to try again with those bangs!
To read more from Ann click
here
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COPE partners with Eluna to offer Camp Erin NYC, a FREE, weekend long grief support camp designed to help children and teenagers ages 6 – 17, who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling or someone close to them. This year, Camp Erin NYC will be held from August 28-30, 2020.
For information on Camp Erin NYC click
here
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Click
here
for a full calendar of COPE events
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April Birthdays & Passings
Please click here
to help us honor and remember the April birthdays and passings of loved ones who were taken from us before their time (go to the section titled April 2020).
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COPE Supporters
We thank our generous supporters for making donations to COPE during the month of March 2020.
Please click here
to view donations, including those made in honor and memory of loved ones (go to the section titled March 2020).
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The Show Must Go On
Thanks to
Amy Stone Fine Art
for her support of COPE -
20% of all proceeds on full priced items and 10% of those on sale will be donated to COPE! Shop now by clicking
here.
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Check out COPE on
Farewelling and Fundraising & Fairways
COPE is proud to be part of the
Farewelling
podcast and community.
Check out the Farewelling Minisode: "When a Child Dies - Coping and Community" by clicking
here
:
How can we confront the loss of a child? As parents, it’s hard to contemplate how we’d ever move forward. As siblings, this type of loss can shake us to our core. In this mini-sode, Karen and Liz of Farewelling speak with Adam Rabinovitch, COPE's Executive Director.
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We also recorded an episode for Golf Event Planning's "Fundraising & Fairways" which hopefully provides a little distraction for you - you can access through
this link
for Apple Podcasts.
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COPE Foundation
PO Box 1251
Melville, New York 11747
516-832-2673
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