Grieving Alongside my Student

ROBIN COGAN
Sep 4, 2018 · 3 min read

I usually love the fall, anticipation of cooler days, the beauty of the leaves changing, back to school excitement and all that comes with a new season. That was true until the fall of 2009. There are events that mark before and after periods when life is irrevocably changed. In September of 2009, that moment came via the most unwanted phone call. My father had experienced, what the doctor called a “life-ending event”.

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ROBIN COGAN

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I am the "Relentless School Nurse" - Advocate for student safety, health, and well-being. I value relationships & the power of social media to repair our world.

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