A Remembrance Video of Mattie

Thank you for keeping Mattie's memory alive!

Dear Mattie Blog Readers,

It means a great deal to me that you take the time to write and to share your thoughts, feelings, and reflections on Mattie's battle and death. Your messages are very meaningful and help support me through very challenging times. I am forever grateful. As my readers know, I promised to write the blog for a year after Mattie's death, which would mean that I could technically have stopped writing on September 9, 2010. However, like my journey with grief there is so much that still needs to be processed and fortunately I have a willing support network still committed to reading. Therefore, the blog continues on. If I should find the need to stop writing, I assure you I will give you advanced notice. In the mean time, thank you for reading, thank you for having the courage to share this journey with me, and most importantly thank you for keeping Mattie's memory alive.


As Mattie would say, Ooga Booga (meaning, I LOVE YOU)! Vicki



May 10, 2012

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Thursday, May 10, 2012


Tonight's picture was taken in May of 2009. Mattie was home and playing with LEGOs. LEGOs were our saving grace. In fact, in the background of the picture, you maybe able to see tons of LEGO structures Mattie had created over time that year in the Hospital. They were all lining our living room floor. When I look at our living room now in comparison to then, there is a night and day difference. Almost as if the horror never happened. But it most certainly did, and though the toys are no longer all around us, pictures of Mattie are everywhere. His presence still exists visually, and several of his LEGO creations are on display in our living room.

Quote of the day: Success is never final. Failure is never fatal. Courage is what counts. ~ Sir Winston Churchill


It is 10pm, and as I sit down to compose the blog, I find that I am simply exhausted and do not have much energy or the desire to write. This doesn't happen often, but today is one of those days. Peter and I head to Georgetown Hospital tomorrow morning, where we will be interviewed by Fox 5 news for a story on Mattie Miracle and our contributions to the Hospital. Wish us luck, because when I am tired, I have trouble stringing words together, much less emotionally laden words. Until tomorrow, when I promise to share our experiences of the interview with you.

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