Mattie Miracle Walk 2023 was a $131,249 success!

Mattie Miracle Cancer Foundation Promotional Video

Thank you for keeping Mattie's memory alive!

Dear Mattie Blog Readers,

It means a great deal to us that you take the time to write to us and to share your thoughts, feelings, and reflections on Mattie's battle and death. Your messages are very meaningful to us and help support us through very challenging times. To you we are 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 stop writing on September 9, 2010. However, at the moment, I feel like our journey with grief 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 us, and most importantly thank you for keeping Mattie's memory alive.


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



The Mattie Miracle Cancer Foundation celebrates its 7th anniversary!

The Mattie Miracle Cancer Foundation was created in the honor of Mattie.

We are a 501(c)(3) Public Charity. We are dedicated to increasing childhood cancer awareness, education, advocacy, research and psychosocial support services to children, their families and medical personnel. Children and their families will be supported throughout the cancer treatment journey, to ensure access to quality psychosocial and mental health care, and to enable children to cope with cancer so they can lead happy and productive lives. Please visit the website at: www.mattiemiracle.com and take some time to explore the site.

We have only gotten this far because of people like yourself, who have supported us through thick and thin. So thank you for your continued support and caring, and remember:

.... Let's Make the Miracle Happen and Stomp Out Childhood Cancer!

A Remembrance Video of Mattie

January 28, 2013

Monday, January 28, 2013

Monday, January 28, 2013

Tonight's picture was taken in February of 2003. Like last night's photo, this one also captured Mattie's curiosity. Mattie was a late walker, but in his "tot wheels" there was nothing he couldn't do. Literally he would fly around our first floor in this thing and had no problem manipulating corners. Any case, in this photo, Mattie was exploring my side board and was fascinated by one of the doors. When Mattie got older and could walk, he literally would open up a side door and try to sit inside. He thought it was a cozy hide out!

Quote of the day: Hope is always available to us. When we feel defeated, we need only take a deep breath and say, “Yes,” and hope will reappear. ~ Monroe Forester

None of us slept well last night. Between Peter and Patches, we were up on the hour. So it was another intense night, which leads to great fatigue. Based on my logical conclusion that Peter is dealing with Norovirus (naturally without a fecal sample, I can't say this for certain), I have turned to three things to help our situation...... Clorox, Lysol, and washing everything in hot soapy water. Yesterday I was so desperate, I opened up the windows to let cold air throughout our home. I learned that trick when Mattie was younger, because some how the cold air seems to kill whatever is floating about. Not sure it works, but I figured it couldn't hurt. My goal is to get Peter better and not catch whatever he has at the same time.    

I ran into one of my neighbors today while doing laundry. He could tell that I looked frazzled and asked what was going on. When I told him, he asked me whether I read the article in the Washington Post about the Norovirus outbreak? I said I hadn't, but that I am getting a first hand look into life with the Norovirus. This is a virus we usually hear about in the news as shutting down cruise ships. I can see why! Any case, my neighbor was telling me that he has been feeling queasy and is worried he is getting sick. For the past two days I am washing my hands religiously. Since I am not sure where this virus has come from, my motivation is to stay healthy. Both of us can't be down for the count.



As always "nurse Patches" does not disappoint. Here she is today right along side Peter on the couch! I wish she slept like this at NIGHT!!!


 

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