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 17, 2013

Friday, May 17, 2013

Friday, May 17, 2013

Tonight's picture was taken in July of 2003. Mattie was 15 months old and this was his first trip to the Outer Banks, NC and to the beach in general. That first visit was difficult. Mattie wanted to have nothing to do with the sand or the water. He did not like how the sand felt on his feet or the crashing sound of the ocean. Which is ironic because as Mattie got older and entered preschool, he developed a great affection for playing in and with sand! It is funny, when your child is a toddler you think that this challenging phase will never end. Now looking back, I wish it never had.


Quote of the day: As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands. One for helping yourself, the other for helping others. ~ Audrey Hepburn

Tonight's posting will be short! It was another whirlwind of a day. Walk registrations keep coming in, which is a wonderful problem to have. The Foundation Walk has received an all time record high level of pre-registrations for Sunday. That is fabulous news as we are very committed to meeting our targeted goal of $40,000. This money helps us run our programs, and without it, we couldn't continue to support the psychosocial services we offer to children with cancer both at the local and national levels. For those of you who registered for the Walk, contributed, or bought raffle tickets...... we THANK YOU!!!
 

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