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

September 18, 2017

Monday, September 18, 2017

Monday, September 18, 2017

 Tonight's picture was taken in September of 2007. Mattie was having a playdate with his preschool friends John and Christopher. As you can see they transformed big Tupperware bins into train cars. John was the conductor and Mattie was all smiles as you can see in this photo. Despite the fact that Mattie and John were in different primary schools, I tried to keep Mattie connected to his preschool buddies. The families we met at Mattie's preschool continue to be special to us and though we can't get together and share stories about our children, we do unite over the mission of the Foundation. Which I am grateful for, and as I always say.... Mattie connected me with wonderful people. 


 Quote of the day: If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito. ~ Betty Reese
This evening Peter and I were invited to an ice cream fundraiser held by a fellow childhood cancer organization, The Catherine Elizabeth Blair Foundation (Catherine lost her battle in 2011 to neuroblastoma). A portion of ice cream sales will go to the Foundation. I just learned about the Fundraiser yesterday. At the end of the day, I typically wane in energy and don't want to go out. But since we worked all weekend and had dinners at home, I feel tonight it is the perfect excuse to go out to dinner and have ice cream for a good cause. 

 If anyone is in Clarendon, VA tonight... head to Nicecream (2831 Clarendon Blvd, Arlington, VA)! An new and innovative ice cream process. It is made right in front of you with fresh ingredients and of course nitrogen (in order to instantly freeze it). The event is from 6:30pm to 10pm. 
Posted by The Brown Family (DC) at 5:36 PM

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