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

May 18, 2018

Thursday, May 17, 2018

Thursday, May 17, 2018

Tonight's picture was taken in May of 2009 at the Mattie March. Pictured next to Mattie is Zachary. Mattie and Zachary met the first day of preschool, and became inseparable buddies from day one. Mattie and Zachary had a very physically active friendship, yet when Mattie was diagnosed with cancer, his ability to run and play changed. That could have impacted their friendship but it didn't. It didn't because Zachary found a way to make it work! In fact, on the day of the Mattie March, Zachary stayed close to his buddy for the entire event. What this photo proves to me is that some things are more powerful than cancer.


Quote of the day: I don’t want to live in the kind of world where we don’t look out for each other. Not just the people that are close to us, but anybody who needs a helping hand. I cant change the way anybody else thinks, or what they choose to do, but I can do my bit.Charles de Lint



It's 1am, and we are still up and working. But wanted to report today's Walk total.... $84,885!
My entire first floor is covered with Walk materials! Pop up tents and a first aid kit.... Get the picture?!
Posters and signage about childhood cancer and the Foundation! Corn hole boards too!
These boxes contain over 5,000 colorful plastic cups! Cups are earned by walkers. Each lap, you get a cup! The cups are then placed in our challenge wall (a chain link fence) and it makes a wonderful visual of unity. Walking together to raise money for childhood cancer. 
Posters and a giant connect four lawn game! 
This photo takes the cake!!! Sunny has had it with all the work and change going on in our home. He doesn't like the fact that his dog bed has been moved and replaced with a cart. 

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