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

June 26, 2018

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Tuesday, June 26, 2018 -- Mattie died 458 weeks ago today.

Tonight's picture was taken in August of 2007. It was the summer before Mattie was diagnosed with cancer. I love this photo and remember taking it. We were in front of the Marriott in Coronado (San Diego). You will notice flamingos in the background. Mattie was doing his flamingo impression. Don't you love it?


Quote of the day: If you think you're too small to make a difference, you've obviously never been in bed with a mosquito.Michelle Walker



Been packing up a storm today. I am focusing on the smaller breakables and trying to wrap them and label boxes clearly. Basically I have taken photos of each shelf, in case my mom wants to decorate at her next home in a similar fashion. 
More shelves. As of tonight, these shelves are empty and packed. 


















I spent a good amount of time in this office room this morning and literally had a donation pile, a trash pile, and a wrap and box pile going. 
See these shelves? What you may not see is the penny on the shelf. Peter used to put penny's on these shelves for Mattie to find. When Mattie died, Peter moved the pennies up higher, but left them on the shelves in memory of Mattie. Tonight I removed all the pennies from the shelves as I doubt the next owner will get the tradition of the Penny Fairy!
See the penny now??
As I am sitting down after a long day and writing this blog, look at what's staring at me through the window!!! Yes a glorious Mattie Moon. I took that as a sign. 

1 comment:

Margy Jost said...

Each time I see a full moon, I think of Mattie