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

July 11, 2018

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Tuesday, July 11, 2018

Tonight's picture was taken during one of Mattie's many bath moments. For Mattie, bath time was never about the bath, but rather an opportunity to play in the tub, while getting wet, and clean.

One thing that I notice about Mattie is that in many of the shots we have of him, he is typically smiling. I never really thought about it, but he was a happy child. I miss that smiling face...

Nothing like a smile to brighten one's outlook or to put a smile on your own face.


So tonight I am at a bit of a loss. The past week or so has been full of lots of work and tasks, so much so that I am dragging tonight. However, staying with the smiling topic, I know a few souls who will be smiling tomorrow night, as Vicki returns home from almost a three week long stint in Los Angeles helping her parents move. The dog will be in part shock but guaranteed, he will be smiling when he sees Vicki, as will I. Not sure if cats actually smile, but if they could, so would Indie.

So I close tonight with some random shots of Mattie, doing what he did often, which was to brighten the day with a smile.










 















 

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