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

November 15, 2018

Thursday, November 15, 2018

Thursday, November 15, 2018

Tonight's picture was taken in November of 2006. I believe it was around Peter's birthday and I snapped this cute fall photo of the boys sitting on the couch. Trying to contain Mattie for a photo was NO easy task. Certainly as he got older, he understood why I wanted him to stand still and would pause for a photo. But Mattie was about movement and being busy. Which meant my need to document through photography wasn't always appreciated. Yet now, given our life circumstances, I am so glad I had my camera always in tow.  




Quote of the day: It’s better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life. ~ Elizabeth Kenny


This was how the day started in Washington, DC. It was literally snowing and sticking! I heard that  schools started on a two hour delay, and then while buses were on the move, schools were then canceled for the day. Meaning all the kids already on the bus had to be taken right back home. The beauty of Washington, DC. Two flakes and there is panic. 

The weather did not stop candy deliveries. I went to Pediatric Specialists of Virginia today (which is an outpatient pediatric hematology/oncology clinic for Fairfax INOVA and National Children's Medical Center). After that, I dropped off candy at the Ronald McDonald House in Falls Church, VA. I had only two stops to do, but in this weather, it was more than enough. Tomorrow we rent a Uhaul and hopefully it will be our last four deliveries. 

This is our 8th candy drive that the Foundation has hosted. I am not sure why I never created a video about our Candy Drives in the past. But I rectified that this year. I worked on a video for a week now. Fortunately I try to keep track of the photos I take as well as the ones that people send me. I hope you enjoy this candy video. I think it fun to watch and it highlights some impressive facts....

  1. We collected 15,000 pounds of candy,
  2. We have 35 schools and 40 businesses who are candy donors, and
  3. We donate to 11 hospitals/childhood cancer organizations and 7 community based non-profits.

Candy Drive Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwPwuJumIuY

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