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 14, 2018

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Tonight's picture was taken in November of 2007. That day I took Mattie to visit Peter at his office. Mattie fell in love with Peter's dry erase board. As you can see Mattie decided to draw his favorite subject matter....something with wheels. But the tell tale sign of a Mattie picture, was always the incorporation of the sun. 


Quote of the day: Gratitude is the single most important ingredient to living a successful and fulfilled life. ~ Jack Canfield


In honor of Peter's birthday, we went out to dinner last night. We rarely go out midweek, but Peter's birthday only comes around once a year. So it was worth stopping the daily grind, to pause and acknowledge the special day. 

It was our first time dining at Fiola. It was a special treat, and they greeted us with a hand written note.... on our table!
We ordered a three course meal, but at Fiola you get a lot of other perks. Such as two amuse bouches! This was a photo of the first one, followed by a tasty cauliflower soup. 
I am not sure what is more noteworthy.... the food, the service, or the beautiful fine china everything was served on. All the plates were made by Limoges. They were stunning!
The waiter snapped a photo of us last night!
Cinderella went back to the candy routine today. I basically consolidated bags of candy that were spread out all over the garage to one place. This is the remaining candy that we have to deliver on Friday!!! 
Take a look at my trunk! The car actually smells sickening! I dropped off candy in Reston today to an organization called Special Love. Then drove back to Arlington to restock my car. Then drove back to Washington, DC to deliver another load to the Ronald McDonald House. I am hoping that I can make my deliveries tomorrow and that the snow holds off. I really want all of this OUT of my car. 

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