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

March 21, 2019

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Thursday, March 21, 2019


Tonight's picture was taken in April of 2006. This was one of my favorite photos of Mattie and I. We went to the Reston Zoo that day and took a ride in a tram around the property. While on the vehicle my friend snapped this photo of us. Mattie loved the Reston Zoo. It was the perfect venue for him, as it was never really crowded, it was small and doable, and there were many hands on animal activities which  intrigued him. 






Quote of the day: and once the storm is over you won't remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won't even by sure, in fact, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm you won't be the same person who walked in. ~ Unknown

Vicki made it through the surgery in great shape and although she is managing with the pain, she is doing great. Thank you to all who checked in today and sent us messages and were there in support of us as well as thinking of us. It made a great difference! Vicki will share more details tomorrow.

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