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

May 10, 2019

Friday, May 10, 2019

Friday, May 10, 2019

Tonight's picture was taken in May of 2007. Mattie was five years old. We took him that weekend to Andrews Air Force Base's open house. It was a first for all three of us. Since Mattie loved planes, we figured he would be intrigued by this experience. It was an adventure just to get there, as they don't allow you to drive onto the base. We all saw the Air Force Thunderbirds fly over head and perform an air show. It was an awesome sight, but loud, and therefore a bit frightening for Mattie. Nonetheless, he loved all the air craft on display and the fact that he could walk in and explore the planes!



Quote of the day: Few actions of consequence in the world have been accomplished without passion.Jerold Panas


I had a five hour licensure board meeting today. This meeting did not fall at a good time. Because with the Walk a week away, I am on overload. Needless to say, a migraine has begun so this is a short blog tonight. 

Today's fundraising thermometer reads: $93,657!

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