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

June 20, 2019

Thursday, June 20, 2019

Thursday, June 20, 2019

Tonight's picture was taken in June of 2003. Mattie was a year old and using his favorite mode of transportation... Peter's back. We took Mattie to Great Falls, MD that day and Mattie was fascinated with all the sights and sounds. He really loved adventure, outdoor adventure! Prior to having Mattie, I spent little time outside. Mattie changed all of that. 


Quote of the day: We are very, very small, but we are profoundly capable of very, very big things. ~ Stephen Hawking


Sunny and I left our home early today so he could get groomed. I groom Sunny once a month. With a big dog, that has a lot of fur, he seems to need it. The groomer we used for three years now is pregnant and therefore until she has her baby, we have to see her friend. Her friend is not located in the same location. All I know is I feel like I spent the entire day in the car running from one place to another. Mind you it was like 90 degrees with high humidity. On top of all the car riding, Sunny needed to be walked after he got groomed. Needless to say, I am wiped out. 

When I picked Sunny up at the new groomer's today, the groomer said to me that Sunny can give you 'a look!' Certainly I know Sunny has a multitude of expressions, but that wasn't what she was talking about. She told me that several people who came in to pick up their dogs found Sunny scary! Even some of the little dogs were frightened of him. I frankly wasn't sure if we were talking about the SAME dog, as Sunny is my GENTLE GIANT. He wouldn't hurt a fly, unless truly provoked. So that is a red flag that I am keeping in the back of my mind. 

This grooming location is not new to Sunny. In fact, his long time groomer used to work there for a couple of months before she relocated to a vet's office. So Sunny is familiar with the space. Unfortunately our animals can't use words! Instead, I have to just collect information along the way and try to put the pieces together. At the end of the day, Sunny does look clean and well groomed!

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