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

October 16, 2019

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Tonight's picture was taken on October 7, 2006. That weekend we took Mattie on a special train ride in Walkersville, MD. The train cars dated back to the 1800's and some cars were enclosed and some open air. Mattie tried sitting on both types and the scenery we passed in Maryland was lovely! So many cows.


Quote of the day: You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover is yourself. ~ Alan Alda


On November 2, Mattie Miracle will officially turn 10 years old. That is the day we became incorporated in the state of Virginia. For the past ten years, every event Mattie Miracle held was coordinated by me. Those who know me well, know I am all about the details. Details matter and when I plan events, I always think about how others will feel when in attendance. 

On November 7th, friends of Mattie Miracle are hosting an evening celebration for the Foundation. I haven't done a thing in preparation for this event. That is a good and also unsettling feeling. But at the end of the day, this is exactly what we want. We want others introducing Mattie Miracle to their friends, colleagues, and social circles. So in many ways this is a celebration, as it has taken us a decade of hard work to define who we are and to get our 501c3 on the map in the childhood cancer community. Having a party planned for the Foundation by its friends seems like we have now reached a new level or height. 

If you want to learn more about the event, go to:
https://www.mattiemiracle.com/events-1/10th-anniversary-celebration-fundraiser

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