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 17, 2019

Sunday, November 17, 2019

Sunday, November 17, 2019

Tonight's picture was taken in November of 2003. Mattie was a year and a half old. As you can see Mattie loved exploring and checking things out. The sink, water, and sponges were fascinating to him. One thing I learned about Mattie was that it was important to keep his brain and hands busy! He loved mental stimulation but also needed me around to share in his experiences.

Quote of the day: It looked like the world was covered in a cobbler crust of brown sugar and cinnamon. ~ Sarah Addison Allen


Tonight's quote has me laughing. Mainly because Peter says I describe everything in the world around me in terms of food. Perhaps, as I love food. But notice tonight's quote! Apparently this author describes autumn in terms of a cobbler or pie! A lady after my own heart. 

This is a sunset over Washington Harbor. A sight I captured while walking Sunny. 
This afternoon, we took Sunny to Roosevelt Island. Sunny has been so patient with us for two weeks as the Candy Drive consumed our attention! I suggested a walk on the Island, as it is a Sunny favorite. Needless to say, we received many compliments about Sunny on our walk and a few people wanted to pet him. 
Check out what Sunny found while on the Island! Do you see the deer? He blended in very well with the trees, but this fellow wasn't alone. He had two other bucks with him. 

I had all the greatest of intentions to relax this weekend, but I am afraid it never happened. Mainly because there were many to do's piling up that I put on hold during the candy drive. Thanks to Sunny though, he forces me to stop working and to go on walks. Things I know I wouldn't be doing in 30 degree weather if it weren't for him. 

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