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 6, 2019

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Tonight's picture was taken in November of 2007. We were walking on Roosevelt Island that weekend and Mattie came across this large greenish fruit! Back then I had no idea that it was a crinkly hedge apple. But Mattie was intrigued by it, picked it up and brought it home. Naturally we cut it open and explored the fruit, which smelled like citrus. Mattie was all about collecting things in nature and exploring his surroundings. This was one of my favorite photos I snapped of Mattie on the Island. 


Quote of the day: From the heart, it has come, to the heart, it shall go. ~ Beethoven’s inscription on his Mass


When we arrived on-site, where we hold the candy drive, we were greeted by this sight! All the white bags are from our corporate sponsor, Robert & Tyler of Washington Fine Properties. They contribute to our candy drive every year and SORT all the candy they donate. 
This is Peter's dentist office and another corporate sponsor of Mattie Miracle's. They donate candy to us every year. 
We had several large groups of volunteers helping us sort candy today! Thankfully as there was a lot to process. 
Later in the afternoon, we had Junior Girl Scout Troop 4559 helping us. They were stellar! I can't tell you how much candy they processed for us!

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