A Remembrance Video of Mattie

Thank you for keeping Mattie's memory alive!

Dear Mattie Blog Readers,

It means a great deal to me that you take the time to write and to share your thoughts, feelings, and reflections on Mattie's battle and death. Your messages are very meaningful and help support me through very challenging times. I am 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 have stopped writing on September 9, 2010. However, like my journey with grief there is so much that 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 me, and most importantly thank you for keeping Mattie's memory alive.


As Mattie would say, Ooga Booga (meaning, I LOVE YOU)! Vicki



February 29, 2020

Saturday, February 29, 2020

Saturday, February 29, 2020

Tonight's picture was taken in March of 2004. Mattie was almost two years old and that day we took him to the National Children's Museum. In one of the rooms, it focused on transportation! Well Mattie was transfixed on all the vehicles from a motorcycle to even a fire engine!


Quote of the day: Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything. ~ Plato


Today we saw a musical production called Relativity. We know the artistic director of Take the Stage Performance Company, Susan Thompson. Susan is the wife of one of our Mattie Miracle board members. Each February, we attend the Company's musical production. 

The Company's performers are all teenagers. Who clearly spend a lot of time rehearsing for this big production. Needless to say their productions never disappoint. I would like to note that Susan gives FREE tickets to children who have cancer and their families each year. It is a very thoughtful gift she does in Mattie's memory. 








The musical helped to take my mind off my teeth for a few hours. I had a root canal on Thursday, which was supposed to take my pain away. Instead, I would say I have pain times ten. I have been in communication with the endodontist and we are giving it a week to see if my nerves calm down. Given that I had this issue for almost a year, he feels it may take time to heal. We shall see. All I can say is thank goodness for advil and tylenol. 



Check out the Performance Company's promotional video from their 2019 musical:


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