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



March 19, 2021

Friday, March 19, 2021

Friday, March 19, 2021

Tonight's picture was taken in March of 2009. That evening we took Mattie to the circus. His art therapist gave us special box seats. We literally had an entire box to ourselves and Mattie got a cat's eye view of the stage. Going to the circus was a new adventure for Mattie. He loved the whole experience, the seats, meeting up with his friend in cancer (Brandon) during intermission, and of course buying some circus gear that lit up and was eye catching. That was our first and last trip to see the circus together. 




Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus update from Johns Hopkins.

  • Number of people diagnosed with the virus: 29,723,741
  • Number of people who died from the virus: 540,950


If I listed everything I did today, I honestly would look manic. Between phone calls, computer work, walking Sunny, running out to our Foundation's mailbox to pick up checks, managing the launch of our new walk website next week and the list goes on! Which is why I am signing off early tonight and hopefully tomorrow will be a more manageable day! 

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