Mattie's Blog and his Fight Against Osteosarcoma

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

May 3, 2021

Monday, May 3, 2021

Monday, May 3, 2021

Tonight's picture was taken in May of 2004. Mattie was two years old and Peter snapped this photo of Mattie and me together. Mattie loved touching cheek to cheek or nose to nose! A classic Mattie moment caught on camera.

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

Number of people diagnosed with the virus: 32,463,649
Number of people who died from the virus: 577,464

Peter drove to Richmond at 6am today! He will be there for the next couple of days. Peter started a new job in November, yet never met his colleagues or boss face to face. Today was a first! I am so happy Peter got to interact live with people, as it is a different and better experience than a Zoom call. Peter described the meeting as first awkward. Not because of personality dynamics, but due to COVID. People were unsure how to interact, where to sit, etc!

For Peter this was the first time he really was in a group situation inside. Unlike myself! I have been interacting with people, hospitals, caregivers, airports, and airplanes all throughout COVID. That has its pluses and minuses, but since I skew anxious, this was actually helpful for me, because it forced me early on out of my comfort zone. Therefore, interacting safely became my norm.

Our photo campaign is kicking off to a good start! I received a photo today of Mattie's buddy, Ellie, at Marin Headlands!

Mattie Miracle's sunshine is shining over San Francisco.

This is a photo of Kitty (my friend Margy's sister) at Disney World. Here's the story behind the visit to Florida! Kitty won Disney tickets from Mattie Miracle's raffle last year. So she took her husband, son, and grandson to Disney this week!