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



May 6, 2021

Thursday, May 6, 2021

Thursday, May 6, 2021

Tonight's picture was taken in May of 2002. Mattie was a month old and frankly even at that age he was very alert and just ON! I also think that as an infant, Mattie looked much more like Peter. Only when Mattie became a toddler, did things change, and at that point he looked exactly like me. 



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

  • Number of people diagnosed with the virus: 32,603,569
  • Number of people who died from the virus: 580,054


Today was another LONG day! I met our realtor at 10:30am and I was running around with her until 3pm. At which point, then I drove to Mattie Miracle's mailbox in Arlington and got mail, did a couple of more chores, and then ran home to pick up Peter. At which point we continued house hunting at 4:30pm. I literally got home at 7pm. After a very full day, with no end in sight, I go back out tomorrow and Saturday with our realtor! Any one who tells me house hunting is fun is going to get a dissertation from me! 

I can tell you ALL the houses for sale in Great Falls and Oakton. With each house I look at, I am getting better at determining if it will meet our needs, as I am truly honing in on what will work for us and my parents. But this is physically, mentally, and emotionally draining. 

On the Walk front, I am happy to report that we have 49 states participating in our Walk! Mississippi we need you! If you know anyone in Mississippi, please encourage them to walk with us, donate, or purchase raffle tickets. 

https://2021.mmcfwalk.com/walk

This has NEVER happened to us in 12 years of hosting the Mattie Miracle Walk! As of today, 9 days before the Walk, we have already met goal! Usually we meet goal the day before the event. I am very thankful to see today's thermometer, because given the pandemic and having a virtual Walk two years in a row, I wasn't sure we could keep this fundraising model up and be successful! Our supporters have clearly spoken.

Posted by The Brown Family (DC) at 10:37 PM

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