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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

January 21, 2023

Saturday, January 21, 2023

Saturday, January 21, 2023

Tonight's picture was taken in January of 2005. Mattie was two and a half year's old and being that it was New Year's Day, I was trying to get Mattie to take a photo with me. We literally found these party hats and things in our complex, and I thought Mattie would get a kick out of them! You can see his reaction! He was less than pleased with me. The only one that year who loved the party hats was Patches, our calico cat!





Quote of the day: If you want to lift yourself up, lift someone else up. ~ Booker T. Washington


I did my usual routine this morning, but by 10:45am, Peter and I were in the car and headed for Washington, DC. We were invited to a surprise birthday party for my friend Ann. 

For the past month or so, I have been working with Ann's husband on this event. We worked on the menu together and the rouse on how to get Ann to the event. Which I assure you wasn't easy, as she wanted to visit family this weekend in the Northeast.

Ann's birthday was this week, and the plan I told her about was that she was going to meet Peter and me in the city for brunch at noon. I told her the name of the restaurant (which I made up), and gave her a vague street address. I told her I had read about the best brunch in the city and wanted to try this place. She went along with it. I couldn't tell her the actual name of the place, because then she would have figured it out right away. 


Peter and I walked with Ann and her husband, Bob through the bar area to event space. A crowd of over 100 people were waiting in a dark room. All the lights were off. She literally had no idea what she was walking into!

This photo is of me, Tina, Peggy, and Jane. All women who support the Foundation and have worked with me on our awareness walks over the years. 
Us with Ann. 

One of the things I wanted to contribute to the party was a birthday cake. As I feel no birthday party is complete without a cake. So I ordered the cake and Ann got to blow out candles. I can't tell you how many little kids at the party were standing right next to Peter as he was cutting the cake and plating it!
The cake was a beauty and it was delicious. I would highly recommend Maribeth's Bakery, if in the Alexandria, VA area. They were super easy to work with and professional. 

I am fussy about cake, but this cake was tasty and light!
By the time the event was over, 3/4s of the cake was gone. 



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