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 22, 2023

Monday, May 22, 2023

Monday, May 22, 2023

Tonight's picture was taken in May of 2009. We were all in attendance at the Mattie March. T-shirts were made for the event, and the image on it was priceless. A graphic artist worked it up and when I saw it, I suggested that Mattie's face be added onto it. The shirt featured kids marching together, holding up supportive signs. To me this shirt will always be a classic. In this particular photo you will see that Mattie was surrounded by his hospital friends. His buddy Brandon was holding a cup filled with tent moth caterpillars that Mattie found that day and one caterpillar was even crawling on Mattie's arm! At a very busy event, with a ton going on, I think this was a very tender moment between friends captured on camera. 


Quote of the day: Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate. Albert Schweitzer


This morning I had the opportunity to announce the winners of the step count competition from our Walk event on Sunday. Many of our winners are loyal attendees of our Walks and they have even won awards in the past. Two of our winners are from outside our National Capital Area..... Florida and Wisconsin to be exact. Our first place winners receive an $100 VISA gift card, our second place winners receive a $75 VISA gift card, and our third place winners receive a $50 VISA gift card. 


Adult Winners:
1st: Jacob Gibson: 28,676 steps
2nd: Gustavo Bonany: 28,161 steps
3rd: Chris Dean: 21,426 steps

Kids/Teens Winners:
1st: Erich Bonany: 22,144 steps
2nd: Daniel Bonany: 19,195 steps
3rd: Jeremy Young: 13,044 steps

The other exciting news in our household is that a press release came out about Peter today and he was added to the company's website. Peter is a humble fellow, but given all that he has endured the last few years, finding a job that is the right fit for his skills and talents is a big deal in my book. Congrats Peter!!!

Press Release 

The Team


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