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



August 3, 2023

Thursday, August 3, 2023

Thursday, August 3, 2023

Tonight's picture was taken in July of 2005. Mattie was three years old and was walking along the dunes of the Outer Banks, NC. Some kids are fascinated by water and being by the ocean. In Mattie's case, he was far more interested in the sand, finding objects within the sand, and then designing and building sand castles. 


Quote of the day: For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson


Don't even ask me about today! I literally feel like I have been doing one chore or task after the other. I wake up worn out, and some days I don't know how I even get out of bed. In the midst of all I was doing I got a phone call from a recruiter who wanted to talk with me about one of our former child life professionals. He is interested in hiring her and I am one of her references. Literally I had to switch hats and wrap my head around the questions being asked. I have known this person for six years and though she no longer works for Mattie Miracle, we keep in touch. Which I think says volumes about her and the wonderful connection we made together in 2017. It made me happy that I could assist her today in securing this job. 

Tomorrow, my mom and I are meeting Jen for lunch. Jen is a speech therapist at Mattie's hospital who is involved in a boxing fundraiser in Washington, DC on September 13. The fundraiser features all non-professional boxers who wish to raise awareness and money for a cause of their choosing. We are grateful that Jen has selected Mattie Miracle. Check out her webpage. So far she has raised over $9,600 for us! 

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