Mattie's Blog... When Tragedy Inspires Hope

This is a story of a young boy who lost his life to a 14 month battle with childhood cancer, and the subsequent grief that his mom lives with since his death

June 1, 2026

Monday, June 1, 2026

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Monday, June 1, 2026 Tonight's picture was taken in May of 2005. Mattie was three years old and he took part in the creation of this ste...
May 31, 2026

Sunday, May 31, 2026

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Sunday, May 31, 2026 Tonight's picture was taken in May of 2005. Mattie was three years old. That weekend we took Mattie to a botanical ...
May 30, 2026

Saturday, May 30, 2026

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Saturday, May 30, 2026 Tonight's picture was taken in May of 2005. Mattie was three years old. That weekend, we took Mattie to a special...
May 29, 2026

Friday, May 29, 2026

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Friday, May 26, 2026 Tonight's picture was taken in May of 2006. It was Memorial Day weekend and we took Mattie to Sesame Street Place i...
May 28, 2026

Thursday, May 28, 2026

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Thursday, May 28, 2026 Tonight's picture was taken in May of 2006. Mattie was four years old and that week we transitioned him from his ...
May 27, 2026

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

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Wednesday, May 27, 2026 Tonight's picture was taken in May of 2007. Mattie was five years old. Mattie grew up learning that laundry was ...
May 26, 2026

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

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Tuesday, May 26, 2026 -- Mattie died 847 weeks ago today. Tonight's picture was taken in May of 2006. Mattie was four years old and that...
May 25, 2026

Monday, May 25, 2026

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Monday, May 25, 2026 Tonight's picture was taken in May of 2007. Mattie was five years old. That day we ventured to Andrews Air Force ba...
May 24, 2026

Sunday, May 24, 2026

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Sunday, May 24, 2026 Tonight's picture was taken in May of 2007. Mattie assembled this train track with overhead arches. This set up too...
May 23, 2026

Saturday, May 23, 2026

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Saturday, May 23, 2026 Tonight's picture was taken in May of 2008. It is hard to believe that two months later Mattie was diagnosed with...
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