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Mattie Miracle Cancer Foundation Promotional Video

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

February 8, 2012

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Tonight's picture was taken in March of 2007. We met Peter's parents in the Florida Keys and while touring around, we saw this interesting shop that had a man made out of sea sponges outside. It captured our attention, but as you can see, Mattie was less than happy with me. He did not want his picture taken and his facial expression speaks volumes. Typically I try to post pictures of Mattie smiling, but just like any child, he too had his moments where he did not want to participate or go along with the plan.   

Quote of the day: Not what we have but what we enjoy constitutes our abundance. ~ J. Petit-Senn


As I was making our bed this morning, I noticed a picture of Mattie on Peter's nightstand that was not there the day before. In addition to this picture, I found a folded world map, underneath it. I thought those two additions to the nightstand were odd, so I emailed Peter about it at work. I expected him to say he found those things, or came across them and put them aside on his nightstand. However, that is not what he told me at all. He has NO idea how those two items got there this morning. So what is one to believe? I didn't put them there, Peter didn't put them there, and certainly my clever calico couldn't possibly achieve this feat. With an absence of a sound explanation, I take these items as a sign from Mattie. A sign that he is with us and perhaps is around us exploring the world. I can only hope.

Many of my faithful readers know I haven't been feeling well for several weeks now. Yet I am very good at living with chronic pain, and have a way of working through it, despite my issues. However, today I received some test results that I wasn't expecting and therefore, will be spending the remainder of the week trying to see other doctors and figure out next steps. So I am signing off for tonight and as always I thank you for checking in with us and staying connected.

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