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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

December 13, 2014

Friday, December 13, 2014

Friday, December 13, 2014

Tonight's picture was taken in December of 2003. It featured one of Mattie's favorite things.... the flash light! He was the chip off the old block! Peter practically collects flashlights and feels you just can't have enough of them. Mattie was beginning to share in this same philosophy and between the two of them together we had enough flash lights to light up the entire floor of our building's complex. 









Quote of the day: Not from my heart, for I have not forgotten. We are all the pieces of what we remember. We hold in ourselves the hopes and fears of those who love us. As long as there is love and memory, there is no true loss. Cassandra Clare


While driving home from a licensure board meeting today I was stopped at a red light. The truck in front of me read "Sardi's Catering! Needless to say this caught my attention immediately because this is my maiden name! I have never seen this catering company anywhere around town before, so this made it even more rare. 





This evening Peter and I went to his office holiday party. This year it was aboard the Cherry Blossom Boat which sails out of the Harbor in Alexandria, VA. The event was a semi-formal and it included dinner, a cruise around the Potomac River, seeing the city lights, and a casino night as well. 













Because of the occasion, I went to visit my hair dresser. I have been seeing Celina for years! In fact, she started working with me before I even had Mattie! So we go back a long ways together. Celina supports the Foundation too and freely gives of her time at our Walks each May by painting nails for children and adults! She never comes along to the Walks, she always bring her family to participate! Celina is very talented and can put hair up in about 30 minutes and in all sorts of styles. I brought her a head band today that I wanted integrated into my hair, and instead of putting it on my head like a typical headband, she weaved it into my hair! 


Here was a scene aboard the Cherry Blossom!!!!! One of the casino games available was roulette. People were busy playing. I was busy watching. 

















With taking a cruise at night, you do get to see some of the wonderful night lights! I was intrigued by the sighting of the Ferris Wheel from National Harbor!!!! It reminded me of a carnival!!! I loved the colors and though it is December somehow it is something you expect to see in the warm summer months!

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