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



March 27, 2015

Friday, March 27, 2015

Friday, March 27, 2015

 Tonight's picture was taken in March of 2009. Mattie was at the opening reception of the children's art gallery at the hospital. There were all sorts of activities and the volunteer musicians from the hospital came to entertain the kids. As you can see Mattie was right in the mix and he had a booklet that they gave him to try to sing along. In a way all the volunteers knew Mattie because they saw him every week. When you live at the hospital and get all your treatments on an inpatient basis, this familiarity is bound to happen.



Quote of the day: Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much. ~ Blaise Pascal
I spent another day glued to the computer working on developing the Foundation's Walk website. While working today, I received this adorable photo through email. This cute duckie flower arrangement is for a little girl's birthday party which is being celebrated this weekend. The little girl's name is Gigi and her uncle is Brandon, Mattie's big buddy from Georgetown. Mattie and Brandon were diagnosed with cancer around the same time in 2008, and despite their significant age differences, they became good friends. Brandon really looked out for Mattie and was a dedicated friend to Mattie until the end. In fact, the day Mattie died, Brandon came to the hospital and sat with us. It wasn't easy for a young teenager at the time to sit in a room with a dead friend! But Brandon did it! Brandon and his family come to every Foundation Walk as well. Today's photo was sent to me by Brandon's sister, Ashley. She wanted me to know that as she created Gigi's centerpiece, she put in two butterflies in honor of Mattie. Why?? Because Mattie and Gigi share the SAME birthday..... April 4th! 
Posted by The Brown Family (DC) at 9:52 PM

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)