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



May 16, 2015

Friday, May 16, 2015

Friday, May 16, 2015

 Tonight's picture was taken in May of 2009 at the Mattie March, hosted by Mattie's care community. It was from that March that our Foundation's walk evolved. For the past three months I have been working night and day on this year's Walk. Planning the Walk is a monumental task, but sometimes it is after the Walk that is even more difficult to face. Because while working intensely you can become all consumed with the feverish pace of what you are doing, however, once it is all over, the reality sets back in, and you realize what and why you did what you just accomplished. 


 Quote of the day: It is not enough to take steps which may some day lead to a goal; each step must be itself a goal and a step likewise. ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe


Today Peter went to our Post Office, where our Mattie mail box is located. My faithful readers know all about Darryl. Darryl is my all time favorite POSTAL EMPLOYEE. In fact the post office should clone him and place him in every facility around the Country! If they did people would want to send letters and mail packages! He is SO customer oriented, and he truly goes out of his way for everyone! His kindness doesn't lead to inefficiency. He can process a line at the post office quickly while talking to you, and addressing all your needs. I know it well since he helped me for many years with the Foundation's December mass mailings. Darryl would hand cancel 500 envelopes for me so that the pens inside wouldn't crack when going through the regular stamping machines. Darryl proudly wears our Foundation awareness pin on his tie, he looks out for our Mattie Miracle mailbox and as you can see is even posing with one of our Walk flyers. If any of our supporters visit the Shirlington Post Office in Arlington, make sure to look for Darryl and say hi! He is a peach and you will see why his customers love him. 


This wonderful photo was sent to us today from Mattie's school. Mattie's memorial Yellowwood Tree just started to bloom. I was there last week and it wasn't blooming. So it seems rather symbolic in timing for the Walk that the tree would unfurl its blossoms for the occasion. A message from Mattie! 

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