Mattie Miracle Walk 2023 was a $131,249 success!

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

November 16, 2015

Monday, November 16, 2015

Monday, November 16, 2015

Tonight's picture was taken in September of 2005. That weekend we took Mattie to a park for a walk and a picnic. Mattie loved eating outside and being in wide open spaces. He always related to the outdoors. The only thing that seemed to calm him down and lull him to sleep as a baby was being outside, getting fresh air, and being away from crowds. 


Quote of the day: Generosity consists not the sum given, but the manner in which it is bestowed. Author Unknown




I visited two sites today and donated candy! My first stop was Hospital for Sick Children in Washington, DC. Pictured with me is Kathryn, a child life specialist at the Center. Mattie Miracle donated 350 pounds of candy to the Center and Kathryn told me HOW APPRECIATED the candy is by families! 





My second site visit was to the Ronald McDonald House in Washington, DC. Pictured with the 350 pounds of candy is Lesley and Courtney. I also had the opportunity to talk with Karen Torres, the executive director of the Center. Karen calls me the "Candy Lady" and remembers me from last year's donation. Karen said that the candy is a BIG HIT with the families at the House and is so happy that Mattie Miracle continues to support Ronald McDonald each year. 

So far we have donated candy to:

Children's Inn at NIH --- 300 pounds
Ronald McDonald House in Falls Church, VA --- 300 pounds
Hospital for Sick Children --- 350 pounds
Ronald McDonald House in Washington, DC --- 350 pounds

Tomorrow we will donate 500 pounds of candy to Special Love for Children with Cancer. So in two weeks we have delivered around 1,800 pounds of candy. With MORE candy deliveries STILL to do!!!


I picked up another trunk full of candy today donated to us by the Glover Park community in Washington, DC and Brownie Troop 879. I spent five hours sorting this candy so it could be donated tomorrow!



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