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 4, 2016

Friday, March 4, 2016


Friday, March 4, 2016

 Tonight's video is priceless. It was taken in February of 2009. Mattie and Katie, his nurse, were reciting the Three Little Pigs. In fact, this whole story was so popular with Mattie, that one weekend Mattie, Katie, Brandon (Mattie's best buddy) and a hospital volunteer did a play production of it in the child life playroom! Peter captured parts of the play on video too. 
Quote of the day: Highly sensitive people are too often perceived as weaklings or damaged goods. To feel intensely is not a symptom of weakness, it is the trademark of the truly alive and compassionate. It is not the empath who is broken, it is society that has become dysfunctional and emotionally disabled. There is no shame in expressing your authentic feelings. Those who are at times described as being a 'hot mess' or having 'too many issues' are the very fabric of what keeps the dream alive for a more caring, humane world. Never be ashamed to let your tears shine a light in this world. ~ Anthon St. Maarten



Yesterday Peter and I participated in an interview by phone with the host (Janet Demeter) of the Childhood Cancer Radio show based in California. Janet is a fellow bereaved parents and runs a Foundation to help find better treatments for brain cancer. Her son Jack died from this disease and her radio shows provides a way for messages and cutting edge ideas to reach the public and other interested childhood cancer advocates. Janet sent us the link below. If you click on it, an audio file will download and open up for you to listen to. The entire interview was an hour long and it covers a lot of territory. 

 Mattie Miracle on the Childhood Cancer Radio show:

  bit.ly/CCTR3-3
Posted by The Brown Family (DC) at 4:34 PM

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