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!
1 comment:
Vicki, I love Mattie's footy pajamas'. At least, that is what I always called them. Mattie's creative mind took in not only the toy but the box that held the toy!!! Creative and I enjoy seeing that!
It is true that new ideas are ridiculed, opposed and then accepted. I call this unwillingness to change but it is often more than that. In the area of psychosocial support, I think there are so many ways people interpret what it exactly means. That is why programs today are accepted yet many say they aren't enough. Which you & I know is true - they are not enough. I hope the conference goes well. The surroundings are beautiful and the hotel is lovely. It is nice your parents are there. I would love to hear you & Peter talk to a receptive audience about implementation of the psychosocial standards.
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