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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

August 16, 2017

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Tonight's picture was taken in August of 2005. Mattie was three years old and visiting my parents home in Los Angeles. Mattie had a VERY cautious approach to water. But with some coaxing from Peter, he went into the pool in a little floating vehicle. I am not sure what Mattie found more interesting.... the water or the floating vehicle. Never the less, with constant exposure to the water, Mattie eventually got used to it and with some swimming lessons, was really made great headway in the water before cancer took over. 


Quote of the day: Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all others.Winston Churchill



Peter and I flew to Los Angeles today. We took off in clouds and landed in clouds. This was the sight we saw over Washington, DC this morning. 

Mind you Peter returned from New Jersey at midnight, and we got up at 4am to catch our 7am flight. Needless to say, we are totally out of it this evening. 
This was the sight we saw over Texas. Almost looks like a rainbow in a way. 
The plane over New Mexico. It was an amazingly clear day across the Country and very smooth travel. Which makes flying much more pleasant. 
Arizona! 
Approaching Los Angeles
Beautiful foothills as we approach Los Angeles. 
Los Angeles on decent. You can see the clouds and smog. Tomorrow we drive with my parents to Palm Springs to attend the Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON) conference. We present on Friday and Saturday, but August is NOT the time to visit Palm Springs. Which is a desert. It is currently 110 degrees there, with baking heat! It should be an experience. 

I hear that one of Mattie's nurses is attending the conference. I can't wait to see who it is! That will be a surprise. 

1 comment:

Margy Jost said...

Vicki, I love the picture you posted of Mattie getting used to the pool. I feel like I start many comments on the blog liking the picture of Mattie. However, the first few years of a child's life, they are constantly changing. How they look, the different skills they develop, some of their like & dislikes become apparent. Pictures during this period are often so different. The same can be true as children age but knowing that pictures for Mattie stop when Cancer takes his life, makes these pictures on the blog, priceless & precious. Life is precious, something you & Peter know, like other parents whose child has died.
Today, is the first day of two where you are attending an APHON conference talking about Mattie Miracle. I hope the conference is a good experience and that people embrace fully the Mattie Miracle Mission!