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

June 23, 2018

Saturday, June 23, 2018

Saturday, June 23, 2018

Tonight's picture was taken in May of 2006. Mattie was four years old and was very excited to have his own "big boy" bed. We dissembled his crib/toddler bed and he moved onto a real bed. You will notice the Bob the Builder themed sheets, as Mattie loved this animated TV character who built and fixed things. Something Mattie loved to do in real life. 



Quote of the day: Your life is your message to the world. Make sure it’s inspiring. ~ Anonymous



This week I took Sunny for grooming. After he was all clean, his groomer tried to put a bow tie on him and snap a photo. As you can see, Sunny was NOT amused. 
We took Sunny on a walk of the National mall. It was a grey and humid day, and all the water basins were filled with birds and lots of pond algae. How do you like that great blue heron hanging out? 
A close up. It's actually an amazing sight when you consider directly behind us was Constitution Avenue, a very busy and trafficked street in Washington, DC. 
Panting from chasing squirrels!!
But you can't keep a good boy down. He loves walking the mall, regardless of temperature. 

Tomorrow I fly to Los Angeles to help my parents pack up their house to move. So the next time I write, I will be there. 

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