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

October 30, 2018

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Tuesday, October 30, 2018 -- Mattie died 476 weeks ago today. 


Tonight's picture was taken in October of 2006. I remember snapping this photo as if it were yesterday. We took Mattie to a fall festival and one of the displays was this cute pumpkin measuring stick. So happy I captured this moment in time. Mattie was four years old and as you can see over 3 feet tall. 









Quote of the day: Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day saying, I will try again tomorrow. ~  Mary Anne Radmacher


I am very tired tonight and also dealing with a migraine. November is quickly approaching and that means balancing the Post-Halloween Candy Drive and our Bourbon and Bites Bash on November 8th. I am happy to report that we have 63 people attending as of now, which for a first time evening event, in which we are charging a registration fee, is great! But what is even more impressive is that the majority of attendees are not familiar with Mattie Miracle and this event will provide the opportunity to introduce them to our mission and activities. 

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