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

November 11, 2018

Sunday, November 11, 2018

Sunday, November 11, 2018

Tonight's picture was taken in November of 2007. Mattie was 5 years old. This photo was taken on Roosevelt Island, a wonderful National Park in the heart of Washington, DC. Mattie loved to climb on rocks along the pathway, not to mention that he loved collecting leaves, rocks, and big branches. Literally we had quite a collection of Mattie findings outside our deck door. 

Peter and I walked the Island today with Sunny. Whenever we walk passed these rocks, I always think of Mattie. 



Quote of the day: If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things. ~ Albert Einstein


Peter and I attempted to have a slower day today. It has been an absolute whirlwind for weeks now. It was wonderful to sleep and not to get up early today. 

Sunny is not happy with me, as I have spent a good deal of time at our Candy Drive this week and not with him. He is my velcro dog and I truly believe he gets depressed in my absence. To make it up to him we took him to Roosevelt Island today which he loves. 


It feels like winter outside! So we knew we had to move many of our plants inside. It is a chore but it does bring greenery into our home. Which in a way brightens the outside gloom.  

Why bring these plants in? Well three of them in particular mean a lot to me. Two were given to me by friends when Mattie died. So literally I have nurtured these two plants for 9 years. The other one I love is our butterfly ginger lily. Peter and I purchased this plant during a vacation in North Carolina years ago. When the lily blooms, its white flowers are in the shape of a butterfly and the fragrance is intoxicating. I don't want to lose any of these special plants. 

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