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

February 23, 2019

Saturday, February 23, 2019

Saturday, February 23, 2019

Tonight's picture was taken in May of 2007. Mattie was five years old and was helping me celebrate Mother's Day. We had breakfast together outside on our deck and apparently Mattie decided to hug and kiss me. Though Mattie and I were close, I wouldn't say he was a kid who gave out a lot of hugs and kisses. So when he did, it was special. 


Quote of the day: Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book. ~ Bill Watterson


Though I agree with Watterson's quote, the problem is in DC we get so much rain, that we all would be home at this rate and would never leave. It maybe good for the tea and book companies, but as a daily way of life this constant rain is depressing. 

Yet when you have a dog, there are no breaks for the weather. Rain, sleet, snow, and blistering heat.... you and out and in it! Sunny makes sure of it. 

Today we ventured to Roosevelt Island. I knew it would be the perfect day to go there, because it was cold and wet. We practically had the Island to ourselves. It was super peaceful and Sunny had a ball. 


Everything on the Island is brown and flooded. But the ducks were all around us and Sunny literally wanted to jump off the boardwalk to chase a duck!
My duck friends! The rest of the day I spent working on Foundation items, as we are headed to a conference in Atlanta next week. So there is plenty to do toward that and of course I am inundated with Walk & Family Festival (May 19th) plans. 

No comments: