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

March 11, 2019

Monday, March 11, 2019

Monday, March 11, 2019

Tonight's picture was taken in March of 2004. Mattie was almost two years old and as you can see he and Peter were playing on his foam mat. Play included sitting under a big umbrella. With Mattie, you always had to think outside the box and be on your toes. As Mattie had two modes.... very on and off!



Quote of the day: When I grow up, I hope I can experience the agonizing pain of a kidney stone..... said no one, ever! ~ Unknown


I just got off the phone with an intake person at the hospital. She called to talk about a pending surgery I am supposed to have on March 21. When you say an intake, I thought she was going to talk to me about how to medically prep or what to expect afterwards. Forget it! Nothing of the kind!!! What she wanted to talk about was how we were going to pay for this surgery. Even with insurance, the price of the surgery shocked me. Mainly because it is a 90 minute surgery. 

Here is a surgery I don't want, so signing up for it, isn't exactly exciting, nor is paying for it. I keep hoping I pass this kidney stone and that these surgery related calls STOP! As she alerted me that she is calling me next week to find out our payment method.  

In honor of tomorrow's volunteer dinner, I put together four flower arrangements... with a touch of orange and yellow. 
A close up. 

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