A Remembrance Video of Mattie

Thank you for keeping Mattie's memory alive!

Dear Mattie Blog Readers,

It means a great deal to me that you take the time to write and to share your thoughts, feelings, and reflections on Mattie's battle and death. Your messages are very meaningful and help support me through very challenging times. I am 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 have stopped writing on September 9, 2010. However, like my journey with grief there is so much that 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 me, and most importantly thank you for keeping Mattie's memory alive.


As Mattie would say, Ooga Booga (meaning, I LOVE YOU)! Vicki



August 25, 2019

Sunday, August 25, 2019

Sunday, August 25, 2019

Tonight's picture was taken in August of 2007. I went to a conference in New Orleans, and brought home this mask! Mattie loved it as you can see, because he decided to wear it around our home. Mattie was a child that was fully on, loved connecting with people, and engaged directly with his environment. It was a huge adjustment for us when he died, as he filled our home with great activity and life. It took us years to adjust to the quiet.






Quote of the day: That no one dies of migraine seems, to someone deep into an attack, an ambiguous blessing. Joan Didion


I continue to feel congested and not myself, so I spent the day resting. On our deck, we have a resident butterfly! Isn't he glorious??? My Mattie weekend sighting. 
We planted this perennial this year and I am thrilled it attracts butterflies!
A close up of my Mattie butterfly!

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