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 26, 2020

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Tonight's picture was taken in February of 2004. Mattie was almost two years old and I am quite sure I snapped this photo to captured my busy bee at work. Mattie was the ultimate multi-tasker and as you can see he was carrying books, walking around, looking at things, and I assure you taking everything in!

Quote of the day: Some days are just bad days, that’s all. You have to experience sadness to know happiness, and I remind myself that not every day is going to be a good day, that’s just the way it is! Dita Von Teese


Today was a very busy day. We started by visiting the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). We had a meeting there at 9:30am. It was my first time ever going into this building and probably like all governmental buildings, you need to allow for time to process through security. 
 It took us about 20 minutes to wait on line and then process through. They even take a photo of visitors that is kept on file for future visits.  

We went to talk with HHS about how the agency is implementing the STAR Act. Which is a piece of legislation that Mattie Miracle worked on with the childhood cancer community and was passed into law in 2018. I would say our meeting today was very pleasant as well as very productive. I love when people are straight forward, eager to help, and transparent about the process. It makes the work of an advocate much easier and gratifying. 
After visiting HHS, Peter and I went for two visits on Capitol Hill. The HHS building is basically right near the House office buildings. So it was an easy walk. 

I am pictured with Matt Bormat. Matt is a Senior Vice President at Banner Public Affairs. Brett, our board member, is a founder partner of Banner. Brett has once again offered the services of his company pro-bono to us as we figure out next steps in our legislative agenda. 
Our first congressional visit today was to Rep. Jackie Speier's office. 
Our second visit was in the Hart Office building of the Senate. We went to visit Senator Reed's office. 

From an architectural standpoint, this maybe my favorite office building on capitol hill. To me it is bright, airy, and I love the Alexander Calder metal sculpture in the middle of the atrium. 
Is this not glorious? Our first daffodil has sprouted in Mattie's memorial garden! Spring is on the way. 

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