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

May 27, 2020

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Wednesday, May 27, 2020


Tonight's picture was taken in May of 2003. That day I took Mattie to the Reston Petting Zoo. A zoo which was the perfect fit for him. It was small and intimate in size and very hands on. It was never too crowded either and Mattie loved petting the sheep, goats, and horses. Not to mention feeding them too. I remember this moment in time like it was yesterday. 








Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus update from Johns Hopkins

  • number of people who were diagnosed with the virus: 1,695,776
  • number of people who died from the virus: 100,271



Today we were all edgy as my dad was sent to have an hour long cat scan to rule out stomach cancer. I remember these days all too well, as I know the harrowing nature of preparing for a scan, taking a scan, and then waiting for results. The waiting is a killer. But fortunately the results came back negative. Ironic, how the word negative can be a blessing when it comes to cancer and other life alternating diseases. 


Peter and I spent the day in the car. As we drove an hour away to a boarding facility for Sunny. Soon we will be going to Los Angeles to help my parents move, and given that Sunny had major surgery about 8 weeks ago, he needs a special facility to look after him. 

After the facility tour, we then took Sunny for his physical therapy appointment. Today he had aqua therapy. I wasn't sure he'd like it, but they give him plenty of treats and with that he complies. His therapist calls him the "professor." She feels he is very intelligent and is evaluating her as she provides him care. She had me laughing hysterically today, because she feels that his expressions have meaning. Specifically she thought Sunny was saying to her today (through his eyes)....... 'you could have done this better.' She has Sunny's number, and feels he is smart and analyzes everything and everyone around him. I am happy to report that Sunny maybe graduating early from physical therapy! We thought he'd need 8 weeks of it, but she feels after only four, he maybe done!


She sent us a video of Sunny treading water today. Unfortunately I can't figure out how to post the actual video to the blog. But for a boy who dislikes water, he did a great job!

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