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 13, 2021

Saturday, March 13, 2021

Saturday, March 14, 2021

Tonight's picture was taken in March of 2005. Mattie was about three years old and went to visit his cousins to celebrate Easter. The kids had an Easter egg hunt in the backyard and then came inside for treats. Mattie enjoyed his time with his cousins and the fun and adventures they had together. 



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

  • Number of people diagnosed with the virus: 29,394,868
  • Number of people who died from the virus: 534,196


You maybe wondering what am I photographing? I was snapping photos today of the various homeless encampments all around us. In fact our neighbor has been taken over. This park is adjacent to my building! Within the park are now 15 tents. Since the tents have arrived, we have litter issues, urination issues, rats, graffiti, and the list goes on.

A close up of our tent city!
If that isn't bad enough, we have this down the street from us. Mind you we live in one of the best parts of the city. Surrounding these tents are governmental buildings and a university!
This isn't the best photo as I took it while Peter was driving. But it is ONE CITY BLOCK filled with tents. The city has brought out porta potties and sinks for the homeless during the pandemic. The irony is I have read many articles about these facilities, which have been reported as not being maintained and water doesn't function. 

I am saddened to see what is happening to the city and once again I wrote to the mayor's office because this isn't a good solution for both the homeless and DC residents.   

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