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 10, 2021

Monday, May 10, 2021

Monday, May 10, 2021

Tonight's picture was taken in May of 2005. Mattie was three years old and showcasing his tractor stool that he built with Peter. They literally cut the wood, assembled the pieces, and painted it to look like a John Deere. Mattie needed this stool in the bathroom, and instead of buying one, Peter decided to make it into a project that they could do together. Here's the irony of this, to this day, this stool is being used. As it helps me reach for things on top of the shelves in my closets. 





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

  • Number of people diagnosed with the virus: 32,739,130
  • Number of people who died from the virus: 582,099



Our encampment right outside our building is growing. The new addition this week is a porta potty and sink that was delivered by the city for this community. It is hard to believe that prior to COVID-19, this was a useable park by all the residents in surrounding buildings. Not anymore. Now we see this and a ton of rats.
Today's update on the Foundation Walk:
  1. 194 registered walkers
  2. All 50 states represented
  3. 17 walk teams
  4. raised $105,007
  5. sold 428 raffle tickets

Buying a house has proved to be challenging and the next few days we are working on getting financial paperwork for the mortgage in order. So more stress, on top of the Foundation Walk, on top of side effects from the COVID vaccine, and also having to see the eye doctor today. As apparently I am a glaucoma suspect.

When I got home from the doctor! Sunny wanted attention and time! 

Of course I am biased, but isn't he just the cutest dog? We have a special connection. 





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