Mattie Miracle 15th Anniversary Video

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

December 13, 2021

Monday, December 13, 2021

Monday, December 13, 2021

Tonight's picture was taken in December of 2008. Mattie's cousins came down from Boston to visit with Mattie. As you can see they were imitating.... see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil. What I think was particularly hysterically was that Mattie took no part in this. He was doing his own thing, he most likely took everything in, but did not want to be photographed or participate. 


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

  • Number of people diagnosed with the virus: 50,078,410
  • Number of people who died from the virus: 798,416


It is the beginning of a new week here. My parents are still adjusting. My dad's needs are consistently being met, so he seems to be holding his on. I am waking him up in the morning, showering him, dressing him, giving him breakfast, and then doing his cognitive, PT and OT exercises with him. Literally all of this takes me to about noon. Then at noon, I walk Sunny and today I also had to go grocery shopping and do chores. As soon as I got back from chores, I made my parents a snack. Then hopped on a conference all, and then have been doing chores ever since. I feel like I am on a treadmill. 

In the process of trying to adjust to my new role, tasks, and demands, I realize my ability to be a friend has dwindled. I am not doing this on purpose, it is simply that I am on overload. What am I talking about? A friend of mine celebrates a birthday in December. Her birthday happened to be on the day after I arrived back in Virginia from Los Angeles. In the past I always celebrated her birthday and took her out to lunch. Unfortunately this year I did not do that, nor did I remember her birthday and write to her. Not great on my part, but I am hoping that in time, I can figure out how to balance all of this and the Foundation. Nonetheless, I know she is upset and then I feel badly in the process. 

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