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 26, 2022

Saturday, March 26, 2022

Saturday, March 26, 2022

Tonight's picture was taken in March of 2008. Literally four months before Mattie was diagnosed with cancer. That day I went to Mattie's kindergarten class and did a presentation for the children about one of my travel experiences as a child. It involved being on a transatlantic voyage. After telling my story, the children had the opportunity to draw, color, use stickers, and other media to depict their own travel story. As you can see, Mattie drew the SS Mattie. The picture has a lot of luggage stickers and dolphins. I remember that day and I am so glad I made time for them classroom visits. 


Quote of the day: Rock bottom became the solid foundation in which I rebuilt my life. ~ J.K. Rowling


I am perplexed why my parents get up early in the morning, just to sleep right after breakfast. All three of us are struggling with a head cold. Though I think my issue is another sinus infection. No surprise as I am constantly working and under great stress. 

I did not have the energy to go to the grocery store today, so thankfully Peter took that on. When he got back, we did walk Sunny. It was freezing out and my head is congested, but it was good to get out and moving.

Peter and I took my parents out for a late lunch today. At lunch, my dad started again with his hand pain. Peter got to see what we went through yesterday and he got it right away as to why I called the cardiologist on Friday. Needless to say when I got home this evening, I got my dad's EKG test results (from Friday's ER visit) through the portal. The results left me with MANY questions, so I wrote the cardiologist. Honestly I don't know if I am coming or going on any given day. Meanwhile I am trying to develop the Foundation's Walk website and get a March newsletter out by MONDAY!

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