Mattie's Blog... When Tragedy Inspires Hope

This is a story of a young boy who lost his life to a 14 month battle with childhood cancer, and the subsequent grief that his parents live with since his death

August 2, 2025

Saturday, August 2, 2025

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Saturday, August 2, 2025 Tonight's picture was taken on August 4, 2009. This was a day I will NEVER forget. Why? Because literally minut...
August 1, 2025

Friday, August 1, 2025

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Friday, August 1, 2025 Tonight's picture was taken in July of 2009. This was a typical scene at the art therapy table if Mattie was arou...
July 31, 2025

Thursday, July 31, 2025

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Thursday, July 31, 2025 Tonight's picture was taken in July of 2008. Mattie was six years old and we went for a walk on Roosevelt Island...
July 30, 2025

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

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Wednesday, July 30, 2025 Tonight's picture was taken in July of 2009. Mattie was in the outpatient clinic with Anna, his physical therap...
July 29, 2025

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

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Tuesday, July 29, 2025 -- Mattie died 805 weeks ago today. Tonight's picture was taken in July of 2008. In fact, it was around July 4th...
July 28, 2025

Monday, July 28, 2025

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Monday, July 28, 2025 Tonight's picture was taken in July of 2007. Mattie was five years old. That summer, I enrolled Mattie in group sw...
July 27, 2025

Sunday, July 27, 2025

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Sunday, July 27, 2025 Tonight's picture was taken in July of 2007. Mattie was five years old. That day, Mattie attended his preschool fr...
July 26, 2025

Saturday, July 26, 2025

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Saturday, July 26, 2025 Tonight's picture was taken in July 2003. I will never forget that moment in time. We took Mattie to the beach f...
July 25, 2025

Friday, July 25, 2025

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Friday, July 25, 2025 Tonight's picture was taken on July 25, 2009. This was my last birthday with Mattie. Mattie's child life speci...
July 24, 2025

Thursday, July 24, 2025

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Thursday, July 24, 2025 Tonight's picture was taken in July of 2008. It was Christmas in July on our deck! Mattie had just been diagnose...
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