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 mom lives with since his death

March 31, 2026

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

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Tuesday, March 31, 2026 -- Mattie died 839 weeks ago today. Tonight's picture was taken in March of 2004. Mattie was almost three years ...
March 30, 2026

Monday, March 30, 2026

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Monday, March 30, 2026 Tonight's picture was taken in March of 2005. Mattie was almost three years old by that point. I took a photo of ...
March 29, 2026

Sunday, March 29, 2026

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Sunday, March 29, 2026 Tonight's picture was taken in March of 2009. That day Team Mattie gave him this cute bunny hat for Easter. Matti...
March 28, 2026

Saturday, March 28, 2026

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Saturday, March 28, 2026 Tonight's picture was taken in March of 2009. Mattie was admitted to the hospital for his next round of chemoth...
March 27, 2026

Friday, March 27, 2026

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Friday, March 27, 2026 Tonight's picture was taken in March of 2009. Mattie was in the child life playroom and doing a hands on activity...
March 26, 2026

Thursday, March 26, 2026

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Thursday, March 26, 2026 Tonight's picture was taken in March of 2009. Mattie was pictured next to one of his art therapists, Jessie. Ma...
March 25, 2026

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

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Wednesday, March 25, 2026 Tonight's picture was taken in March of 2009. That day we took Mattie to the circus. It was our first and last...
March 24, 2026

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

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Tuesday, March 24, 2026 -- Mattie died 838 weeks ago today. Tonight's picture was taken in March of 2009. I will never forget this day! ...
March 23, 2026

Monday, March 23, 2026

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Monday, March 23, 2026 Tonight's picture was taken in March of 2009. Mattie was home between hospital admissions and as you can see we w...
March 22, 2026

Sunday, March 22, 2026

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Sunday, March 26, 2026 Tonight's picture was taken in March of 2009. I will never forget that day as several United Airline employees ca...
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