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

November 1, 2025

Saturday, November 1, 2025

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Saturday, November 1, 2025 Tonight's picture was taken in October of 2008. Mattie was recovering from his first limb salvaging surgery. ...
October 31, 2025

Friday, October 31, 2025

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Friday, October 31, 2025 Tonight's picture was taken on Halloween of 2008. Our last Halloween with Mattie. Pictured with Mattie is Zacha...
October 30, 2025

Thursday, October 30, 2025

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Thursday, October 30, 2025 Tonight's picture was taken on Halloween of 2008. We spent the day at the hospital, enjoying games, activitie...
October 29, 2025

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

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Wednesday, October 29, 2025 Tonight's picture was taken on Halloween of 2008. This was Mattie's last Halloween with us. Mattie picke...
October 28, 2025

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

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Tuesday, October 28, 2025 -- Mattie died 818 weeks ago today. Tonight's picture was taken on Halloween of 2007. That was the first year ...
October 27, 2025

Monday, October 27, 2025

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Monday, October 27, 2025 Tonight's picture was taken on Halloween of 2006. Mattie was four years old and that year he finally got to wea...
October 26, 2025

Sunday, October 26, 2025

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Sunday, October 26, 2025 Tonight's picture was taken in October of 2005. Mattie was 3 years old. That year we made his costume together!...
October 25, 2025

Saturday, October 25, 2025

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Saturday, October 25, 2025 Tonight's picture was taken in October of 2004! Mattie's second Halloween! By that point in time, Mattie ...
October 24, 2025

Friday, October 24, 2025

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Friday, October 24, 2025 Tonight's picture was taken in October of 2003. Mattie was a year and a half old. Though Mattie did not quite u...
October 23, 2025

Thursday, October 23, 2025

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Thursday, October 23, 2025 Tonight's picture was taken in October of 2002. This was Mattie's first Halloween. He was six months old....
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