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

June 28, 2025

Saturday, June 28, 2025

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Saturday, June 28, 2025 Tonight's picture was taken in June of 2009. This was right after Mattie's sternotomy, which removed 7 tumor...
June 27, 2025

Friday, June 27, 2025

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Friday, June 27, 2025 Tonight's picture was taken in October of 2008. Mattie was recovering from his first limb salvaging surgery and th...
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June 26, 2025

Thursday, June 26, 2025

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Thursday, June 26, 2025 Tonight's picture was taken in June of 2009. Mattie was recovering from a sternotomy, which removed 7 tumors tha...
June 25, 2025

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025 Tonight's picture was taken in June of 2009. Mattie was posing for a photo with his two best cancer buddies, Br...
June 24, 2025

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

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Tuesday, June 24, 2025 -- Mattie died 800 weeks ago today.  Tonight's picture was taken in June of 2006. Mattie was in his preschool cla...
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June 23, 2025

Monday, June 23, 2025

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Monday, June 23, 2025 Tonight's picture was taken in June of 2008. Mattie was six years old and believe it or not, a month later he was ...
June 22, 2025

Sunday, June 22, 2025

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Sunday, June 22, 2025 Tonight's picture was taken in June of 2009. This was Mattie's second 7th birthday party. His actual birthday ...
June 21, 2025

Saturday, June 21, 2025

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Saturday, June 21, 2025 Tonight's picture was taken in June of 2008. Mattie was six years old and I snapped this photo because I wasn...
June 20, 2025

Friday, June 20, 2025

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Friday, June 20, 2025 Tonight's picture was taken in June of 2008. That weekend we took Mattie to Bethesda, MD for a town fair. We went ...
June 19, 2025

Thursday, June 19, 2025

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Thursday, June 19, 2025 Tonight's picture was taken in June of 2007. Mattie was five years old. I remember this weekend perfectly. It wa...
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