Hello everyone! In case you don’t already know me, my name is Mercedes, I am a 30 year old stay at home mom with bad teeth. I’ve struggled with bad teeth pretty much my entire life despite obsessively taking care of my teeth. Whenever I had my kid it just got way worse. I’m at a point of desperately needing them fixed completely due to non stop pain, difficulty eating, constant infections and never being able to fully smile which drastically effects my mental well being. The picture on the right of my thumbnail is me when I could still fully smile and I miss that so much. 
I just went to the dentist and was quoted 20k for the procedure I ultimately need and that’s after my insurance. I can afford to take a loan out myself for 11k of the procedure, but I don’t have another 9k just sitting around unfortunately. 
My birthday is coming up in August and honestly all I want for my birthday is my teeth fixed, so if you could donate, maybe share this message around I would be so grateful. Every little bit will help oh so very much. 
Thank you everyone, sending you so much love.