This request is so uncomfortable to make. For all my years, I have tried to make others feel good about themselves, lift them up and be supportative. 6 years ago I had to have all my teeth pulled. I did not have the luxury growing up to have dental care. I had the best childhood of anyone, just financially dental care wasnt in the budget. As I got older I was able to obtain a beautiful smile with upper veneers, but over the years, the back teeth and bottom teeth began to decline and started deterioration due to lack of childhood care, cost and lack of dental coverage. 2 broken marriages from no fault of mine that cost me a monumental fortune. My veneers, over the course of about 30 years began to give me issues and I was advised that I needed extensive work to redo these. The cost was astronomical and I had no choice but to have all my teeth extracted. At that time I was a professional, proud of my appearance and smile and had confidence. For the past 15 years, I have been single. Working 2 and 3 jobs prior to my retirement in 2022, to make ends meet and support others who were going through difficult times. 6 years ago I had no choice but to have all my teeth extracted. Having dentures just takes from your self esteem on it's own, but when they don't fit properly, you are on a whole different level of embarrassment. My uppers are workable, I can live with them by gluing them in although the glue isn't a long term fix, through out the day they require re-gluing several times, I can usually manage. My bottom dentures are the biggest issue. I was advised that the only fix would be to have implants, which the minimum, would be to take the current dentures now and convert them to an implant partial with 3 implants. No guarantee they wouldn't break and I'd have to replace them if that happened. This was the only option unless I wanted to do full implants at well over $40,000. On $1800 a month Social Security income, who can afford that when Medicare doesn't cover this. I've lost my smile, I've lost my self esteem, I've lost the desire to get out and not to mention I am unable to eat properly. The mental toll this takes is unbearable for many. I know to some this may be a vanity or cosmetic decision however, mine is mental debilitating issue, that has taken a massive tool on my life and possibly a late in life career opportunity. Here's one reason why. Being single, I have been on a couple dating sites. I get lots of likes and desire to meet and have dinner, but when they find out I have dentures and limited at eating and wearing them for long periods because they don't fit properly, I am quickly passed by. I know this because I have nervously asked for reason and a few have told me that was the issue. Reason 2, A work from home job fell thru due to my not being able to talk properly with my dentures being loosely fitting. Some people can't see past the cover. Some think they will never experience a downfall or lack of quality of life. I choose to not be that superficial person myself. So, with this long narrative I have decided that I am willing to accept the bare minimum if I can just get the lower dentures implanted in. I know to some this may not seem like a lot but to me it is everything. This would build my confidence and allow me to be present in public, maybe even go back out in a work position and in classic nature, give back. Maybe you understand, maybe not but after 6 years, I wanted to simply ask for help making this wish to possibly come true. Thank you for reading my story and may you be blessed regardless. If it's meant to be,God will make it happen.
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