i originally had asked for about 30,000.  I believe I can do what needs to be done for about 20 instead.  i’m asking for donations for help with oral surgery bills and removal of abcessed teeth.  i’m at paypal.me/ammermans if you can help me some.  i’m not better than anybody else but i’m just as deserving.  i’ve worked hard for the last 50 years plus, my husband is a retired fireman and volunteer now.  we just need some help and this would be all we would really probably EVER need.  i only ask because insurance will not pay for any of this.  it’s staggering to see what it will cost me to fix me BUT i will come up with most of the money myself some how – i just need help – in the amount of 20,000.   if you are rich – i hope you can see your way to a donation that would help us.  we don’t ask for all of it – just enough to get us going so we can finish it out ourselves.  we need help – i don’t expect full payment for everything – just some help – and it’s staggering to me at 20 grand BUT if i can get that, that has me half way or better on my way.

i sincerely hope that if you do have enough to gift without it harming you or your loved ones, then i’ m asking for help.  if you barely make it – keep it – i don’t want to have a guilty feeling taking from those who need it themselves.

i’m just asking for half or so – that’s enough to get me started and it gives me a little time to save.

please give if you can.  if you can’t and you are reading this – then i ask only for a prayer from you – that is a gift as well.  not all gifts have to be money – i’ll be grateful for prayers too.  it’s not cheap offering prayers either – you give of yourself instead of your accounts.

if you can – i’m asking for help – assistance – not for all of it – just enough to give me time.  our house not has gone up every year for the last 3 years.  our house insurance doubled this year.  our vehicle insurance doubled this year.  i have a lot on my three plates full – and i’m not asking for help there.

i am only asking for enough to get us one foot out of the hole – i’ll get the other one out some how some way.

thank you for reading and if you don’t give, then i hope someone gives to you. even if it is just a prayer.

I don’t want to sound like I’m special or more deserving than anyone else here asking for financial help.  Yes, i have abuse stories and they say that children who are abused, tend to have dental fiascos.  I’m another one of those children.  Growing up in rural georgia, we could not afford dental insurance.  we couldn’t even afford life insurance.  it wasn’t until i was in my 40s when i remarried that we got some insurance – 1200 a year – which doesn’t really cover anything other than extractions and that’s what i did.  i wasn’t aware that when you pull a tooth, the jaw begins to disappear on you.  the other day i went to the “dentist” for a cleaning and the girl was so rough, she cracked a crown.  a week later, it fell off in my hands at the gum line. now i’m out front teeth AND a tooth cut off that has to be removed.  i have no recourse left.  i’m a good person.  i do not drink and i do not smoke and i do not do drugs.  i’m a product of poor care and stupid decisions in picking people to help me.  i am begging for help here.  i don’t need to smile and grin for photos – i want to talk.  i want to eat a sandwich for the first time in YEARS like everybody else.  i want to chew food.  i’m not pretty so it’s not got anything to do with my looks.  i’m begging those of you out there who can help to please please help me.  i can only give an approximate amount and if it’s not enough i will raise the rest in some way by selling off things until nothing is left.  my husband is a fireman and a truck driver and we have never had what i guess some call a luxury of money.  we have worked really hard and we keep things because it’s so expensive to replace things – we keep cars for 20 years.  furniture a lifetime – and we take care of everything.  this is something that i take 50% of the responsibility for – but without money – and no teeth – i’m afraid my life will lose more than that 50% of worth.  I am a writer, a poet.  i am not paid for it but if i can write or help in order to help pay back, i would gladly do that.  I’m not going to tell you my abuse story – you’ve read it all before.  there are way too many of us out there struggling just to make ends meet – or in this case – i just want the real luxury of eating like a normal person.  right now, i’m losing a lot of weight because i’m so afraid to eat.  and i already just weigh 99 lbs.  i’m not asking for more than i need – just enough to please, i beg you from my heart and soul out to yours – please help me.  i will write for you, write poetry for you, or whatever i can do to help pay back the kindness i am begging for right now.   please help me.  i’m not one to ask for help but i’m at the bottom right now and the light is out.  i feel hopeless and worthless and it would be a great miracle if you – you who has enough to help me out – to please – please help me.  i will do what i can to repay. thank you for reading and taking the time out of your day.    i hope and pray your day is wonderful and i do hope you find it in your heart to help me.  i’ve run out of options and money and hope.  being hopeless, feeling worthless is a HUGE battle to fight on a day to day basis.     please, i am begging….if you can….and are fortunate – please help.   you will never regret helping others.  your heart and soul will expand greatly by helping those in need.    may GOD bless you and may heaven stay in your heart!     the only image i would post would be of my mouth and i don’t think the world needs to see that to know it requires help.  My husband is having spinal surgery in a week or two – so we have that going on as well right now.    it’s more than just a full plate – it’s three plates full.  anything can help – and i’m begging for that help now.

Hello dear nice people
My name is Elena and because I am writing this letter I am need of money.
My trouble did not start yesterday and I wasn’t scammed by anyone but life itself. The debt has been accumulating for years now.
I have an excellent credit score but it doesn’t help me in any way.
I do not make this debt because I spent it on vacation, I do not drink or smoke – all my debts are for real problems that life throw at us daily.
I am in debt because things happened, like an emergency kidney stone that we thought is an appendectomy, or a car broken down on a freeway, a broken dental bridge and a business that lost because of Google algorithm.
Credit cards increased their interest all the time and no matter how much I am trying I can not keep up with it.
I am asking for help if you can, of course. I promise to help other people too once I come back on my feet.
I do help homeless people as much as I can, I always think that I am fortunate to have a roof over my head at night.
This help that I will get here will free my mind and help my health because I am losing nights tossing and turning in bed how to make more money.
I am a really good person and I am amazed that I am in a situation where I need to ask for help- anything you can spare will be appreciated.
I am 53 years old, and believe it or not I can’t find a job, and I am pretty smart in computers but not enough to be hired I guess.
This request is made as a last resort, thank you for reading.
My husband and I share the same PayPal account. I did not ad any pictures because my debts are on different credit cards plus anyone can see my private information.

If you want to help please use this link:

https://www.paypal.me/SprudioNV

Thank you.

Elena

Hello, I want to start with saying that I appreciate you taking the time to read this. I am 27 years old, single, and have a very hard time with my dating and personal life because of the condition my teeth are in. I have had bad teeth most of my life, but it seems the last few years it just seems as though they have began to get even worse no matter how I care for them. I have never been able to smile freely without worrying that someone is looking at my teeth. I have never had a single moment where I wasnt worried my teeth could run off a potential partner.

Fact is, I am missing 8 teeth already and that is 1/3 of my teeth, and 3 of my teeth have began to fall apart, needing extraction whether I want it or not because they will not be salvageable, making it 11 missing teeth. I have cavities in nearly every single tooth I have left, and i have been told by two dentist offices that the dentist I seen for most of my life done work that was less than good, causing cavities to form within my teeth behind the fillings.

I would not be asking for help, but it would take me too long to save for on my own. I currently do not have insurance, which makes this even harder to achieve on my own. I am looking at going through affordable dentures. Their pricing is $50 per extraction, making for about &1200 in extractions and the complete cost of the Dentures would be $2225. These costs would not include sedation, Xray, and anything else I am not immediately thinking of, as I havent even began my appointment since I dont have the money yet.

Please help me have a chance at normal with what I have left of my youth. This would mean the world to me, and could truly change my life forever.

paypal.me/Cmariedentures

So…”49″ slams the door as she comes to stay for the year,  only to soon be replaced by her ugly sister, “50”.  I am in horrible disrepair.  For years, living with a narcissist, I now see the toll it has taken on my  body.   Tho be it, I have tried to take care of myself to somewhat the best I could on my funds.  But these teeth…to see them initially, one would never know that they are slowly deteriorating into a horrible disaster.  I have always had pride in my appearance and knowing one day soon I will need to have major teeth repair sends me into a downward spiral.   I never realized getting older was so difficult!  And I guess I never realized how easy it would be to make me feel insecure.  Getting old is bad enough, but teeth are a big deal!(in my opinion anyway)  My disrepair comes from my mother taking a certain drug while pregnant with me in the late 60’s.  It makes your teeth soft and susceptible to corrosion faster than normal.

I am veteran, work full time and a single mother of a teenager.  But, I have no dental insurance.   I do not live above my means.  My bills are paid before I eat every month and my son is lacking for little.   As I type this, I am happy to say he is in class with his very expensive braces on, and most likely not wearing the rubber  bands he should be soul mates with at all times.  I would just love to get my teeth repaired before I end up looking like a trailer park hooker.  Not me at all, and it terrifies me.  I can’t even believe I am doing this, but I really want to fix my teeth and I have absolutely no way on my own, to afford what I know it will require in funds.  I guess we shall see if this is legitimate or not.  I thank you kindly in advance for the help.  I hate feeling like I can’t smile with my mouth open at all.  Makes me sad.

(sorry for the weird link name on my PayPal…I opened my account in 2007 when I thought I was cool)

https://paypal.me/Kellieneedshercash

In advance I want to say thank you to anyone who takes the time to read my plea. I have had a tooth rotting in my mouth for the last 2 years it started out as a small hole and it’s just continue to get worse and worse as the months go by. I grew up with my dad until he passed away when I was 16 ( 2014) with lymph node cancer I moved in with his mom (my grandma) after that.  she took care of me and put me throug school and did everything she could for me. I never knew my mom, my grandma passed away a year ago today from kidney failure she got sick around Thanksgiving last year  and it just went downhill from there the doctors told me that she had declining health for the last 4 years and she never told anyone or took medication from the doctor,  she hid it from the world. Since her passing I have lived in her house and taken on her Mortgage Debt so I can pay off the house and keep it as she would have wanted me to. With doing all of this and taking on such sudden responsibilities it has put me in a year-long financial rut trying to go to school and pay a full mortgage by myself as well as utilities and everything else that comes with just a normal lifestyle I’m not actually able to afford insurance or dental insurance I don’t even remember the last time I was able to go to the dentist I’ve looked into immediate emergency dental clinics and everything is no cheaper than $600 to come in and have an exam and x-rays and a tooth removed let alone two teeth no where near me offers billing I would never want anyone to donate to me that would put them in risk of being in any type of situation that I’m in but if there is someone out there that wants to help please find it in your heart to take me into consideration I am in so much pain everyday. Especially when I am eating or even trying to drink water I have managed to save almost 200$ but I’m no where near close to 600$. Thank you to anyone who might be willing to help me get to my goal. I fear that the tooth staying in my mouth will only cause future issues and to be honest I’m terrified and have idea what to do. I am completely in desperate need of help.

** I have tried to add pictures and it says that the pictures I have do not meet the minimum size requirement I added my email address so if anyone wants pictures you can feel free to email me and I have no problem sending pictures and proof that I am being honest.

My paypal is: Paypal.me/dakota044

Happy holidays to everyone!

Hello to all,

My situation is that I’m in need of major Dental work that needs to be done as soon as possible to save the majority of my teeth. I’ve not been fortunate to have had Dental Care throughout my childhood and early adult years. My main focus as a single parent was to take care of my child at any expense. Now that I’m 51 I suffer so much from pain in my mouth due to cavities and broken teeth.

I’m on Disability since 2012 which in itself is devastating to me that trying to stay at work would make my conditions worse. I suffer from continued red and swollen gums due to the bite with my broken teeth. My teeth have become so week and brittle that they are chipping away. The entire left gum line of my teeth have come out due to not being able to afford Dental care. I continue to suffer when I try to bite down to eat a meal, this leads to painful chewing. My Dentist has informed me that my dry mouth is caused by a lot of the Medications that I take for many of my other illnesses.

Due to the decay on most of the teeth in the upper right Gum of my mouth I will need 3 Root Canals and Crowns for those teeth to save them. Luckily the lower teeth in my mouth just need fillings to save them.

At this time being on a very limited budget monthly on Disability I cannot afford Dental Coverage. I’ve exhausted all of the Free services within my area where I live. If you don’t have young children then there isn’t really any help available to you. The things that I was able to get done are Teeth Cleaning and X-Rays, I was able to get a second opinion with Aspen Dental the charges were well over 10,000 dollars. However With Ace Dental the cost is significantly cheaper at $4200.00, Which includes an upper left Partial needed and their lowest price available for not having Dental Coverage.

Its truly hard to ask for help, and I am humbled in writing this to the World asking for help. I Prayed over doing this, and read up on asking for help to understand that the act of asking is not in vein when you have know other way.

Being able to get a smile again in life would mean everything to me. Not having pain will help with my Heart Disease and other conditions that I suffer with. I’m looking for Donations that will help me to get the care that is needed to prevent any further pain and damage to my teeth and mouth, This will help give me back my confidence and smile. I’m trying to raise $3800.00 which will help pay for the Root Canals and the Upper Partial. The remainder of the Fillings are $400.00 which in total is $4200.00. I do have a PayPal link for those whom which to help me with this endeavor, thank you so much!

paypal.me/SMitchell748

If you are taking the time to read my story, first of all thank you for your time, and know that I’m appreciative that Websites like this do exist for those of us whom don’t know where else to go or turn.

My husband and I are hard-working people that fall into the “just over the cusp” of any sort of help with insurance costs bracket.  We are losing our insurance at the end of the year because our employers are no longer offering insurance.  We will be buying new, private coverage, but it is going to kill us month to month.  We were advised to wait until we switched insurances before we started the consultation process with an Orthodontist.  So, we are now losing our better dental plan my husband had through his old Union and with the new plan through Obamacare, we will have to pay not only exorbitantly more per month, but also thousands more for orthodontia.

Our daughter is in eighth grade and needs braces. Her teeth are crowded, her bite is “off”, and a few of her adult teeth are having trouble even coming in because her mouth is just small and there’s not a lot of room. I never had braces w my own parents couldn’t afford it and now I have problems with my teeth and jaw.  I wake up in pain most days and I have always been adamant that my kids would get braces if they needed them.  I just am beside myself that this is happening when the majority of her peers are getting braces through Medicaid insurance and don’t have to pay a penny.  It’s just not fair that middle class people who try to work hard are the ones finding themselves not able to afford proper healthcare.

If anyone out there reads this and has the luxury of sparing a contribution in this economy, I would be so incredibly appreciative and touched. I always hope that by helping others when we can, that we are saving up some good karma so that maybe we can receive help ourselves when we need it most.  This is that time for my family and I just hope SOMEONE hears me out there. We aren’t ones to ask for help.  We have been together for fourteen years and take pride in doing things ourselves.  Sometimes it’s just time to give in and ask for assistance when you really need it.  My husband doesn’t know I am even writing this.  It would probably make him feel like he was failing as a provider.  I just don’t know what else to do, as we are just trying to stay afloat as is.

Thank You From the Bottom of our Hearts,

The ******** Family

PayPal.me/djd777

Hi, my name is, Shelly, I’m a 38 yr old single mother with two wonderful children. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to work the past 15 years due to many different health issues I’ve been struggling with for quite a long time now. I am not able to have health/dental insurance (other than from sooner care), and anybody who knows much about their coverage knows that they do not cover dental for adults period.. I have been to three different dentists offices the last two weeks and with no luck from one to the next as they all had me walking out the doors in tears. Not one of the three estimates I was given for the work I need done was under $16,000 and for  someone with not insurance, who has no job, hasn’t worked in 15 yrs, am unable to work (if I wanted to), these dentist sure expected an awful lot of money from someone in my position with no money to even get by on a day to day bases let alone be able to come up with that amount of money for any reason at all.. Due to the many health related issues I’ve battled with thru the years, my teeth and mouth have taken a terrible loss of staying healthy as well, no matter how well I’ve done my best to take care of them myself, my health has everything to blame for the condition and state I’m suffering with from the poor conditions of my health as a whole which is whats left me severely depressed for the last 13 years since my dental problems were first diagnosed to me as needing serious work preformed on numerous different problem areas I’m dealing with. I have suffered for far to long already in constant pain, always crying from the severity of it, and most of all for m,y kids that have had to suffer watching their mother who’s always laying in bed due to the pain being so extreme most days. All I want to do is be a good mom to my kids, a mom who isn’t always suffering each day of their lives the way I’ve been. I just want to get my dental trauma dealt with and fixed so that I can show my children something more then the tears their use to seeing me do every day. I just want to remember what its like and what it feels like to smile again for a change, its Benn almost 20 years since I last remember smiling over anything. If anyone can, and would be able to help donate even a dollar to my cause, I would forever be grateful to you the rest of my entire life. Please, help me to help myself get this much needed dental work preformed so I can go back to trying to be a half way road to being healthier. I’m begging for anyone to please help with anything possible… Thank you so much for even taking the time to read this at all. That alone means more then you’ll ever know I promise you.. God be with & may god bless us all  in our times of desperate needs like this. Again, Thanks! Shelly R Beam

I’m a single mother I’m 44 years old and i have lost all my teeth.  I think about it always i hate how i look. I’m sure you might think how vain I’m being, but people judge you by the way you look before getting to know you .  My kids are embarrassed by me cause i have no teeth. I don’t go out and my boyfriend that i had told me he couldn’t be with me if I didn’t get my teeth fixed . I wanted to die when he said that , but when we first got together i had my teeth i could smile and laugh and i was happy . Now fast forward 12 years all my teeth but 4 bottom one are broke and gone . I’m depressed always i feel dirty and gross . I went to school to become a medical assistant but cant get a job cause i know it’s cause of my teeth . I had one dr tell me get my teeth fixed and come back and apply for a job , again i wanted to die . I pray to GOD everyday that he will bless me with a movie star smile that’s my dream and then i will never stop smiling . When i was little i never thought i would be praying for a smile . If anyone can help me i would forever be so grateful . Cause i hate feeling like i rather die then have to keep living my days alone and sad cause who wants to be with or kiss a woman with no teeth . If any dentist out there read this if you can help me with my dream i will work for you clean your office what ever to help pay for my movie star smile . I don’t take pictures cause i feel so ugly but if you need proof that I’m toothless and feeling ugly then i will send a pic . But please don’t ask for one just to see and make fun of my ugly smile . And I didn’t mention the health problems I’m having i cant hardly eat cause i have no teeth i have abscess that come and go and that’s not good . So please help save my life plus give me that movie star smile . They say when you help someone it comes back to you tenfold and its good karma cause you never know when you might need a little help thank you for reading and GOD BLESS sincerely single mom in search for her movie star smile  ps everybody needs a little love and support sometimes

paypal.me/kimmysparn

I can give you sob story after sob story and the sad thing about it is they would all be true.
It seems as though every traumatic thing that could happen to a single person has happened to me. I saw our house blow up with my father in it, molested by family memberS, kidnapped and raped, mother a raging abusive alcoholic etc etc.
But my goal isn’t to make you feel sorry for me. if anything I would like for someone to be encouraged that there is still life after any traumatic event. Beginning with one foot after the other.
What I am desperately hoping to accomplish with this letter is to bring back my smile. For so long I didn’t have a reason to smile. Then as I started working through my problems as an adult. I still wouldn’t smile. I had very crooked teeth. I looked as though I had chewed on rocks. A lot of my health issues were neglected as a child, especially my ears and teeth. As soon as I was financially able I paid for my own braces. It hasn’t been very long that my braces have been off, but now cavities need repairing and fillings are falling out. Not having the financial means to fix them right away has caused me to lose six teeth, two of which are in the front and several others are at risk.
I have so many reasons to smile now, beautiful kids and grand babies, but I won’t smile. In fact, call it vain, but I will barely leave the house. I’m too young to have missing teeth and I still have hopes of being married one day. Just not like this. I’m not ugly, lol.
They said keep it brief so I will. I hate the thought of dentures at my age, but I wouldn’t think of asking anyone for $23,000 for implants, just for me to feel better. I will ask if someone would please help with the $6,000 for removal of teeth and removable dentures.
It isn’t just the issue of not leaving the house or smiling anymore, but I also can barely eat. It hurts when I do. I also fear that I’m on the verge of breaking a few others.
I would gladly work for the money or give back to a charity of your choice with community service.
I finally have so much to smile about and I am trapped in my house. Please will you help give me back my smile?

PayPal.me/dinaraereed

I’m 24 years old, have no dental insurance, and need $16,000 of dental work.

When I was younger, my parents took me to a bad dentist.  He filled cavities that didn’t exist on any x-rays and didn’t seal any of them properly.  He even did that with my front teeth, and before I left his office, I noticed those fillings were darker than my natural tooth color.  They remain darker to this day.  It’s extremely embarrassing.

Over the years, the spaces between those bad fillings and my teeth have allowed bacteria to hide and create massive cavities.  I’ve been in constant pain for the last three years.  Despite having a full time job, I have no dental insurance and haven’t been able to afford getting any work done.  I can’t even afford a good dental plan.

During these three years of pain, I’ve seen several dentists for free x-rays and consultations.  As expected with cavities, the three years of not treating them has only made them worse.  Right now, I have visible holes in several of my teeth.  I can’t eat on the right side of my mouth without a shooting pain in my right jaw.  Sometimes it hurts so much that I can’t eat at all for an entire day.

Since I’m only 24 years old, I want to keep all of my teeth.  In addition to embarrassingly high number of fillings that I need, the last two dentists I saw told me I need 4 crowns for sure and have two other teeth that may need crowns as well, but they won’t know for sure until they start drilling.  I also have receding gums, but because of all the cavities I now have, my mouth has become a breeding ground for bacteria, so no one will estimate a treatment for my gums until my cavities have been taken care of.

Have you ever left a dentist in tears because you couldn’t afford to get any of the work done that you needed in order to keep your teeth and stop the constant unbearable pain you’ve been in?

I have.  It’s a terrible feeling and I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy.

I’ve even considered living out of my car so I can use my rent money for this, but after doing the math, it would still take me over two years to save up enough to get everything done, and by then it will almost definitely be too late to save all of my teeth, especially the ones that need crowns.

Please help me.  I am very desperate and will be eternally grateful.

If you can help, thank you so much.  I am sure great things will be coming your way.

Growing up I was not given enough direction in life, I figured things out the hard way and made it. My parents divorced at an early age and neither one of them were around enough to be role model guardians. I am now turning 31 years old Friday. 11 years ago I gave birth to a miracle child. The doctors told me she would not survive birth but yet she is still amazing today. Her father abandoned us before she was ever born. 9 years ago I gave her a sister. For 8 years it was just the 3 of us. I felt like I was being similar to my parents were, never home and never involved, only my time was always spent working just to barely get by. 2 years ago I finally met somebody who turned our lives around. I was able to leave a stressful job, move and bein a new life. Today we are happier and more successful than ever. I am more involved in the kids school & everything they do. I work the perfect job and I enjoy it. We have bought a home and for the first time ever I was able to buy a brand new truck. Every thing seems to headed in a wonderful direction and I have worked so hard to get here. The best part, I am now ENGAGED! My children have never had a father figure and I have never even thought I was worthy enough to be a wife! He proposed and I said yes! Out of every thing good, there is still only one thing that doesnt allow me to Express my happiness. My smile. Since I can remember I have hidden behind a grin, never showing my teeth, looking down when I speak to someone or turning away and almost always in pain because of my dental health. I would absolutely settle for dentures only because they are cheaper than implants and with a wedding coming up in 6 months, I just want to smile. I want to show my happy. I want my kids and my soon to be husband to see me happy. And, I want to be painfree. That is why I am here, in hopes to find my way to the smile of my dreams.

paypal.me/jfea

Hello everyone!

I was lucky enough to stumble upon this website and would kindly like to please ask for help.

For a few years I have been very embarrassed about smiling, as I have a few missing and rotting teeth. I don’t have the confidence to speak with any one and I also get very shy as I am afraid people will see my teeth and become disgusted with me as some teeth are rotting and produces a very bad odor.

Some of my teeth are fake and I have had quite a few root canals and crowns installed but I just can’t keep up with the repairs and maintenance as it is very expensive and I don’t have enough to get the proper treatment. I am not gonna lie and say I don’t work because I do, and I actually have a little bit of money saved up to go to the dentist, I just don’t have the enormous amount they want in order to repair everything.

There is no certain amount I am asking for, as I would be genuinely grateful for anything  any one gives me. My family has helped me out a little and although they weren’t able to give much, I will forever be grateful to them.

I would like to make a promise  to everyone and anyone who gets the chance to read this, as I know sometimes life brings you down, we all get back up and keep going. As soon as I have enough to get my teeth fixed I will use any remaining donations to help other people in this site who need the help. I feel that since I have discovered this gem I will use it to pay it forward to those you need it most.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this. I will attach my paypal link for any one who would like to help and the picture on my paypal is the current picture of my teeth. Again, thank you so much!

– Rene

paypal.me/confidentsmile

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Hello! My name is Kaile and I am a single mother of 8 children. My oldest is 19 and my youngest is 1.5. We have fell on very hard times. This last year has been a series of unfortunate and devastating events that has left me and my children alone on the street. I take full responsibility for mine and my children’s current situation. Had I been more self sufficient and relied less on other people we would not be here. Jan. 4, 2017 my father was killed. He was pretty much the only family I had and I relied heavily upon him for everything. Because of the confusion surrounding his death and the subsequent breakdown of communication between myself and his wife, his trust was thrown into a court battle that was intimated by her and has yet to be resolved. Due to this situation we lost our home and everything in it. Our entire lives were gone. About three months after my father’s death, I was informed that my now ex-husband had abandoned us and had a new baby with a new woman. I ended up filing for divorce and we seldom get any relief from him. He does not work so child support is initiated but never collected. I have requested aid from the state of California but because I do not have our birth certificates and cannot afford to order them they cannot or will not help me. I was able to get my dad’s old Jeep but the radiator recently went out and a person who I thought was a friend had it towed from her property behind my back. Everything we had was in that Jeep so once again we have lost everything. My kids are beautiful, wonderful, bright, and resilient souls, however I am not sure how much loss they can bare.  We have slept in jack in the box lobbies and at train station outside. I struggle to try to feed them and I am at a loss for what to do. Without a place to be I cannot work because I have nowhere for my kids to go that  is safe. The trust should be out of its bind within the next 30 days and that is our only way out. Thank God I have that as I have met people out here on the streets who have no end in sight and it’s heartbreaking and unimaginable. I plan to pay forward anything I receive. As soon as I have my means I have made lists of people I have met that just need a little help and I have obtained contact info for them. I will help each and every one of them once I am able. I just need a little help until I get my inheritance. My kids are tired and hungry as am I. As of right now it is 6:31pm and they have not eaten today. Please help me! I am in Santa Barbara , CA. My cell is kinda broken but I can send and receive texts. I also try to stay around free WiFi. Thank you all for taking the time to read my story and for any consideration you give to blessing us with whatever help you have to offer… as clichè as it may sound ANYTHING HELPS is a real and true statement in my families current situation.

-Kaile T Stevens

I am 20 years old. I am a daughter, a granddaughter, a sister, a friend, a nursing student. I am also terribly in debt from medical bills and nursing school. Ever since I was just 4 years old I remember going to the dentist almost every month and getting root canals, surgeries, crowns, fillings, extractions, etc. My family has never had dental insurance not even medical insurance. I was born with extremely weak teeth and enamel to the point where my teeth are susceptible to decay, cavities, staining, and any other dental problems you can think of no matter how persistent and routinely I brush, floss, and take care of my teeth. Right now I am in a rut. To spare the ugly details, my dad is dying of kidney failure and I am in thousands of dollars of loan debt while my family is in thousands of dollars in medical debt from my dad’s numerous hospital bills and upcoming transplant that we also can not afford. I am in need of extensive dental work that my family and I simply can not pay. I am in so much pain from my teeth and am so insecure about my smile and constantly worrying about money that I can’t even enjoy my youth. College should be some of the best years of your life and yet I catch myself unable to even smile or even look at myself. If there is anything you could do to help my current financial situation and burdens please consider donating I appreciate it more than anything right now. You would not only be helping me get the dental work I need but you could be helping my family not have to worry about paying my dental bills right now. I feel so guilty having to spend thousands of dollars for dental work and root canals when my dad is so ill.. so anything you can do to help out is SO very appreciated.

Thank you

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Hi there, whoever is reading this!! 😬

My name is Haleh. I’m a college student at UTD (University of Texas at Dallas) majoring in Biology. I have had braces in the past (as a child), but after doing some x-rays due to jaw pain, I was told I needed to extract four teeth and get a new set of braces to align my bite (open bite issues).

just what I need, right? So I went ahead and took time off of work for the dental surgery, got that done, went ahead with putting the braces on, set up my payment plan, made the down payment. All’s well, or so it seems!

Then my father had an emergency triple bypass surgery.

I unfortunately had to extend my time off of work, unpaid, to care for him until he was fully independent once again. He is completely recovered and doing great (thank goodness!), and I was able to go back to work. At this point, I had taken off an entire month of work. While being a student. While paying for my braces (on top of other bills).

I’m back on the job, but far behind on my bills. Everything is handled, with the exception of my braces. I had missed two crucial appointments with my orthodontist to put bars in the back of my mouth to pull my bite back together. I called to schedule, and was told I couldn’t be seen until I paid 50% of what was overdue (I had missed two months) which is $500.

While it doesn’t seem like a large amount, for a single college student with one job, it is 😢

My credit is unfortunately not an ideal score, and have been denied financial help from reliable institutions. I cannot ask any of my friends, for they’re in a similar boat. It is incredibly frustrating to be so held back, from such a small procedure.

So here I am! Asking strangers on the internet for $500 to be seen by my orthodontist to get bars implemented. 😩 If I cannot pay that amount, they will suggest removing my brackets and cancelling the course, to which I have already paid for the extraction of four teeth 😢 my jaw alignment causes me much strain and pain throughout my day, so I can’t just ignore it or put it off, as much as I’d like to. I haven’t been able to sleep as well due to it, which is starting to interfere with my studies.

Anything helps right now. I will gladly be your friend 😭

Thank you for your time! Have a great day.

Hello everyone. My name is Pam Neronha and I am a former whistleblower in the drinking water treatment field. This happened to me a decade ago in 2007 when we experienced the economic downturn, and I was approaching my 50^th birthday. I was highly successful in my career, but when I spoke up regarding the public health and safety of three cities’ drinking water we were providing, my career turned a corner. I won my case against my former employer but was never hired again by a public agency. I went back to school to earn an MPA, and even this could not get me a job in either the public or private sector.

So, in 2015 I decided it was time to start my own company to try and help the public understand where their drinking water comes from and how they can better control what flows out of their tap and into their showers. I also wanted to protect the public from events that may happen at their public utility without them being aware, utilizing new technology.

I won a full scholarship to an MBA program. I will now be completing my final semesters this fall and in 2019. I founded the company on August 10, 2016. It is called Pluvion, Inc. I have been struggling to get traction for the company, to support myself and to get funding to build and launch the first prototypes. I moved the company from San Francisco to the City of Mount Shasta, California to afford rent. With another catastrophic year of wildfires burning here in our state, my technology is needed more than ever. I am committed to the company and have put at least a third of my savings every year into its maintenance, while living on $21,000 a year in California. I am very close to launching the two websites and obtaining the data from consumers.

Here is how you can help me. I need $940 to pay for my dental work at UCSF dental in San Francisco. The treatment plan was issued in August 2017, but I have not been able to afford the care over the past year. I am looking for help to pay for these expenses. I was not able to attach an image of the treatment plan to this posting because the file type (MOV) was not supported and the file too large. I do have the one page image and can send it to you to provide proof if need be. Dental work is only one of the three hurdles (the other two hurdles are car repairs and books/lodging expenses for school), I need to cross before launching. I would greatly appreciate your help. You can donate to my cause at the following PayPal link: www.paypal.me/PamelaNeronha

Hello everyone!

I am 24 years young and unfortunately I have been dealing with dental issues since I was a teen. I have a condition that cause my teeth to easily fracture and fall out. I even fractured two front teeth from bititng into bread. This has caused me so much depression. All the unresolved fractures in my mouth has led to cysts and a couple abcesses that have become so painful to the point where I didn’t have the power to go to work. I cannot afford to see a dentist and I cannot afford insurance. I can’t smile without feeling repulsive. Friends have slowly stopped talking to me becauss of my teeth and I feel terrible. I had one evaluation with an oral surgeon and said i will need ELEVEN EXTRACTIONS and eventually implants to replace them but my bone has eroded so I need bone grafts… everything is going to cost me about $15,000-$20,000. If I were to wish for anything it would not being anything besides a nice smile. If anyone can be so extremely kind to donate to me, I will cry tears of joy and be endlessly thankful. Thank you for listening.

Hi, I am looking for help in paying for my dentures. I need to have about 20 teeth extracted and dentures made, both temporary and permanent. This can be extremely expensive! I may be able to do only partial dentures on the bottom, but unsure at this point until I can get into the dentist to make a plan on the best approach. I am a single mom in her mid 30’s who has not taking the best care of my teeth in my early years.  I did start to work on going to the dentist regularly a few years ago, but it seems to be too late.  I only have about 20 top and bottom teeth remaining and most have fillings that don’t look very good. i would like to be able to afford to get my remaining bad teeth extracted and dentures made.  I work full time but support 2 kids on my own and haven’t been able to save up enough to get this done. My teeth continue to get worse and cause me more and more pain.  I am really just looking for a solution to get rid of the pain I constantly feel.  I have tried fillings and they seem to help for a year or so but then start to look bad.  I know how important dental health is and wish I had taken better care of my teeth when I was younger.  Now I am paying for it and just want a solution to not only remove the pain but also help with the look of my teeth. I am also missing all of my back teeth so chewing is difficult. I have reached my limit on my dental insurance this year and won’t be able to get any work done till January.  i am hoping to get enough money to take care of them before then.  Teeth affect your overall health and I want to be sure that it I am able to get them fixed quickly I can.   I don’t usually ever ask for help in any situation but I really need this done to ensure that I can continue to provide for my kids. This has been added stress to my budget and I really hope I can get some help with paying for the dentures. I truly appreciate all who have read this and any help would be greatly appreciated!

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Hello,  I’m not sure what else to do so I’m applying here.  My teeth have been terrible from day one.  They are very porous and prone to cavities and other problems.  I’ve already have one bridge and several teeth in back removed.  I also wear a metal retainer that is kinda like dentures to make up for missing teeth. I’m very self conscience about my smile and have not smiled open mouthed for over a decade.  My mom continuously asks me if I’m, “happy,” because I don’t ever really smile.  I hate pictures and selfies.  I think I look silly trying to smile big with a closed mouth.

I also suffer from depression and anxiety that I was diagnosed with in my teens.  So this problem really weighs on my mind to the point that’s almost paralyzing.  It’s been rough getting through my twenties.    I was also adopted as an infant which added to the mental problems  I developed as a young teen. I’ve been in and out of the hospital and in institutions in my early twenties.  I’ve had good therapists and doctors and bad.  Some were only interested in my sex life.  I was a self mutilator to block the mental pain I felt.   I had a child in my mid twenties.  In my late twenties,  I finally realized what I had to do to be a good mom and be a good person and got the help I needed.  There were so many years I didn’t care about myself though which was unfortunate  for my smile.

I’ve never had a lot of money.  I just finally got a decent job a few years ago to pay the bills but that’s about it.  I’m studying for a second part time job for some extra income to help make ends meet.  I’d like to be able to smile at my customers genuinely though, and that will take some work.  Like around six thousand five hundred worth of work.  My son, whom I’m trying to instill good dental hygiene,  likes to make fun of my teeth too when he gets mad at me and it can really hurt and hits below the belt.

I am now thirty five.  I can’t do much about my teeth, they are what they are.  So I’m basically just trying to either get veneers, crowns, or something fake to go over  five of  my top teeth.  I also need some cavities filled on the bottom.  Also a root canal.  Good times.  Mentally I’m finally in a good place.  I’d just like to complete it with a confident smile.    I’d like at least one family portrait that I can hang up and be proud of.   I’m not looking to win the lottery or become rich and famous.  I’m not cut out for that pressure.  I just would like a little nudge to get me going in the right direction.   Thanks for your time and consideration.

Sarah

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Ouch! That has got to hurt! Imagine yourself with multiple cavities, broken teeth, and abscesses to boot! When these guys get brushed it’s like someone ran through the gums wildly swinging a chainsaw! Forget pearly whites were sporting crimson bloody red carnage. This mouth is in dire need of some TLC. If only there were some way to help this mistreated mouth? If only there were some good, benevolent, caring, special people with hearts of gold that wouldn’t allow this suffering to continue.

My mouth is eating me up with pain! I have 5 broken teeth, 23 cavities, a hole in the middle of a tooth, 3 recurring abscesses and gingivitis. It’s 24/7 constant pain that may be a dull ache one minute then a stabbing of a thousand needles the next. Eating delicious food is met with white knuckles, agoney with every chew, as the remaining teeth slowly deteriorate. If action is not taken soon I fear I will be unable to chew at all. That would lead to slow starvation on an appetite already keeled. Any decent person would spare what they could to curb this disaster. Even one dollar from enough people though it may seem small makes has a huge impact.

(Before my teeth started to get bad)

I am going to need 5 crowns ($15,000), 3 root canals ($6,000), 23 fillings ($9,150), a veneer ($950), gingivitis treatments ($9,000) and whitening ($500 total cost $41,600). That’s a lot of work to get done but it has to be. By now you’re probably asking; why did you let them get that bad in the first place? I am genetically predisposed to have Periodontal (gum) disease and tooth decay. The battle was an uphill one to begin with. I was able to keep up on them fairly well with regular dentist visits up to the age of 22 at which point I lost dental coverage. The financial impacts of 9-11 left my dad unemployed, moms career nonexistent, much the same for the rest of my family, and my college fund eradicated. Leaving me well below the poverty line.

Unable to afford routine dental checkups the deterioration began to set in. My lack of degree left me able to get only menial jobs that offered no dental insurance or co-pays at ridiculously high rates. As the health of my teeth waned so did my confidence; my once comely smile now homely. Having this monkey on my back has lead to many missed opportunities; leaving me romantically and professionally demoralized. I’m afraid to smile.
I did manage to go through trade school becoming a Certified Massage Therapist. However seeing the pearly whites of my peers left me embarrassed to the point where I make a conscious act of not allowing my teeth to show. I became self defeating. People don’t want professional services from someone with bad teeth.Embarrassed as I was I never pursued my massage career (even though I was told I was extremely talented with great potential), overtook by my lack of confidence, I continued to work menial jobs allowing my license to expire.
At this point not only is my confidence shattered, now I am full of regret and self loathing for not pursuing a successful, rewarding career where I could be phenomenal. I was around 25 at this point my only dental work had been an emergency extraction in 3 years. Six more years went past still no dental. I had an emergency root canal done wiping out what little savings I had. Since I have been unable to afford dentistry. I have had numerous abscesses to which I would go to the E.R. to get penicillin killing the infection. Doing this and not seeing a dentist invited accelerated decay, leaving me in the state I am today.

Helping me to get my smile back will regenerate my confidence. Not only will you be helping me, but also the lives of those around me and the community. Potentially you may be saving my life as well, preventing further deterioration keeps the health risk from multiplying. You wouldn’t want to see me have a heart attack or stroke knowing you could have prevented it with a dollar? Help me regain confidence and health parting the clouds of negativity with rays of positivity. Help me be a better me with a smile that rocks. Know that you changed a life, a life that will go on to change other life’s. You can choose to do nothing or you may choose to change the world. The ripples made by a pebble thrown in the ocean can become a tsunami. Throw the pebble and be the change.

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I lost my job due to offshore outsourcing and I have not been able to find new employment. My unemployment has run out and I am desperate. Not being able to hear or afford six thousand dollar hearing aids is keeping me from getting a job.  When I was told by the corporation that employed me for twelve years that I was no longer needed due to the outsourcing decision that was made I went to the hearing doctor and begged him for a cochlear implant. He refused to give me the implant because I need to do hearing aids first. Apparently I am just a protocol to him.  Helen Keller said she would rather be blind than deaf because when you are blind you loose touch with things and being deaf you loose touch with people.  I told him without the implant and being able to hear that no one will hire me.  This prediction came true.  I cut my own hair yesterday and was made fun of because I couldn’t afford to have it done at a beauty shop. Turns out there is no shortage of people who will kick you when you are down. I have advanced gum disease due to diabetes and have lost four teeth since being unemployed. If I could get dentures and hearing aids my chances at getting a job would improve dramatically. I have worked all my life and I am eight years from getting social security. I want to be independent and not a drain on society. I got an estimate for dentures and it is nine thousand five hundred fifty dollars. Please if you can find it in your heart to help me I would appreciate it. Thanks for your consideration. paypal.me/motherslittlehelper

Hello everybody. This is my last resort. I recently found out that I need about $3000 worth of emergency dental work. This includes several root canals, crowns, and fillings. I obviously don’t have this money. On top of that, my rent for $1000 is coming due in 2 days and I am going to be short. I am working as hard as I can but just feel like it’s one thing after another. I don’t have any family members to ask or available credit, so I humbly ask anyone willing to help to please give whatever you can. Thank you so much

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-Chris

Hello there to everyone who took the time to read about my situation. My name is Joshua Diaz 23 from California. I’m in need to have an emergency dental procedure for a broken and possibly infected upper left molar. I had broken the tooth from a popcorn kernall about a 3 days ago and the next morning was in immense pain. I had went to the emergency room the next morning and had themy look at it but all they can do was prescribed antibiotics and tell me to take advil for the pain and swelling. So after a few hours of going to the ER at the hospital and the advice not helping the swelling or pain at all. I had went to an emergency dental hospital to get checked and you have to pay on request of services, mind you I’m 23 and pay for rent, car payment and other bills. So far I had spent $250 on just getting looked at in the dental emergency room to tell me I have an infection of my tooth and they might have to give me a root canal or remove the part of the jaw. And I would have to be referred to a specialist. And for me not having dental coverage and only medical coverage it can cost me anywhere from 800 to 1300 using a local anesthetic. I have about another 200 saved away for an emergency. But I hope In any kindness of your hearts to please help me get this procedure done as soon as possible. Because this toothpain is horrendous to the point of where you just want to pull the tooth out yourself with pliers. But if you can and are willing please donate to me  @ paypal.me/EmergenyDental

Sincerely yours,

Joshua Diaz 

Hello, I am a single mother of two wonderful daughters. I work two jobs to pay for our house and living expenses. Recently my daughter was finally given the answer she has been waiting for from her dentist that she now able to get braces, which she has been asking for the last three years for. So we made the appointment for the consult with the orthodontist and we got a yes also they she was ready. But to my surprise our insurance does not cover it which I was not aware of but the fine print was it only covered the consult. So they went over a payment plan with me and I have no problem paying the monthly fee of 87.00 a month but I can not cover the down payment of 1800.00 which covers her xrays, two teeth pulled and the put on of the braces. I feel horrible because it was very disappointing to my daughter when I told her she would have to wait until I can save up that amount. And when she asked me how long it broke my heart to tell her I am not sure because things are already tight with money. So as a proud mother, I am choosing to put my pride to the side and ask for help for my daughter. Please anything to get closer to the amount of the down payment helps. Thank you for reading this and bless you all.