Help me smile again.

Hello my name is Robert and for anyone that truly knows me understands why me being able to smile again and have my teeth fixed is by far the most important thing to me in my life right now and it is something that affects me so so badly that I can not begin to put into words. Just to take the picture showing how horrific my situation is makes me feel so much sadness.

Let me also say that I know this is a long shot but at this point I’m desperate and willing to try anything. I’ve went to countless programs and low income places to get it done and interfaith is the cheapest I’ve found to get it done for around 5000 factoring in the week I will have to take off work for a week and for the procedure I have to have the bone shaved down by the surgeon so that my dentures sit correctly so for the dentures all of them extracted the putting me to sleep and all of the exams and everything 5k would get it all done. I’ve tried every other place tons of appointments and with a sliding scale based on my income at my job we’re I only make 14 a hour is almost impossible for a single person trying to make it.

I can’t put into words how much me having to constantly talking with my mouth hardly open to cover my teeth and not let anyone see has hurt my heart and my mental and emotional state. I have 1 year clean in 2 weeks and anyone that knows me understands how much of a miracle that is in its self. I work for a treatment center in nashville we’re I’m able to help people as well which is truly a gift. Having all of my teeth broken to the gums has me constantly spitting out blood, having abscess teeth every 2 months dealing with all the infection and constantly not being able to eat hardly anything. It has also killed my entire social life we’re I isolate and deal with bad depression and shame because of it. When I look in the mirror it breaks my heart because all I want more than anything is to be able to smile and show the happiness I feel on the inside on the outside and be able to let out a real laugh without covering my mouth or to be able to meet a partner and go on a date and not worry about will she not go on a second date if she sees. Like I said I know this is a long shot but it would truly give me something that would mean so much to me. Thank you!