Help Hannah Smile Again: Support Dental Surgery

Hi, I'm Hannah :) I'm asking for support for me to finally be able to get my teeth and underbite fixed. I was diagnosed with amelogenesis imperfecta when I was five years old. That disease basically means my adult teeth developed without enamel, the hard, shiny white coating most other people have on their teeth. I also have an underbite that would have to be addressed before I can even consider implants or dentures.

I am only twenty-six years old, but I am deeply afraid for my health. When I was seventeen, a rather cold dentist told me that my teeth will get infected and spread to my brain, and I can think I have a cold, but I could pass away in a week out of nowhere. The older I get, the more I feel like a clock ticking down.

I have very low self-confidence as I've spent my entire adolescent and now young adult life too afraid to open my mouth to avoid more negative attention. I have been harassed and bullied throughout school, beaten up for my tooth disease I could not control. I have never taken any hard drugs, but I am afraid as I get older, people will start to assume more things about me.

I just want to be able to smile and laugh and feel beautiful without constant fear of rejection or ridicule. I get nasty, judgmental comments on all my videos. I DO NOT smile for photos unless my lips are sealed. I have never successfully dated or been in a relationship, and I know it is because of my teeth; people judge me before they know me.

I just want little five-year-old Hannah to know that all the loneliness and suffering was worth it in the end. I want to make her happy. I am just a server at a restaurant in a seasonal town, and my funds are limited. Please consider donating; it will really help me smile. :)