
Help pay for surgery on 12 year old Mykal's mouth
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I am raising funds to help my 12 year old son have surgery on his mouth. As you can see in the picture, Mykal has no top two teeth. We just found out he actually has four top front teeth. The two primary teeth cannot come in because they are hindered by the two extra teeth. Mykal needs surgery to remove the extra teeth and have small chains attached to the two primary teeth. These chains will then be anchored to braces which will be attached to a few of his existing teeth. Each month the orthodontist will adjust the length of the chain and eventually she will be removing one of the links at a time until Mykal's teeth are in.
Mykal sometimes gets made fun of. He started middle school last year and is the only student who has no top teeth. The other students made cruel remarks at Christmas last year. Saying things like "All Mykal wants for Christmas is his 2 front teeth". Kids can be so cruel. I can't tell you how many times my son has cried because of this.
If you can help with any donation, no matter how small, we will be eternally grateful. If you can't help monetarily, please, share our story with your friends. Also we would appreciate your prayers.
Mykal has an appointment to have this done on August 13th. So time is of the essence. They are telling us if we can pay for the whole thing up front we can save $400. If not, we have to have at least $1200 down and pay $200 per month. BUT we are not financially able to pay that much per month. (Not to mention we don't have the $1200). Of course anything over the minimum down payment will make the monthly payments much lower. So any donation will be extremely helpful!
By the way, we have insurance but it will not cover this cost. Since it is being done by an orthodontist, it is considered "cosmetic surgery". The insurance company doesn't seem to care that Mykal has pain and swollen gums.
Mykal sometimes gets made fun of. He started middle school last year and is the only student who has no top teeth. The other students made cruel remarks at Christmas last year. Saying things like "All Mykal wants for Christmas is his 2 front teeth". Kids can be so cruel. I can't tell you how many times my son has cried because of this.
If you can help with any donation, no matter how small, we will be eternally grateful. If you can't help monetarily, please, share our story with your friends. Also we would appreciate your prayers.
Mykal has an appointment to have this done on August 13th. So time is of the essence. They are telling us if we can pay for the whole thing up front we can save $400. If not, we have to have at least $1200 down and pay $200 per month. BUT we are not financially able to pay that much per month. (Not to mention we don't have the $1200). Of course anything over the minimum down payment will make the monthly payments much lower. So any donation will be extremely helpful!
By the way, we have insurance but it will not cover this cost. Since it is being done by an orthodontist, it is considered "cosmetic surgery". The insurance company doesn't seem to care that Mykal has pain and swollen gums.
Organizer
Penny Albee
Organizer
Cornelia, GA