Hi. My name is Nick Brewster. I’m 37 years old and a full-time employee at Western Oregon University.

I have a beautiful wife and two great kids. However, because of childhood disease, I have dental problems so severe that eating is difficult and smiling is impossible.

In my youth I lost all my teeth to a rare disease that broke down the enamel and made my teeth decay from the inside (not, as normal, from the outside). Pain and infection were the chief memories of my early 20s. Now my lower jaw will no longer retain my false lowers. I need extensive--and expensive--dental work, including implants.

No one likes asking for help, but at this point I don't have much choice. I work full-time, and my wife works at West Valley Hospital (part-time, so she can look after the kids). We also work side jobs when we can manage. But it's not enough to pay for the expensive procedure that I need. We are barely making ends meet as it is.

I have gone to Revolution Dental Implant Center (in Oregon City), which is the cheapest I’ve seen in the U.S. If I can't go there, however, I will try to raise enough money to go to Mexico. I'm actively seeking other options as well. As things stand, however, I will need money to make this happen.

If I can't find enough money to pay for the implants, all contributors will be repaid. But I would love to be able to eat, and I really want to smile at my kids.

Please help if you can.

*DISCLAIMER* If I haven’t reached my goal in a year to have it done in the U.S. and make enough to have it done somewhere else then I will. however if I have not in a year all donations will be returned*