My name is Tina, I am 33 years old, I have been a single mother since I was 18 years old. I have been unemployed for almost 2 years now, (I know so has everyone else and I don't expect much sympathy in that department). I recently got married and am enjoying my new life with my husband ( Who was also unemployed) and my 2 daughters. I have been an overweight individual my entire life. I have done all the diets imaginable until now. I have decided the one thing I didn't try whole hearted was excercise. So now I have taken advantage of the facilities our community offers. I feel pretty good about getting to gym 4 times a week to do the tredmill ( Gotta start somewhere). I am actively looking for employment, but here comes the true problem I have my teeth. I used to have such beautiful teeth until my 2nd child ( by the age 24) and everything just went downhill. I will say the responibilty lies mostly in my lap. I had terrible morning sickness that struck at any and every meal, every single thing made me sick I tried so hard to brush and floss everytime I was sick and sometimes even that made me sick. So I basically just gave up (terrible I know). After birth I went to the dentist but so much needed to be done I just couldn't afford it (even with insurance), so I just got work done when I really needed it one tooth at a time if you will. Then I found more and more teeth were falling apart (periodic disease). And I just couldn't keep up, then I grew so embarrassed that I stopped going all together. Now I have no insurance and a mouth full of rotten and digusting teeth. I want to get a job so badly but I am so self consious of my teeth I never smile. I truly mean that NEVER, not even around my children it kills me inside that I can't smile. Who wants to hire someone who never smiles? I am so worried about dying because of my rotting teeth. How did things get so bad? Where is there help for someone like me? I have no money, no insurance, just a rotten mouth. I am working on my overwieght issue but I have no idea how to take care of my mouth. If I could make my own teeth I would. I would pull out each of my teeth and make new ones but obviously this is unrealistic so I just sit here and search for any and everything I could do. Please please if your out there help me! I would even be a poster child for why you need too take of your teeth if I could just my fixed. I am not opposed to wearing dentures at this point I would do just about anything to smile again.
