HI Doris,
Liz is 16.  They want to do the procedure now before her top jaw is 
permanently fused as it is in we adults.
Kathy


At 04:01 PM 3/28/2007, you wrote:
>How old is your daughter? A friend of mine  when she was in her 
>early twenties, wore brazes for a year and a half or so after having 
>a molar pulled on each side to make room for the other teeth. her 
>jaw was too small too to accommodate all her teeth.In my friend's 
>case, the braces needed to be tighted about every 10 days to pull 
>the other teeth into place properly but that was nowhere near the 
>torture you describe and she ended up with really beautiful straight teetth.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Doris
>
>
>
>
>At 02:53 PM 3/28/2007 -0400, you wrote:
>
>>Thanks Julie,
>>Although, to be truthful, the cure doesn't really sound like much 
>>fun.  They want to stretch out her upper jaw, now before her pallet 
>>fuses completely.  They put this brace in and you have to turn the 
>>crank every morning and evening for a few weeks to force the two 
>>sides apart.  Then, they take that out and jam these special 
>>spacers in your back teeth, which would drive me nuts.  I hate 
>>getting little strands of celery between my back mollers.  Imagine 
>>having a dentist ram something in there and you can't flaus to get 
>>it out.  When I left yesterday, I couldn't help but think that, if 
>>it were me, I'd take the crooked teeth, but she still wants to go 
>>for it if at all possible.  Ah, the foolishness of youth.
>>Just think, I'd actually be paying someone to torture my kids.  Hmmmm!
>>Kathy
>>
>>
>>
>>At 11:15 AM 3/28/2007, you wrote:
>>>Kathy,
>>>
>>>Praying for miracles for Liz and for your mortgage.  I know how Liz feels.
>>>I have crooked teeth which were never able to be straightened due 
>>>to our family's lack of funds and insurance's unwillingness to 
>>>pay.  I pray God will do something special for Liz in this regard.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>JulieMelton
>>>visit me at
>>>www.heart-and-music.com
>>>or subscribe to my podcast at
>>>http://feed.feedburner.com/hmradio
>>>Keep smiling!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>From: Kathy Du Bois <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>Reply-To: The Electronic Church <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>>>Subject: Liz needs braces
>>>>Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:04:42 -0400
>>>>
>>>>Hey Guys,
>>>>         Our family would appreciate your prayers.  We got the 
>>>> results from the orthodontist today.  Actually, two dentists 
>>>> have recommended braces for Lizzie, so we decided that we'd 
>>>> better, at least, have a professional check her out.  The 
>>>> procedure that they are recommending would actually stretch out 
>>>> her top jaw because her mouth is so crowded.  Tooth extraction 
>>>> is a possibility, but it isn't the first choice.  Well, the 
>>>> kicker is that our insurance does not include orthodontia.  Most 
>>>> do not, which means that this would be out of pocket if we move 
>>>> forward.  They want $800 to start and $125 for the next two 
>>>> years until she is through this.  We've told Liz that if the 
>>>> Lord wants it done, He will provide, but right now, we do not 
>>>> feel led to put it on our credit card and move forward.  She 
>>>> really wants to have her teeth straightened so we've told her 
>>>> she'd better start praying.
>>>>         We're also having trouble with our mortgage company, 
>>>> which is the U.S. government.  Our mortgage rate is based on 
>>>> Greg's income which went up last year and we keep receiving 
>>>> different letters stating that our mortgage payment is a 
>>>> different amount. We received a letter today stating that we owe 
>>>> $2,000 by April 1.  That's the latest.   It's one of those times 
>>>> when I really wish that we could have afforded a regular bank 
>>>> mortgage because dealing with a bureaucracy is very tedious, to say the least.
>>>>         So far, I'm still pretty much at peace with all this.  I 
>>>> just pray that we make the right decisions.  I did believe that 
>>>> we were approaching the point that we are entering miracle 
>>>> teritory, however and so I'm asking for prayer.
>>>>Thanks guys,
>>>>Kathy
>>
>>
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