Kathy, The problem with crooked teeth is that they are hard to take care of. I've had to have two of them pulled and a bridge put in. All of my wisdom teeth were also impacted becaue there was no room for them to grow. Even now I have trouble brushing my teeth well, especially the top ones. The torture might be worth it after all, LOL. 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: Re: Liz needs braces >Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:53:24 -0400 > >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