Goal achieved!!!!

Wow, just wow!  I have reached my goal swiftly with a healthy buffer just in case.  I struggled for a couple of years with the concept of asking for help with my dental issues.  I now wish I had asked sooner!  Thank you does not begin to express the gratitude I feel.  A dear friend had offered to host a party as a fundraiser if needed and now it will be a smile of gratitude party!  Date yet to be determined, depends when I can use my chompers!  My only regret is that so many people did not use their names and so I cannot invite them as well.

“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” 
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

My fortune is shifting.

Today was a banner day!

I have crossed the $2,000 mark in my fundraising efforts!!!

KU Immunology called and has moved my appointment forward seven weeks from June when it was originally scheduled.  This is to explore treatment options and ramifications of my IL21-r gene mutation.

While out running errands, a dollar bill blew across my path.

Earlier this week I met again with Dr. Goodman who is going to make the dentures.  He said that I probably will need a second surgery but that it will be far less invasive and should not prolong how long I will be without teeth.

I am feeling buoyed by my friends and their friends, by changing circumstance and the universe.  I am feeling that all of my goals are within reach.  By asking for help and being willing to receive it, I feel I have opened a door and let the sunshine in.  Thank you to each and every soul that has shared my cause, has reached out to reassure me that I am worthy of these gifts, and has generously contributed to my soon to be smile.