Hi, my name is Žanete, I'm from Latvia, and this is my call for help.

I need your help to fulfil a dream (and a need) that I’ve had for more than 15 years - have a healthy and beautiful smile, live pain free. I’ve struggled with dental health since early teens (I have no pictures with me smiling with an open mouth since I was a child). Dental hygiene wasn’t something I learned in childhood so the consequences of that have followed me well into adulthood. Add to it ADHD and depression and you have a recipe for no routine, no good habits, questionable hygiene, really low self esteem and just mindset of “there’s really no point of doing anything about it”.

Finally with help of my close friends, a year ago I took a big step and made mental health my top priority. Now days look much brighter than before. Then followed physical health. I started walking more, go to gym, fell in love with weightlifting. And even started running. Combination of all of these things made me realize that maaaybe there actually is a point to do something about it. So after weeks of horrible anxiety, I had my consultation at dentist office. I have to have 13 extractions, root canal treatment, some fillings, temporary solution while my mouth heals from extractions and then when it heals there will be crowns for upper jaw and just dentures for lower jaw.

If you can, I would appreciate even smallest donation. If you can’t, good wishes will make a difference. And if you want, feel free to share it with someone who you think could help.

Be kind.

Žanete