I have never written a letter like this in my life. In fact, I wouldn't be writing it now if desperation weren't a big factor for me. I pray you will, at the very least, read and acknowledge my letter.
Owensboro is a town that large parts of it seem to die a little more everyday. The one thing it does have going for it are the colleges.
I have lived here about a year, the reason I am here is for school. The whole year that I've been here I've been looking for work. There are no jobs here. I finally found a job two weeks ago, but the company I am working for is not in KY, it's in Portland, Oregon and I work for them virtually.
I am so sorry to bother you with this request, I'm just so desperate. All my life the only thing I liked about myself, physically, was my smile.
In the past year I have battled cancer and hopefully won, taken my GED & scored in the top eight percent of the country, started college and finished my first semester with a 3.75 GPA. I knew I was in dire need of dental work, but in KY there are no avenues to help you get the dental work done. I know, I've tried and tried. I am on the waiting list for Donated Dental Services and have been for several months.
During the fall semester, which was my second, a tooth, under my bridge came out and my bridge will come out any day. The fillings in my two front teeth fell out and I've suffered an infection on and off for two months now. Sometimes the pain is unbearable. There was no resources for the kind of help I need and I can't stand the thought of being in public, looking as I do. I withdrew from college and I have barely left my apartment since the beginning of September. I have become more and more depressed as time has passed and more reclusive. I search everyday for help and there is none.
Even though I have suffered great hardships all my life and I am all alone, I still participate in the random acts of kindness philosophy. And since I saw the movie Pay It Forward, knew that's the way I wanted to conduct my life. I am not trying to toot my own horn, I would just like to help you understand what kind of person I strive to be everyday.
I realize you probably get dozens of letters like this and if you dismiss mine I will understand. But, if you do help me, you will be saving my life.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read it.
Debora Reynolds
3941 Benttree, #4
Owensboro, KY 42301
270-684-0061
I am attaching a photo of myself before I started having these very bad problems. I fought so hard to save my teeth, because almost everyone in my family has consistantly lost all their teeth by the age of thirty. I did not want that to happen and it didn't at thirty.
