Thank You Diane Brogan and Everyone That Donated for My Dental Surgery

If you don’t know Diane Brogan you should. She is a wonderful woman that came into my life a little over a year ago. Of course, we met over social media. I am not sure why her and her husband, Steve, took a liking to me. Maybe that amazing son of theirs, the kind-hearted Chris Brogan, had something do with our connecting. I am not sure. I just know that I have mad respect for all the Brogan family!

Because I abused drugs for nearly 30 years I have severe dental problems. It’s actually a miracle I have any teeth at all. I have a very advanced stage a periodontist disease. There is no cure, but there is preventative procedures that will help me keep my teeth. Trouble is, dental insurance rarely covers the type of work I need. Added to that, there is a new drug on the market my dentist recommended may restore some gum loss. But the drug is not covered at all. Normally I would just move on and forget about it. But my gums have taken a serious turn for the worse. You know when the dentist is measuring around your teeth you’ll hear ” 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3″ and maybe if it’s bad you’ll hear them say a “6″. Mine are mostly 7s with a few 8s. Trying this new drug will hopefully bring some of the deeps holes back to a 6. Nineteen holes had to be filled with the new drug.

I barely make rent every month, so there was no way any of this badly-needed dental work was going to happen. Then I get a DM from Dianne asking me to call her. Over the phone she asked if she could help raise the money for the dental work I needed. I didn’t know how to react. I mean, I think I am not alone in finding it easier to give than receive. It’s also a little awkward being so vulnerable. But if you know Dianne she is not one to take a ‘no’ once she gets her mind set on something. I said yes, and soon after Dianne wrote a post and raised the money in a few hours.

There are no words to express how grateful I am to each and every one of you that donated so that I get to keep my teeth a little longer. You are true heroes and I am grateful!

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susiesharp

The Brogan people are indeed blessed and I’m sure their lives are all the richer for knowing YOU. BTW it was Chris Brogan who sent me a link to check you out a couple of years ago and I’ve gotten more out of your posts than you would ever know.

In 2009 I took a homeless man from the street in downtown Cleveland in February… he was calf deep in snow and you could tell that something was wrong with his feet… turns out they were starting to freeze up… got him to a sober living facility, paid his rent, bought food for him, made some connections for him, and now he is an in-demand drywall installer. How did he get homeless? It wasn’t any fault of his own. He came down to Cleveland from Detroit to help his mom in her last months of life. They couldn’t afford home care. They were overwhelmed with medical bills, she died and the bank took the house.

At the end of this month, thanks to you, I’ll be volunteering to help register Cleveland’s homeless to vote so they can have the dignity of exercising that important constitutional right. Thanks for the connection to the Washington DC office; he put me in touch with the Cleveland guy.

You just continue to send prayers up, and blessings will continue to shower you. You give out so much good Karma, it is bound to return to you.