ID# 150838

Saint Augustine, FL

Submitted: 2010-04-12

Total Cost: $6,598.00

Progress: We've raised 11% of the cost of this application!

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My Sick Daughter Needs Medical Care

My Story:

Hello, I am in need of help for my teenage daughter, who was diagnosed with Amelio Genesis Imperfecta as a baby. Basically she is very sick from infection as a result of needing all but six of her teeth surgically removed and the bone prepped for preservation and eventually dentures.

She has undergone many painful surgeries as a baby and young child too keep her alive until she is old enough to have the teeth removed. The genetic condition she has means that she has no enamel on her teeth, they crumble, become infected and she can becomes very sick.

SHE IS SICK NOW, she has been in great pain and fighting infection for too long while I have been trying to save enough money for the surgeries, she can't wait any longer, the infections are spreading and the pain has become intense. We have saved some but it is not enough.

My daughter needs help now, her situation is unusual and not covered by insurance, even if we could afford to have it she has been declined repeatedly; we work very hard and just manage to make ends meet. We have a doctor who can do the work and get her healthy, she will still need dentures when this is done but at least she will be free of infection and intense pain at last.

She is a good kid with amazing courage and much to offer... PLEASE help me get her the medical care she needs so she can get back to school and be healthy and pain free, possibly for the first time in her life. Blessings and thank you.

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Help Complete this Application

$6,598.00	is the total cost to complete this application, including the cost of fulfillment.
$701.00	has already been given to Modest Needs by donors who've recommended this application for funding.
$5,897.00	is the amount necessary to complete this applicant's request for help.

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