I am going to start by saying this. I did not want to start a fundraiser page but I was advised that I should. I am putting my ego and stubbornness to the side and stepping out of my comfort zone by doing this. My name is Chris Anderson and this my story.
I am trying to raise funds to help my wife. She is my best friend and i love her dearly and I promised her that I will do everything in my power possible to help her get thru this journey that we are going to embark on.
We have been together for 17 years. As a devoted wife and mom she puts our daughter first, our family second, and her needs or wants are always last. She is an amazing mom and a wonderful wife and I want to be able to put her first and what she needs/wants as my first priority as she definitely deserves it.
My wife has bad teeth. She has had oral surgery 2 times and have had 14 teeth removed. I have had to watch her go thru some tremendous amount of mouth pain over the years and have slowly seen her oral health continue to decline the more time goes on. When her wisdom teeth grew in they crushed a majority of her teeth in the back of her mouth which is why she has had 2 different surgeries. She has 2 missing teeth in the front of her mouth and it really makes her feel very self conscious. She does have a partial denture for the 2 missing teeth but the denture hurts her mouth even after she has had it adjusted twice. The other thing is when she has the denture in she doesn’t like the way she sounds whenever she talks as it causes her to have a lisp so she doesn’t ever wear them. The teeth that she has left in her mouth still gives her issues and she quietly suffers in pain as she doesn’t like to see me worry about her.
She wants to get the rest of her teeth pulled and get the ALL ON 4 dental implants. This is my overall goal for this journey that I am on. As her husband I can no longer watch her go thru the pain. I am determined to make this happen so im taking this into my own hands but little did I know what I was getting myself into. I have taken her to 2 seperate dental consultations so we could have different opinions and better our knowledge of what this whole procedure really consists of.
Once we went and I found out the cost of the procedure my jaw hit the floor. The first consultation we were quoted 48 thousand for her complete upper and lower implants. The second consultation we were given a special package price of 36 thousand but in order for us to recieve that price we have to have the appointment for the procedure scheduled before the end of this month. I would have to take her to missoula for it to be done but thats the least of my worries.
My wife tried herself to get financed but was declined because her credit score was low. She does have medicaid insurance but because this is considered a cosmetic procedure insurance will not cover any cost.
When I found that out I started to look at prices in Mexico and in Costa Rica and even tho the prices there are extremely lower I dont feel comfortable for her to have the procedure done out of the united states.
I have little time to act because of the price quote we were given but God willing I will figure this out. I believe that everyone needs to work hard for what they have and in our specific situation I am just going to have to work twice as hard for her and I am 100 percent okay with that. I qualified for financing to have the procedure done for her and I am more then happy to pay the cost because i want to see her happy and healthy. I am trying to get the out of pocket cost down because trying to budget the surgery I would be paying 461 a month for 12 years on a 22% financing option.
I have brainstormed a few ways I could help myself before setting up this fundraiser page because i dont believe in just asking for a free handout or expect anyone to even care about my situation being that everyone has something in life that they are going thru.
So here is what i have thought about and came up with. I have a very nice motorcycle, a truck, and a car that I would sell and/or raffel off. With everyone that does the Friday night “kruze kalispell” to help me get the most exposure and because their would be a vehicle and motorcycle raffel that i could “tie” into the cruze I was thinking of having a BBQ tail gate party and set up a legitimate raffel. I would sell/give out hamburgers and hot dogs and set up a donation area in the parking lot that is on the east side of the courthouse for anyone that would like to donate.
I would sell raffel tickets for 20 dollars each and as long as a set limit of raffel tickets are sold by the end of the night i would have the raffel. If the set amount of raffel tickets are not sold that night i would do the same set up the following cruze and then call out the winners the evening of that cruze.
I have 1 truck, 1 car and 1 motorcycle that i would raffel off….
2005 SUZUKI GSX-R 600
2009 MINI COOPER
1998 CHEVY 1500
All of them are in great condition and I would follow all state and federal laws when it comes to the raffel. Im trying to not be doubtful but its the best idea that I could come up with to help myself before I just ask for donations.
I know that this isn’t going to be easy but I will not stop until I can help my wife get this procedure done. I myself can deal with her missing teeth because in my eyes shes beautiful and amazing. But her being a younger woman i completly understand and see why she is insecure about it and watching her loose her confidence and not seeing her beautiful smile is really effecting me and i feel like im failing as a husband. I wish I could just snap my fingers and immediately fix her situation and provide for her what she wants and needs without having to ask for help but I am doing the best with what I have to work with. I can’t put a price tag on her oral health as there is no cost I wouldn’t spend to make sure I see her happy and healthy.
Again im not expecting anything from anyone and I definitely dont want my story to come across as a person to pitty. Im embarrassed that I am not able to just do this on my own for her and that I have come to social media and share my life story publicly but I am slowly learning to ask for help and learning to accept any help.
If you would like to donate to help me help my wife i would be forever thankful and i know my wife would be forever greatful. Even you can just share this to help get it viral or if you just have some advice you would like to help me with (good or bad) im always willing to listen and very much apericated of it.
This will be a journey and this will be life changing for her and I am excited to be able to hold her hand and help her thru this every step of the way……
Thank you for taking some time out of your day and reading this and I hope everyone has a wonderful day!
Sincerely,
Chris Anderson
