Help Bridget Bratt Smile Again

Meet Bridget Bratt. She is one of the most upbeat, encouraging, and supportive people that I have ever known. Bridget literally gave my daughter the comfy, cozy shoes off of her feet because the shoes my daughter was wearing were giving her blisters.

This beautiful giver is never one to talk about her own problems, never one to complain or ask for help - but, she really could use some help right now.

Bridget has been battling with a chronic inflammatory condition (Oral Lichen Planus) and an autoimmune condition (Sjogren’s Disorder) which have left her with painful sores in her mouth and teeth that are falling out. All of her last 20 teeth are rotten - there is no saving them.

There is nothing left to do but to remove the remaining teeth and have implants put in. Unfortunately, although the dental work is medically necessary - the insurance company will not cover the costs.

She has tried working with the insurance company, the oral surgeon, and the dentist -- to beg for coverage, to set up payment plans, to get loans -- but to no avail. They will not do the work without the money up front. $35,000! Who has that kind of money?!

So....I am asking for your help. If you have $5, $10, anything that you are willing to share, each dollar received is one step closer to being able to eat solid food, to reducing her pain, to giving her hope for a healthier future.

The smile in her picture - is hiding her teeth, is hiding a lot of pain - please, help this amazing woman be able to REALLY smile again.