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Will you do what it takes?

Thursday, May 17, 2007 12:55 PM

We are getting ready to leave for the Dentist's office. I was just thinking about my daughter and her dilemma. She was recently diagnosed with TMJ. It's very painful and her jaw locks up frequently causing her great pain. The Dentist recommended that she be fitted with an appliance that she must wear every night for many years. He said that it would alleviate her symptoms and make her more comfortable...he anticipates that it will take away her pain and that surgery won't be necessary.

Last week, she was fitted with the appliance. She knew it would hurt when she began wearing it. She knew it would be uncomfortable and it would look much different than what she was used to. However, the result would be well worth the effort. She would be painfree and not have to worry about her jaw anymore. She has been wearing it for this entire week. Every night after school, she puts it in and only removes it to eat.

I am proud of her for doing what it takes to feel better.

On this site, we all have a dilemma. It's very painful. There is a solution. We can wear an "appliance". It will alleviate our symptoms and make us much more comfortable. It will take away most of our pain and surgery won't be necessary. It "hurts" when you begin and it will look much different than what you are used to, but the result is well worth the effort.

Question is, will you do what it takes to feel better?

I did...and man...was it ever worth the effort!

Babe

by Babe with a Mane

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Comments

Molly said:

Thanks for sharing this story, Babe! Your daughter sounds like a trooper. :-)

May 17, 2007 9:18 PM

Babe with a Mane said:

You are welcome Molly. She is really a trooper! The dentist was amazed by the improvement in just one week. I hope that the point of sharing the story makes sense to others! Sometimes, even though we may not like it, we have to "do what it takes" to make things better. That applies to hair, mind, body, etc....

Have a great hair day,

Babe

May 18, 2007 1:15 PM

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About Babe with a Mane

My natural hair has not been seen for over 20 years. It has hidden under wigs and weaves, under toppik, colored sprays, couvre and dermatch. My growing hair is a significant burden. It takes too much time to try to fix it up to be presentable, too much money to try to fix, too much energy to worry about and conceal. Every day, I used to wish for great hair. Every day I was ashamed of my thin hair. Every day, I woke up feeling confident, feminine and sexy inside. Then, I looked in the mirror at my natural hair and those positive thoughts were robbed from me. My natural hair forced me to feel unattractive, timid and insecure. I know who I am inside and I wanted to project that image to everyone else. To do that, my hair had to change. Women who are bald or have very thin hair, are not considered "socially acceptable" in the general public's eye. I wanted to be considered socially acceptable, my natural hair wouldn't let me. My dream hair allows me to lead a normal life. I wake up to my guy nuzzling my neck while my soft hair is brushed aside. I jump in the shower to wash my hair. I look in the mirror to see a confident and sexy woman, looking back at me. I don't waste hours trying to disguise myself to fit in. I blow dry and curl my hair and go to work with a spring in my step. I don't catch others staring at my thin hair while trying to have a conversation with me. The same confident, self assurance that I feel inside is now projected on the outside. There are no further internal battles between true persona and an incongruous outward appearance. I am finally, after a lifetime of dreaming, able to project an image that reflects the confident, sexy, intelligent, feminine woman I truly am.

Babe with a Mane

Not born with hair, but I've got the intelligence to find it, the job to pay for it, the patience to "stick" it on just right, the will to make it work, the confidence to wear it boldly and the smile to wear under it!

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