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I survived suicide attempts

Mental Health | Last Active: Nov 10, 2022 | Replies (126)

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@overwhelmed

Hi Jim, thanks for thinking of me. I have not been on in a while even in some of the other groups. My health has been deteriorating more & more lately. I also just finished getting the last three of my teeth removed ( a result of having severe dry mouth, a side effect of my medications). I have been told that dentures for me will be approximately $30k!!! This Once again is due to the medications giving me dry mouth. Since I barely have any saliva my mouth cannot hold in normal dentures!! I need bone graphs & almost snap like things that hold the dentures to the top & bottom of my mouth. I am not sure that I have that kind of money to spend, especially on myself. I have had to get a lot of work done around my house & that is not cheap. I am also trying to stay in my house as long as I can but unfortunately it is a two storey so I am going to need an electronic chair to get me up & down soon!! The stairs are the hardest thing for me! Before I can do that I need to redo all of my floors (more $$$) not just because my house is almost 20 years old and the carpet is really due. Plus I can't use my scooter on carpet. So far it h as been difficult doing an

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@overwhelmed

How are you doing? I took a long break from Connect because I was feeling overwhelmed. I decided a few weeks ago to reconnect on a smaller, more manageable scale.

I wonder if you've been able to get your new teeth. I suppose by now that you have new flooring.

Let me know what's going on with you.

Jim