Hello New friends. My close friends call me Max,...old family nickname, way long too long of a story, but it's cute,...come on folks, you know how families can be, I was blessed with a good one, except for my son, all of them are gone now,....I miss them so much. I am a 64 year old woman who lives in Austin, Texas (a city that rocks), and just adore the kind and loving nature of our Austinites. I have Fibromyalsia, on Social Security Disability, and pretty limited on transportation, wherever I go, I must walk with my cane. I have tried ALL donated car sites, especially the FreeDonatedCars.org who is located in Orlando, Florida. Unfortunately for folks outside the Florida area, their chances aren't as good as folks living in the Florida area. I keep praying that there is someone here in Austin that has a car they could and would like to donate. I am also, proud to say, the mother of a son named David, who happens to have Cerebral Palsy and is severly mentally retarded,......he is the sunlight and blessings in my life. When he was first diagnosed, there were no, and I do mean 'no' services available to my handicapped son.His doctor at the time suggested I just put him in a state hospital and I just go on with my life. I had a real issue just dumping him off somewhere, and go on like he never existed. Because there were no services, David and I lived on welfare for a long time,...there was nothing else we could do. When he was finally able to attend Special Ed school, I decided to go to school. My schedule was worked out around his schedule. I recieved a degree in Communication ( Radio, Television,Film And Video), had business appointments in LA, folks interested in my work. YOWZA !!. The time came where I had to decide between going on the LA, leave David behind, and get on with my promising success and career. Well honesty, I got quite blinded with all the delicious promises; then one day I looked in my son's eyes and his soul, and realized I could never, ever leave him. Taking him with me was out of the question. Well years passed, jobs here and there, and finally had to retire because of the Fibromyalsia. Present day, here we are David and me,...the dream team. I forgot to tell you, I am also proud to say I am a cancer survivor, 7 years now, greatful to be around, alive, and appreciating every day. I lost all my teeth and desperate for some great dental work. I need to explain myself here a little. I managed to get dentures, pretty ones at that,...no I did not carve them out of Scupley, although that might have been interesting,....posioning perhaps, but pretty. What has happened I am unable to wear them, because my gums have shrunk, majorly so. There is an organization called ClearChoice.com, here in Austin, Texas,the dentists being Dr. Roberto Velsco, DDS and Dr. Todd Eggleston, DMD. Although it might be called 'Implant Destistry', what they do is make teeth that STAY in position,...know what I mean? The place I got my original dentures want $ 1000 per anchor, and you need 2 of them on each denture,...$ 4000. I asked them,..." are you serious"? I could buy a decent used car with that kind of money. I have called several times, to Clear Choice, but can't get past the receptionist. I plead, I begged, asking if perhaps they (Dr. Velsco and Dr. Eggleston) would donate their services,....she would budge, and certainly wouldn't let me talk to the doctors. Wrote a letter too,.....have to wonder if they got it, I'm sure the staff sorts mail before the doctors get their mail. So, if any of you wonderful people know either one of these guys,....could you please pass on the story?
I have also been picking up a couple of dollars here and there, taking photos, good ones too, I have that special eye for photography and visual production. Done video tapes for people's audition tapes, videos for friends, families, and the such. I have great software called PremierPro,....fantastic stuff. If I had a car, I could take more jobs,...being so limited for transportation, folks like my creative style,...I color outside the box, as some would say. I am also in desperate need for a really good camcorder and a work house of a computer,...the computer has to have a large hard drive, and tons of memory; if one does photographic editing and video editing this is a necessity. Panasonic makes a low end HD camcorder (HDC-HS700K) . In this an expert's opinion, in this field, you get what you pay for,...in other words, you buy cheap, you will get a cheap end result. It really all comes down to what you want to produce. Please don't misunderstand me,...I'm not talking about the type of equipment Spielberg uses,...I'm just talking about equipement I could use to make a living,...and believe me I could. I am so tired of dumpster diving for food for me and David, Social Security Disability, unfortunately just isn't quite enough, although we are greatful for what we receive.
As for the dental work,.....I am pleading for help, it's tough to go on interviews or presentations, when I am toothless. Now here's a really selfish wish,...I so look forward to eating a steak, haven't have one in years. I live in a senior community and behind our building is a place called "The Texas Land And Cattle Company",.....and when you sit outside, you can smell the wonderful meals they are cooking, especially the steaks. Way y-u-m-m-y! and jealous {{ grins and drooling}}.
Blessings, kindness, and affection for all the guys and gals who are on this site, who are also in need, my heart is with all of you.
