Seriously Unbelievable!

I got ACCEPTED! I found out through an e-mail from the SCL program coordinator, because she knew how antsy I was to find out, and when I read the e-mail my jaw dropped! I screamed with joy and started to cry. It was tears of joy!! I cried so hard. It was truly the best feeling I have ever felt. I called my boyfriend - he is everything to me and the best supporter I could possibly have- he’s truly incredible - and I told him the good news. He was so happy for me as well, he knew how much I have wanted this and how important braces were to me - even though he tells me daily how beautiful my smile is “just the way it is." I honestly felt like I just won a million dollars! It was seriously unbelievable.

Just being told I was accepted gave me a feeling of confidence. Better than the one I built up on my own throughout the years of being teased about my teeth. It was as if I had already had my braces on and off! It’s truly the greatest feeling ever; and I owe it all to Smiles Change Lives.

For me, this isn't going to be my typical first appointment. Yes, I will be doing the same thing I have done at every other first appointment I have gone to at the orthodontists, except this time I KNOW I will be going back! This time, there will be more than just one appointment.

I may have had to wait until I’m 18 to start my braces process due to financial problems but it has been worth it; this has been worth every trial I have had to go through my whole life. I truly believe it has made me the person I am today. I am so truly grateful to have Smiles Change Lives on my side. Thank You!