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    October Miracles

    Well, the past few weeks have been pretty amazing…and I figured I better update my blog again. In early October, I visited the surgeon for another consultation, and he declared me ready for surgery. It was a momentous occasion for several reasons: One, it’s about dang time. I’ve been waiting for this day for almost five years. (About 5 years ago was when it was determined that my bite would not be correctable without surgery.) Two, my mom came to the appointment and ended up feeling much better about the idea of surgery. Until that day, my parents weren’t totally on board with the idea, which was hard for me.…

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    blogs of inspiration

    Well, I’m finally trying to get started with this whole jaw-journal thing. I’ve been talking about it for a while, but haven’t started…mostly because writing about it seems hard. (It’s a little sad and ironic that writing about this whole situation is hard considering I want to be a writer…and a writer should probably be able to write about herself without cringing.) This morning ended up being yet another stay-at-home-in-pain morning, and so I decided to venture into the blogosphere and search for other jaw surgery victims..err, patients…and see if they had anything encouraging to say. I’ve been putting off reading other blogs, too, because…well, it seemed hard. (Denial. What…

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    my people: orthodontist and jaw surgeon

    If you live in Colorado and need any sort of maxillofacial or orthodontic treatment, I can’t sing the praises of my doctors more highly.   Orthodontist, Dr. James Zuichovski Maxillofacial Surgeon, Dr. Matthew D’Addario My #1 Rock/ Caretaker/ Supporter/ Love…My husband, Brandon And to my many, many other people… I could not do this without you! I love you all, and am so thankful for your support!

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    my jaw pain story

    Singing was my life. I should start with that. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a singer. From belting out made-up songs about cats with luxuriously fluffy tails in my back yard as a second-grader, to participating in All State Choir in high school, performing gigs at a local coffee shop, majoring in vocal performance, and having a voice teacher my freshman year of college tell me he wanted to “raise the bar” of the university’s vocal department with me…singing has always been my passion. I don’t sing anymore, though. The truth is, I can’t. Even singing along with a hymn or two in church inevitably leads…