Hello, this is an auction to help pay for teeth. This is not a joke or a hoax. Please do not think I am a beggar, because I am not. I have always been a hard worker. But have recently discovered some of the auctions for silly things here on ebay that actually have bids, so I thought I would give this a try. And due to recent circumstances in my life have lost nearly every thing I have ever cared about, so why not my pride too? I am not really sure how to go about this or where to begin, so I suppose the best thing is to tell a little about my self. I am a 30 year old male living in the Midwest and raising a 10 year old son alone. I am currently on disability / social security, and would like very much to get off of it. I get just enough to keep my insurance in limbo. But not enough to pay bills, and raise a son. I am allowed to make a certain amount per month , but if I do it puts me over the income guidelines for Medicaid. At age 19 I suffered a gunshot wound to the face, which left me looking the way I do in these pictures. So I have been this way for over 10 years now. I have struggled down through these years to get reconstructive surgeries performed. But due to financial reasons and insurance have never been able to complete them. I am trying to get teeth for these implants which cost between 5-20,000 dollars. I would be very happy with the cheapest set. There is so much to say , that I do not even know how to start. The winning bidder of this auction will receive an email with my life story which is very long and complicated and more than likely will seem made up. But I do have the pictures and proof to verify ever thing I tell you. I will send pictures of before my accident, after, and the progress being made. I will answer any questions you may have about my life. And you will have a friend for life. I have been through just about everything imaginable in my short 30 years , and as I said a lot will seem so crazy that you will think it is made up until I actually prove it to you. I am all out of resources, on a fixed income and just do not know of any other way to get my face straightened out, so that I can lead a normal life. Not only for myself but my children as well. It is a very difficult and degrading thing I am doing here on ebay, and something that I have wrestled with for some time now. I only want to put this all behind me and move forward in life. I have spent many years just trying to support my family and be a good father to my children. But unless I am able to get this done I feel like I will never be able to get off of this disability and give my kids the things they deserve in life. Maybe there is someone out there more fortunate than I am who would be willing to help. Maybe not, all I know is that I am at my wits end and about to possibly loose my insurance once again. I mean how degrading is it to see the people in the small community I live in to see this auction and know that I am basicly begging for money. Maybe there is some one who could even afford to donate the full amount directly to the hospital doing the work and use it for a tax write off? I am not sure how something like that would work, but I would be willing to do some research and find out if that is what u would require. I could go on and on here, but I will let the pictures speak for them selves. And please be assured that I will answer any and all emails as timely as possible. I also will be informing of winning bidder of any and all progress made along with pictures if they so desire. Thank you in advance.

And one more thing, any one with information on organizations or charities which could help would also be greatly appreciated. And As I stated above this is no joke, hoax, or the like. So please only bid if you are serious about helping. Thank you.  I can be reached at 402-245-5149 or 402-245-2122 for any questions you may have.