Ms. Que Banh
@PhoenixSerenity@beige.party  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

I'm back from the denturist. He said my gums are getting damaged by the current immediate dentures & obtaining fixed ones would help with that & with eating more foods. The fixed dentures aren't as expensive as immediates were but they are still costly & not covered by my pharmacare. I am a disabled death doula/death care aide, working on independent contracts basis & have no additional health insurance coverage. I was slowly saving up for fixed dentures but had to use the $260 saved for unexpected medical costs for me & Mom's recent downturns in health last month.

These are the costs I was quoted today, for getting full set of fixed dentures made with the related costs that I'm #fundraising for:

X-rays, casting & full fixed dentures set - $1650
4 relines for any adjustments needed after - $680
$331.55 CDN in donated funds received as of 5:40pm on June 2nd.
Total still needed: $1,998.45

If you can donate anything at all to help me pay for fixed dentures, please use my PayPal QR code or my Kofi or e-transfers:

https://www.paypal.me/quebanh
https://ko-fi.com/phoenixserenity

quebanhincedar@gmail.com

Please boost, if you're unable to #donate to my fixed dentures #fundraiser. Thank you for any & all assistance 🙏

I'll document the whole process of getting fixed dentures, afterwards, so folks can see what they helped to fund.

#MutualAid#Dental#Healthcare#DonationsNeeded#PeopleWithDisabilities#WorkingPoor#HelpNeeded
Ms. Que Banh
@PhoenixSerenity@beige.party replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Update on my fixed dentures fundraising.
$869.09 CDN in donated funds received as of 7:53am on June 6th.
$2,330−$869.09 = $1,460.91
Total still needed: $1,460.91

If you can donate anything at all to help me pay for fixed dentures, please use my PayPal or e-transfer or Kofi:

https://www.paypal.me/quebanh

quebanhincedar@gmail.com

https://ko-fi.com/phoenixserenity
Kofi charges almost $5 fee for every $50 donation - they transfer funds over to PayPal

Please boost, if you're unable to #donate to my fixed dentures #fundraiser. Thank you for any & all assistance 🙏

I'll be documenting the whole process of getting fixed dentures, afterwards, so folks can see what they helped to fund.

#MutualAid#Dental#Healthcare #dentures#DonationsNeeded#PeopleWithDisabilities#WorkingPoor#HelpNeeded #fundraising
Ms. Que Banh
@PhoenixSerenity@beige.party replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Sorry, I crashed out after dinner & doing my therapy homework yesterday & didn't wake up until 5am. I was super tired after a long & hard day. Slept very well 👍

Updating on my fixed dentures fundraising now.
$687.75 CDN in donated funds received as of 7:45am on June 4th.
I screwed up on the math earlier, sorry. I have recalculated with more accuracy.
$2,330−$687.75 = 1,642.25.
Total still needed: $1,642.25

If you can donate anything at all to help me pay for fixed dentures, please use my PayPal or e-transfer or Kofi:

https://www.paypal.me/quebanh

quebanhincedar@gmail.com

https://ko-fi.com/phoenixserenity
Kofi charges almost $5 fee for every $50 donation - they transfer funds over to PayPal

Please boost, if you're unable to #donate to my fixed dentures #fundraiser. Thank you for any & all assistance 🙏

I'll be documenting the whole process of getting fixed dentures, afterwards, so folks can see what they helped to fund.

#MutualAid#Dental#Healthcare#DonationsNeeded#PeopleWithDisabilities#WorkingPoor#HelpNeeded #fundraising
Ms. Que Banh
@PhoenixSerenity@beige.party replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

I have received another $50 donation since the update this morning. I'll update again tomorrow & hopefully more funds will come in to help pay for fixed dentures 🤞🏻🦷
I'm grateful to all folks who have donated & boosted my posts above to try to help me out. I will always pay it forward to others, when I'm not struggling myself. Most folks here kinda know that by now. I'm looking forward to documenting getting fixed dentures, when I get enough to book an appointment to get them made.
Thanks again to everyone here who is trying to help me ❤️🙏❤️🙌
Ms. Que Banh
@PhoenixSerenity@beige.party replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

I tried to get 2 extended family members to ask people on their social networks (FB & IG addicts) to help me out. I got shut down. I was told that if I worked harder - I'd not be asking strangers or them for any help. I guess he forgot how many people here had helped all of our families & did that for over a decade. I'm so upset & trying not to take his shit personally. I work harder than that uncle AND his wife, combined.

I'm so upset but am not going to engage further with my heartless uncle right now.
Ms. Que Banh
@PhoenixSerenity@beige.party replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Thank you to the kind & caring folks who donated today to help me pay for fixed #dentures ❤️💖❤️

I have received $331.55 CDN in donated funds today.

I am very grateful to everyone who helped! I'm still quite far from my #fundraising goal so please keep boosting my #MutualAid post above to assist me on obtaining enough funds to pay for the new dentures.

Total still needed: $1,998.45

Photos/videos to follow on how your donations helped me. I will update from the denturist chair, once I raise enough funds to book my fixed dentures appointment.

*Edit - Please try to use PayPal direct or e-transfers because Kofi takes about $5 from every $50 donation for their 'processing fees' - which is kinda shit.