TL;DR 32yo mom, suffered from hyperemesis gravidarum during back to back pregnancies ending 12/20 and 04/22. Started out with beautiful, healthy, capable teeth and 3 years and two babies later I now resemble someone who lived a very hard life of addiction and am now recovering, or not. I’m currently still awake due to the pain, was quoted 16k for less than half of the fix, and am hoping that maybe a random redditor who happens to be well-connected in the U.S. dental scene may see my story and know of options out there that I’m not aware of.
Just a quick backstory. March of 2021 I had not even the faintest whispers of decay on any of my teeth. I’d never had braces so they weren’t celebrity straight, but I always pretended like I was across the pond and my (albeit very slightly) crooked smile was endearing and made me unique. I found out I was pregnant with my toddler baby, and first girl. Prior to this I had 3 very healthy , almost almost comfortable pregnancies where I gained upwards of a whole other adult human and gave birth to 8 and 9 pounds babies with almost zero complications.
10 years and a divorce later and I’m happily pregnant with the baby girl I never even allowed myself to dream I may have. Cue Hyperemesis Gravidarum for 9 months, a total pregnancy weight gain of 4 pounds, and the healthiest 7.11 pound baby girl that we had tucked into her very own bed at home less than 18 hours later. Just as I was planning to start working on the absolute bedlam that took place in my mouth while growing this fantastical daughter of mine, I found out I was pregnant once more. This was very decidedly for more reasons than one, the very last of my offspring and I decided to let their gender be a surprise.
Cue 9 more months of vomiting 4-20+ times PER DAY, every single day, but thankfully even though I look about 40 years older, she was and has been the picture of healthy, bouncing baby girl as well. My caboose will be one year old soon, and I finally mustered up the courage to walk into a dentists office I found on the Delta website and see just how bad it actually was. I was quoted 16,000, and that includes my “premier plus 15 word descriptor of Delta Dental “insurance”, for only the top half of my jaw. And my lower teeth are significantly more decayed than my top, I’m assuming from the physics of vomitus.
I’m looking in to my options, and also the current level of decay, and I believe that All on Four implants are going to be the best for me. They are stationary with 4 implants holstering the “plates” in, not nearly as expensive as individual implants and/or veneers, and with me hoping to need a few more years of effort out of these chompers of mine, I think it’s the most practical solution. If anyone knows of affordable options, dental assistance (even if income-based. Mom of 5 here) or even any programs that I might could apply for, that would be fantastic! And I’d still really like to read what improvements you all think would enhance the naturally good and kinda blur over the not so pretty parts as a woman rapidly approaching my mids.

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Metroid Dread has what many consider to be the worst plot in a Metroid game, worse than the story of Other M, as detailed in this legitimate post.
One of the big factors behind this is the lack of an evil federation presence. Didn’t Metroid Fusion and Other M establish that there was a corrupt part of the Galactic Federation?
What if I told you, that this was deliberate...specifically on the Federation's part!
See, Metroid Dread as it was shown to us, never actually happened! It was all propaganda created by the Galactic Federation to put itself in a better light after the recent scandal presented in Other M.
One damning piece of evidence shows itself at the file select screens of both Samus Returns and Metroid: Dread.
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Notice how the completed files of both Samus Returns and Dread have the Galactic Federation logo? In most Metroid games, the file complete icon is that of a Metroid, or the screw attack symbol. Clearly, this change is one of the indicators of the Federation's influence on these games.
Another piece of evidence shows itself in the characterization of Samus Aran.
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In Dread and Samus Returns, she is portrayed like an emotionless robot, a killing machine. This is exactly how the federation views her, a robot, an asset to their massive military. And like an asset, she follows federation orders to kill Metroids, and to dive into ZDR, and shows no emotion of any kind. It's also why Samus Returns had to end with a fight against Ridley, a poignant ending could potentially cause the federation to be seen in a bad light, and nobody wants that!
The final piece of evidence, is the defamation of the Chozo
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Contrary to what people may think, Raven Beak isn't actually real. He's yet another piece of the Federation propaganda, to convince people that there were evil, corrupt Chozo. This is meant to distract from the federation's corruption. Samus, the emotionless asset of the Federation, is shown dispatching this "evil Chozo" as an act of heroism. Clearly, the federation is trying to paint the chozo in a bad light, so they can get off scott free for their corruption.
Now, Samus Returns and Metroid Dread aren't the only examples of Federation propaganda...however they are the most effective as many people seemingly have no idea about this. See, the first attempt at propaganda from the federation was none other than the maligned Federation Force. That game attempted to paint the Federation as good guys, without the need of Samus. Not only did this not work, it backfired immensely and nearly cost the Federation their reputation. In a way, it's honestly impressive how they've now covered their tracks, but as a result, we get pieces of propaganda that ultimately serve to undermine a once great series.
But then that begs the question...why even make propaganda?
What exactly did Other M even do to warrant this?
Did some event happen that caused the federation's reputation to be completely tarnished? Some tragic event?
Did someone manage to be a threat so big that it costed the Federation's reputation?
The Mastermind
Maybe the reason why the federation is pushing its propaganda, is so it can prevent another tragedy from happing again, so it can retain its pristine reputation. I can see through them however, they may have fooled the rest of us Metroid fans, but I know hollow propaganda when I see it. It's why I intend to join the "Other M" fanbase, as despite me being a Metroid fan, I cannot allow this franchise to be reduced to hollow propaganda, a fate worse than the tragic event of Other M.
April Fools Everyone! This is my second April Fools post in a row! I wanted to go in a bit of a different direction this time, while still building off my previous April Fools post. I felt simply going "OM > Dread" felt a bit too cliche, so I wanted to build this idea of Federation Propaganda! I even included some cool little easier eggs, if you know you know! Ty so much for reading the entire thing!

SURVIVOR PULLED FROM RUBBLE OF FACTORY EXPLOSION SPEAKS OUT: 'THOUGHT IT WAS THE END FOR ME' By Michael Rubinkam and Acacia Coronado Friday, March 31, 2023 3:58PM ET
A woman pulled alive from the rubble of a Pennsylvania chocolate factory after an explosion that killed seven co-workers says her arm caught fire as flames engulfed the building - and then she fell through the floor into a vat of liquid chocolate. WEST READING, Pennsylvania -- A woman pulled alive from the rubble of a West Reading, Pennsylvania chocolate factory after an explosion that killed seven co-workers says her arm caught fire as flames engulfed the building - and then she fell through the floor into a vat of liquid chocolate.
The dark liquid extinguished her blazing arm, but Patricia Borges wound up breaking her collarbone and both of her heels. She would spend the next nine hours screaming for help and waiting for rescue as firefighters battled the inferno and choppers thumped overhead at the R.M. Palmer Co. factory.
"When I began to burn, I thought it was the end for me," Borges, 50, told The Associated Press in an exclusive interview from her hospital bed in West Reading, Pennsylvania, just minutes from the chocolate factory where she worked as a machine operator. Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board planned to interview Borges on Friday.
The March 24 blast at R.M. Palmer killed seven of Borges's co-workers and injured 10. Federal, state and local investigations are underway. A cause has not been determined, but the federal transportation safety agency has characterized it as a natural gas explosion.
Borges said she and others had complained about a gas odor about 30 minutes before the factory blew up. She is angry Palmer didn't immediately evacuate. She said the deaths of her co-workers - including her close friend, Judith Lopez-Moran - could've been prevented.
Others workers have also said they smelled natural gas, according to their relatives. Palmer, a 75-year-old, family-run company with deep roots in the small town 60 miles (96 kilometers) northwest of Philadelphia, has not responded to questions about the workers' claims.
Speaking in Spanish over videoconference, her eyes bruised and her burned right arm heavily bandaged, Borges recounted her terrifying brush with death.
The factory was getting ready for a product switch that day, so instead of running a candy-wrapping machine as usual, she was helping to clean.
At 4:30 p.m., Borges told the AP, she smelled natural gas. It was strong and nauseated her. Borges and her co-workers approached their supervisor, asking "what was going to be done, if we were going to be evacuated," she recalled.
Borges said the supervisor noted someone higher up would have to make that decision. So she got back to work.
Just before 5 p.m., the two-story brick building exploded.
Borges, who'd been on a ladder, was thrown to the ground. She heard screaming. There was fire everywhere, and the flames quickly overtook her. "I asked God why he was giving me such a horrible death," she said. "I asked him to save me, that I didn't want to die in the fire."
She began to run. That's when the floor gave way, and she could feel herself falling - into a long, horizontal tank of chocolate in the factory's basement. At 4 feet, 10 inches tall, Borges landed on her feet in chest-high liquid.
The chocolate extinguished the flames, but she believes her fall is what broke her feet.
The vat began filling with water from firefighters' hoses, eventually forcing Borges to climb out as it reached neck level. She sat on the lip of the tank, then jumped into a pool of water that had formed on the basement floor. Briefly submerged, Borges said she swallowed a mouthful of water before surfacing. She grabbed onto some plastic tubing.
And then she waited.
"Help, help, please help!" she yelled, over and over, for hours. No one came.
The pain grew more intense. The water was frigid. The main supply pipe for the building's fire suppression system had ruptured - and water was pouring into the basement. She lost track of time but thought she might be there for days.
"The only thing I wanted was to get out of there," she said.
Finally, in the middle of the night, she saw a light and screamed anew for help.
Search-and-rescue dogs had alerted their handlers that a survivor might be in the rubble. Now, as rescuers carefully worked their way down to the basement, they heard Borges's cries.
Calling for quiet, the rescuers followed the sound of her voice. They found her in a tight space, in chest-deep water. She made her way to them and was placed in a litter.
"She was severely hypothermic and banged up," conscious but "absolutely confused," said Ken Pagurek, who helped lead rescue efforts as program manager of Pennsylvania Task Force 1, an emergency response team that deploys to disaster sites around the country.
"I think had they not gotten to her when they did, there was a very good chance the number of victims was going to be plus one," said Pagurek, also a captain in the Philadelphia Fire Department.
Her rescue gave hope to first responders who already had pulled two bodies from the rubble in the hours after the blast. Rescuers spent two more days at the pile. They found five more bodies but no additional survivors.
Borges now faces surgery on both feet and a long recovery. Her family has launched a GoFundMe campaign to help her pay the bills.
Borges, who came to the United States 31 years ago from Puebla state in south-central Mexico, has worked at Palmer for four years. She said she's seeking accountability.
"I wanted to speak so that this will be prevented in the future," she said. "For my colleague Judy, I want there to be justice."
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