What's up, I’m Mandy from New York.

Growing up was very difficult for me. At the age of just 4 our family moved into a small village and I had to work on our family farm milking cows. 

One day I was milking the cows in the barn when the wind slammed the door shut, and one of the cows got startled. It kicked out its back hooves and smashed me on the mouth. I let out a loud scream and my parents came bursting into the barn. When they checked my mouth, they noticed most of my teeth were missing. 

Dad: Mandy! Let me check your mouth. 

Mom: we need to get her to the hospital! Immediately. 

Doctor: Let me take a look, looks like she will be fine. Her teeth will grow back over time.

But years went by and my teeth never came back. We realized that something was very wrong with me.

“We’ve run some tests and your daughter has a rare condition that limits her production of teeth. I’m afraid she will never grow new teeth unless you can afford surgery, although I must admit it is very pricey.”

My parents were poor so there was no way we could afford it. I would have to suffer a terrible smile for the rest of my life.

I would get teased about it all the time at school. I remember in 5th grade I had just moved to a new school. When I entered the classroom, the teacher asked me to introduce myself.

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