
This is the new me
. . . It's a Cox's and it's only a bit of fruit, but being able to eat this represents one of the best moments in my life. I could never have dreamed of eating an apple that had been cut up into small pieces, let alone biting into it.
** I lost my confidence following dental surgery to remove my teeth. It felt like the top set might have been mine. but the bottom teeth were certainly not. When I look back, all I ever really did was go to work. I was so conscious of the terrible teeth I was wearing and that they might fall out at any moment.
** I know it seems incredible that it took me 27 years to pluck up courage to do something about it, but I had no confidence at all.
** Ordinary things like going out shopping and visiting the doctors were always an ordeal. I remember having a sore throat and when the doctor asked me to open my mouth my teeth fell out. It was awful, but I had become a great actress over the years and no one knew what I was going through.
** I never joined any clubs and would only accept invitations out which I knew I could not make excuses for. I hated going out for meals. I now enjoy regular shopping trips and eating anything I fancy . . . pork and beef are back on the menu.
** Before, if I saw someone in the street I would make believe I was in a hurry and never stop to talk. Now they can't shut me up. I want people, who were like me, to know there's a way out from living in the shadows. I only hope it doesn't take them 27 years.
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