• Jaw Journal

    8 weeks, and all is well…err, mostly.

    Well, it has officially been over 8 weeks since my surgery. I apologize that I left many of you hanging, without a new post for 5 of those 8 weeks. 😐 There have been no disasters, and I am not buried in a pit of depression or pain or despair. I’ve very simply been…well, busy living life with a new jaw. I went back to work during week three, and managed to make it through my days relatively well. I would work in the mornings, go home for a nap, and then work from home in the evenings. That lasted about a week, and then I was back full-time (for…

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    my people: orthodontist and jaw surgeon

    If you live in Colorado and need any sort of maxillofacial or orthodontic treatment, I can’t sing the praises of my doctors more highly.   Orthodontist, Dr. James Zuichovski Maxillofacial Surgeon, Dr. Matthew D’Addario My #1 Rock/ Caretaker/ Supporter/ Love…My husband, Brandon And to my many, many other people… I could not do this without you! I love you all, and am so thankful for your support!

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    my jaw pain story

    Singing was my life. I should start with that. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a singer. From belting out made-up songs about cats with luxuriously fluffy tails in my back yard as a second-grader, to participating in All State Choir in high school, performing gigs at a local coffee shop, majoring in vocal performance, and having a voice teacher my freshman year of college tell me he wanted to “raise the bar” of the university’s vocal department with me…singing has always been my passion. I don’t sing anymore, though. The truth is, I can’t. Even singing along with a hymn or two in church inevitably leads…