Liz Harrison, left, and Harrison at 4 years old with her grandmothers Margaret Carscadden Harrison and Rachel Anne Leicht Smith McCleary in Medicine Hat in 1989.
For a long time in her family, Liz Harrison says it has been a privilege to be able to afford to dental hygiene and cleaning.Posted: Sep 17, 2024 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago
My teeth were crooked and crowded. That, and my poor hygiene habits hit hardest just as I aged out of the remaining dental coverage I'd had from my parents at 21. She grew up with wholesome and plentiful nutrition. Her family grew enough to also support men riding the rails looking for work and passing through. Grandma Margaret's father would offer a meal and a night in the hayloft in exchange for chopped wood or completed farm chores — a fair trade that the family thought preserved everyone's dignity and pride.
I have been privileged to be able to have Invisalign as a now-insured older adult and I faithfully brush twice a day. I even floss pretty regularly, but the damage is done, and I face a lifetime of maintenance ahead due to my genetics, family history and lack of early understanding.
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