<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div> No one talks about teeth much, but on the PCT I lost a crown. On the CDT I had a bad molar infection. Worse was the disappointment of finding no dentists who would treat me. it's nearly impossible to schedule an exact appointment, but worse were the universal phone rejections. </div><div> So, have a thorough dental check before the thru hike, and bite the bullet and have any needed work done then. And carry a bottle of antibiotic prescribed by your dentist in the event that a tooth goes south. </div><div> The tooth had cracked and had to be pulled when I got home. </div><div><br></div><div>Uncle Tom <br><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On Mar 20, 2015, at 11:41 PM, Matthew Edwards <<a href="mailto:iceaxehikes@gmail.com">iceaxehikes@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><p dir="ltr">I shared this story with a friend and i re-read what i had written and had to laugh out loud.<br>
I will share it with you;</p>
<p dir="ltr">"You know, i am 46.<br>
When i was 43 and on the CDT i had a tooth break in half.<br>
I freaked.<br>
This was the first time in my life a tangible piece of my body.. fell off!<br>
In a motel room in Grand Lake CO, i tried to glue that piece of molar back in place with an epoxy cement i bought at the hardware store.<br>
It was part of me.<br>
I wanted to put it back.<br>
I felt desperate.<br>
No pain except for pride.<br>
It didn't work.<br>
When i reached Steamboat it was July 3rd and the dentist was nowhere to be found.<br>
My molar, and a few others, are cracked and missing a few chunks today."</p>
<p dir="ltr">Getting old and coming apart isn't so bad.<br>
It is becoming predictable.<br>
Like an old car losing a fender.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The real question is; <br>
Am i the lightbulb, with it's finite filament of tungsten..</p>
<p dir="ltr">Or am i the light from the bulb itself, and eternal.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Now where could i find an answer to that?</p>
<p dir="ltr">iceaxe<br><br></p>
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