Handmade doll: Kelly
Part of the Stitches collection.
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Kelly

Kelly M.Arizona, USA

The story

I was raised in the Midwest. HIV/AIDS is a disease of my children’s generation. I was careless, now I’m scared! I have HIV! I’m still a mom, a woman, a friend, a co-worker. I still have HIV, I’m not scared now, I’m aware! I’m living with, not dying from HIV. Knowledge is power! Now I know… Caucasian, Phoenix, Arizona ID: ST-MIZ

About this doll
Represents
HIV/AIDS
Birth date
June 15, 1962
Diagnosis
October, 2005

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Stitches

These dolls, created by women with HIV/AIDS, show that the disease is one with multiple layers that each woman must peel away in order to live a positive life.

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