Handmade doll: Lady Monfia
Part of the Stitches collection.ST-FLZ-BR-0079
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Lady Monfia

Brenda DeshieldsFt Lauderdale, FL

The story

My name is Lady Monfia. In my past I was infected with HIV but today I am not living with HIV, HIV is living with me. I know that I can not change what has happened to me in the past, but I have accepted my past for what it was worth. By doing so I can move on with my life so that I can live in today which is the present with respect and love for myself. I can build my future with self-dignity because I am no longer a victim. I am a survivor.

About this doll
Represents
HIV/AIDS
Heritage
African American
Birth date
February 4, 1956
Diagnosis
2008

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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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