Mocha Sweetness

DeShawn NormanDetroit, MI

The story

HIV does not define who I am! Nor does it determine what I will and can do! I am still the same person I was before I was diagnosed. I still deserve, need, and want love!

About this doll

Represents: HIV/AIDS
Heritage: African American
Birth date: November 10, 1971
Diagnosis: 2004
Exhibited at: Michigan PWA Task Force 2007

Behind the collection

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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Exhibited at

Michigan PWA Task Force 2007

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