Handmade doll: Cocoa
Part of the Stitches collection.ST-MIZ-JS-0171
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Cocoa

J.S.Detroit, MI

The story

I'm a winner; I am pleased to say that I'm in total control of my life; I have HIV, and HIV doesn't have me.

About this doll
Represents
HIV/AIDS
Heritage
African American
Birth date
February 7, 1966
Diagnosis
2002
Exhibited at
Women's Living Conference 2010

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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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