Handmade doll: Serenity
Part of the Stitches collection.ST-NYZ-AS-0252
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Serenity

AshleyNew York, USA

The story

I was diagnosed with HIV because I had unprotected sex with my partner who was HIV+ and didn't tell me. Please get tested! Practice safer sex (always use a condom) African American - Bronx

About this doll
Represents
HIV/AIDS
Birth date
July 17, 1980
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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