Handmade doll: Ola
Part of the Stitches collection.ST-NYZ-FE-0205
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Ola

F.E.A.American New York, NY

The story

HIV is a virus that says you must take your medicines every day – because if you don’t you will die. I feel that taking them every day can be a hassle but it is necessary. It keeps me looking and feeling my very best with the disease. I feel like the woman I am today.

About this doll
Represents
HIV/AIDS
Heritage
African
Birth date
January 18, 1952
Diagnosis
Unknown

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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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