Handmade doll: "Hope"
Part of the Stitches collection.ST-NYZ-SM-0202
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"Hope"

S.M.American -Yonkers, Westchester, NY

The story

Shattered Dreams Dear HIV You shadowed my future with a bridge I cannot cross. I had been waving and waving fr you to help me cross over. But all is in vain because you now hold me in bondage where it is impossible to escape. You now rule my body like a political dictator and I long for freedom. You have destroyed my dreams of becoming a medical technologist. Even dreams of becoming a mother, a maternal grandmother, and see my heritage expanding from one generation to another. You made me regret being a phlebotomist because then I wouldn't have you In my body destroying my Immune defense system. I now live in the shadow of anxiety and regret. I can only find comfort and hope,Hope for a cure. And I hope that I am on a journey and when my destination arrives God will call my name and I will be waiting so patiently. For I will be going to a better place a place for eternity Where there will be no more suffering but happiness and joy forever. In the meantime I hope for a cure. Keep your hopes high,D on't give up.

About this doll
Represents
HIV/AIDS
Heritage
African
Birth date
April 25, 1969
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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