Handmade doll: T-Bird
Part of the Stitches collection.ST-NYZ-TB-0210
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T-Bird

T.B.J.New York, USA

The story

What the hell am I doing here? I am in a wheelchair and I want to get out!I want to walk. I used to walk. I don’t like the wheelchair because I feel very confined. What the hell am I doing here?? African American - New York City

About this doll
Represents
HIV/AIDS
Birth date
April 15, 1967
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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