Handmade doll: Tonya
Part of the Stitches collection.ST-NYZ-TO-0255
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Tonya

Manhattan, NY

The story

Don't have unprotected sex, don't share drugs (meaning needles) and use a new condom every time!

About this doll
Represents
HIV/AIDS
Heritage
African American
Birth date
January 12, 1965
Diagnosis
1994

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Stitches

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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