Handmade doll: Michelle
Part of the Stitches collection.ST-NYZ-TS-0266
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Michelle

T.S.Bronx, NY

The story

I am black and beautiful and undetectable. It's important to take your meds.

About this doll
Represents
HIV/AIDS
Heritage
African American
Birth date
November 5, 1967
Diagnosis
1994

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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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