Handmade doll: Merrit
Part of the Stitches collection.ST-TXZ-ME-0274
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Merrit

Houston, TX

The story

When I have to stop working due to my illness, where am I going to get the money I need for Rent? Food? Telephone? My cats? When the time comes for me to "retire", how am I going to pay of my credit card bills? My dental care? "Please show me the money!"

About this doll
Represents
HIV/AIDS
Heritage
Caucasian
Birth date
1963
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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