Handmade doll: Faith, Hope & Courage
Part of the Stitches collection.ST-TXZ-SA-0271
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Faith, Hope & Courage

SandraHouston, TX

The story

My faith carried me through when the darkness of this disease took over my body. It was like hiding under a tree and that was not enough. The telephone did not stop ringing. You could have just sawed me in half, put me up for sale. But nobody wanted me. After you sawed me in half - to make sure I was dead - unloaded the bullets in me until the gun was empty. My lips on my face were so big. I could not tell you enough. Until one day I remembered that the Lord loves me. No matter what, He thinks I am a rose and when all else fails I can always pray or read the instructions.

About this doll
Represents
HIV/AIDS
Heritage
African American
Birth date
1960
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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