Jane knows the value of a good doll(玩具娃娃). "Dolls have a power we don't completely under and," she sad.She got this while working as a social worker using dolls to help her young kids adapt to(适应) their changing medical situations.Many of the kids saw themselves in those do.But for the kids missing a lamb(肢体) or who had lost their hair,there were none they could relate to(与......相关) .
Seven years ago,when a friend said that her niece was an albinism(白化病)girl,Jane Davi,now 49,knew what might help the youth through this challenging period. "It's hard to tell a kid, 'You are perfect the way you are' and to build confidence that way," she says.
Jane Davis wanted to change that.She made a doll by hand-using fabric(布料) and markers that looked like the child and sent it off.Being moved and deeply thankful to Jane's kindness,the friend posted a photo online of the happy child and the doll.Soon another woman asked Jane to make a doll that looked like her baby,who was missing a leg.
Word spread,and soon Jane was making dolls for children with scars(伤疤),birthmarks,physical disabilities,in short,a doll that looked like them.She left her job and started a nonprofit(非盈利的) organization,A Doll Like Me.
Working out of her home in Milwaukee,from photos sent by parents or care-givers,it takes Jane nearly seven hours to make each doll.A Go Fund Me web page helps her offset costs and allows her to donate(捐赠) her services.She hasn't charged for(为......收费) a doll since she began her nonprofit.
In all,she's made more than 400 dolls.The waiting list is so long,but Jane never gives up.As she explains on her Go Fund Me page, "Every kid,regardless of gender,race,age,medical issue,or body type,should look into the sweet face of a doll and see their own."