Patricia's Dolls
CBC
November 18, 2017
Patricia Garnett, 45, is known in her town as "the doll lady." She was sexually assaulted by her father as a teen and gave her baby up for adoption. She has never met him.
She now cares for dolls as she would a real baby to deal with the trauma.
Patricia suffered brain damage as a baby and has lived with a caretaker all her life. Her caretaker has a baby and Patricia loves having a real child in the house who she refers to as her "little brother."
Patricia says she wants everybody to know her story because she is often bullied by those who do not understand why she cares for her dolls.