When a child faces cancer treatment, burns, disfigurement, or is born differently, there are almost no toys that represent that child. But a New Berlin woman has been trying to change that, one doll at a time at a Doll Like Me.
It starts with just a few pieces, but it turns into so much more for a child.
“To see these children opening these dolls and seeing a representation of themselves. I mean it is amazing, it really is. It makes me emotional to even speak about it,” said Brian Grassi whose daughter has a Doll Like Me doll.
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Brian’s own daughter Emma was born with a limb difference. They reached out to Amy Jandrisevits, the founder of a Doll Like Me, before Emma was born to ask about a doll. They say having it is life-changing not just for Emma but for Brian and his wife.