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| Most children don't enjoy a visit to the doctor's. I was no exception, when I was little - always screaming and crying whenever we came anywhere near the surgery. I was scared of syringes and vaccinations, but alas, some things just have to be done... One day though, in 1973, when I was three, the doctor had a new toy in her surgery. It was a Donald Duck vinyl doll with a squeaker in its belly. While I got my jab, I was clinging onto the doll, pressing it hard against me and it squeaked as if it felt the pain just as much as I did... It seemed to me as if the doll really suffered for me, and that made it so much easier for me to overcome my fear. From then on, I wasn't afraid of going to the doctor anymore. And when I did cry, then only because I wasn't allowed to take Donald home with me! | |||||||||
| From that day on, I loved Donald. He was my hero. And whenever my big brother had a new Donald Duck - comicbook, I would pretend to read it, too. I would sit still for an hour or longer, looking at the pictures, and I wouldn't become bored. Not ever. | |||||||||
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| My name is Gina Skinner, I am 39 years old, married and mother of a 17-year-old. My family and I live in the United Kingdom. In August 1984, I started my collection with two comic books, which I purchased on my 14th birthday. Today, my collection comprises of more than 500 comic books in various languages, a few hundred comic magazines (several of which I purchased online), a few dozen figurines and dolls as well as videos, DVDs, t-shirts, mugs, plates, blankets, cards, paintings, cushions, clocks, pens, keyrings and many other items. |
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| Gina Skinner (2009) | |||||||||
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