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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks parts One and Two. (Effect on family,…
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks parts One and Two.
Author's Storyline
Prologue: Rebeca Skloot explains her own reasons for writing the book.
Author's First Person Research, interviews, and impressions with Henrietta's Family as well as visiting Clover and seeing Lacks's family cemetery
Henrietta Storyline
Upbringing in Clover working tobacco fields
Move to Turner's Station
Cancer Diagnosis and treatment
Death
Married to David
Children: Lawrence, Elsie, David Jr, Deborah, and Joe
Sister Gladys
Friend Sadie
Researchers and Hela Cells
Tissue samples given to George Gey
Hela Cells cultured and grown in Gey's lab
Cells shared with labs all over the world
Tested in variety of enviornments
Cell culture and transported methods refined using Hela cells
Hela cells considered to be great scientific breakthrough
Problems with contamination in labs with HeLa cells as well as ethical issues in testing lead to new methods and ethics rules
Effect on family
Ethel and Galen move in and abuse children
Abuse leads Joe to life of crime and imprisonment
Deborah sexually assaulted and drops out of school and marries into abusive relationship
Lawrence and Bobbette take Deborah in and help her
Elsie institutionalized and dies in institution
Family is subjected to harassing reporters and researchers and genetic testing upon the HeLa cells being identified as her mother's, creating a distrust of medical/journalist fields.
Family Finally relents to speak to Rebecca Skloot