Anna Sanders
9th Grade Biology
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Introduction “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot tells the story of Henrietta Lacks and her cells (the HeLa cells). Henrietta was the mother to five children. She was the wife to David ("Day") Lacks, who was also her first cousin. She was diagnosed with cancer when she was thirty years old. She died when she was thirty-one years old. Henrietta never told her family about the “lump” she had until she started bleeding and needed to go to the hospital. From there she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Unknowingly to Henrietta and her family, her cells would make history.
Key Idea 1: (How She Found the Lump) Henrietta started to feel pain after her fourth
9th Grade Biology
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Introduction “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot tells the story of Henrietta Lacks and her cells (the HeLa cells). Henrietta was the mother to five children. She was the wife to David ("Day") Lacks, who was also her first cousin. She was diagnosed with cancer when she was thirty years old. She died when she was thirty-one years old. Henrietta never told her family about the “lump” she had until she started bleeding and needed to go to the hospital. From there she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Unknowingly to Henrietta and her family, her cells would make history.
Key Idea 1: (How She Found the Lump) Henrietta started to feel pain after her fourth