The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Words: 805 Pages: 3 6897Baltimore. Hennie and David had several children: David Jr., Deborah, Elsie, Zakariyya Bari Abdul Rahman, and Lawrence Lacks. Unfortunately, their daughter Elsie, died at the age of 15 from developmental disabilities. “Henrietta Lacks was feeling discomfort in her lower abdomen even before she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. When she expressed her concern, the doctors told Henrietta that she was feeling the pain from a child forming inside of her.” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Lacks,, 2019) She was not satisfied and didn't believe that […]