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Reading Room:  "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks"  |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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 Posted - Nov 09 2011 : 07:20:38 AM
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Has anyone read this book?
I just finished reading it. Very interesting.
"...scientists know her as HeLa."
When she died in 1951 from cancer, her cells were taken without her or her families knowledge. Those cells "became one of the most important tools in medicine, vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping..."
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
1511 Posts
tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
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Posted - Nov 09 2011 : 08:02:43 AM
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I watched a documentry regarding her, and they tracked down her grand/greatgrand children to see if they were the same as her...yes I agree, very interesting
"Knowlege is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad" |
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ClaireSky
True Blue Farmgirl
1792 Posts
Julie
Arcadia
WI
USA
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Posted - Nov 10 2011 : 07:23:29 AM
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Sounds like a very interesting book! Another one hits the list...lol.
Julie
Farmgirl Sister #399
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. |
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Lindsay C
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lindsay
Rogersville
AL
USA
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Posted - Dec 03 2011 : 06:56:49 AM
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I've read this book and really enjoyed it!
Lindsay
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Dec 03 2011 : 08:23:53 AM
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Hi Lindsay:
I found it truly sad that Mrs. Lacks family was never really compensated. Her HeLa cells have helped many people!
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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momshopsalotta
True Blue Farmgirl
232 Posts
Connie
Hertford
NC
USA
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Posted - Dec 03 2011 : 08:34:05 AM
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| I am one thesis away from my masters in health education and I've done a fair amount of research on Henrietta Lacks and her family. One of the most upsetting stories regarding her family is that when one of Henrietta's adult sons was at Johns Hopkins undergoing surgery he relates that the last thing he remembered was the anesthesiologist telling him as he went "under" that his mother had made the most significant gift in the history of medical science, only to find out when he awoke that he owed the hospital $150,000 because he had no insurance. No, I don't think the family was compensated at all. Do you know that Henrietta still has an unmarked grace cause no one in her family could afford a tombstone? The Immortal Life of Henrietta lacks is a facinating book! |
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Lessie Louise
True Blue Farmgirl
1406 Posts
Carol
PECULIAR
MO
USA
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Posted - Dec 03 2011 : 08:49:47 AM
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I have this book, very anxious to start it!!
....it's what's inside a women, when she's up against the land.
Farmgirl #680!
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Dec 03 2011 : 5:58:24 PM
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Connie:
Yes, I was aware of the son and his hospital bill. What a shame! It was a facinating book, I agree.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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rnpsmom
Farmgirl in Training
14 Posts
Becka
OH
USA
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Posted - Dec 29 2011 : 12:50:19 PM
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"The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks"
