 Born in Roanoke,Va  August 1, 1920  Loretta Pleasant  No one knows where Henrietta came from

 Henrietta’s mother died giving birth to her 10 th child.  10 children divided up between relatives.  Clover, VA

 How did David Lacks end up with Henrietta’s grandfather?  Shared a room since they were 4

 14  1 st Child (Lawrence)  Lucile Elsie Pleasant (4 years later)

 Married April 10, 1941  Henrietta 20  David 25  Cheater?

 5 children  Lawrence  Lucile Elsie  David Jr.  Deborah  Joseph

 Hospital January 29, 1951  “I got a knot on my womb. The doctor need to have a look.

 Cancer?  Age 30

 George Gey

 HEnrietta  LAcks

 What is it?  How did he make it?

 Non cancerous cells  Cancerous cells  doubled

 Radium  Radiation

 Treatment made unfertile  Scared of hysterectomy

 What is mitosis?

 Johnas Stalk

 Tumors everywhere  Pain Level?  Restraints

 October 4, 1951  12:15am

 Major storm!