I really hate how uneducated the Lacks family were even when they were asked for samples of blood from Hsu. They didn't know what they were getting themselves into. I don't blame them for being uneducated but it seems so sketchy to donate your blood without knowing what they're doing with it. They only assumed that they were getting treated for cancer because of the risk of dying like how Henrietta died.
I like how they believe in superstitions like it was Henrietta who caused all the tragedies like burning down Rogers house in Oakland, it destroyed all the documents of HeLa cells and Henrietta's family.
I like Sonny's point of view of how he didn't mind Henrietta's cells were being used for medicine and research, "Long as it's helpin somebody".
I really enjoy the way you wrote the dialogue of this book. It seems so raw as if I could imagine the person talking in my head and how pictures are provided so we know how the family looks like.
Towards this section this was when the Lacks family started taking interest of Hopkins hospital and George Gey. They saw the profit of Henrietta's cells rising and rising each year.
Its amazing that when this book was published that one vial of HeLa cells were $256 each. If only the Lacks family knew this, they would've been rich! "HeLa is one of the most popular cell lines in the world".
I cringe at the fact that the only way the Lacks family knew how to attempt of getting a cut from HeLa cells was making handouts and gave them to customers at Lawrence's store. I'm sorry but that's probably the worst way to advertise.
If only the Lacks family knew how to sue and they should've hired a lawyer. But then again, I don't blame them because they weren't asked for consent so George Gey took Henrietta's cells illegally and in an inhumane way.
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