When I saw the date September 11, 2001 all that came to mind was the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The fact that Rebecca and Deborah was supposed to meet in Washington D.C had me thinking that Deborah was gonna get hurt or got involved since the press conference was evacuated.
Thank god no one got hurt from that attack. What was sad is Deborah suffered from a stroke but was very lucky that she was able to recover completely from it.
I felt very happy and proud that Deborah decided to enroll into school to be more educated about her health. Although she didn't finish school, it inspired the next generation of Lacks to go to school and they all seemed very successful at it. Some even wanted to research their Henrietta and she contributed to science and medication.
Why did they have to tear down Clover? There's officially no evidence of Henrietta's hometown because they chose to destroy it.
I thought it was sweet that Rebecca wanted to give Deborah a piece of the rubble as a token of remembrance. Once she wasn't answering I had a bad feeling tingling in my spine, like a bad ending was to come.
I was right about that bad ending. So sad that Deborah passed away so young from a heart attack. At least she was able to know what happened to Elsie and Henrietta and she could be at peace with God and herself.
Sonny said "she's in a better place now". I liked how Rebecca ended the book with Deborah saying she'd like it if she could come back as some HeLa cells like her mother say they both could do good in the world...
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