Henrietta LacksHeLa Cells
Danielle Hickman
Henrietta Lacks
Born in Roanoke,Va August 1, 1920 Loretta Pleasant No one knows where Henrietta came from
How did Henrietta end up in Clover?
Henrietta’s mother died giving birth to her 10th child.
10 children divided up between relatives.
Clover, VA
1st Cousin
How did David Lacks end up with Henrietta’s grandfather?
Shared a room since they were 4
How old was she when she started bearing children?
14 1st Child (Lawrence) Lucile Elsie Pleasant (4 years later)
Marriage
Married April 10, 1941 Henrietta 20 David 25 Cheater?
Children
5 children Lawrence Lucile Elsie David Jr. Deborah Joseph
How did she discover the knot?
Hospital January 29, 1951 “I got a knot on my womb. The doctor
need to have a look.
Diagnosed
Cancer? Age 30
Doctor
George Gey
HeLa?
HEnrietta LAcks
Culture Medium
What is it? How did he make it?
Cells
Non cancerous cells Cancerous cells doubled
Treatment
Radium Radiation
More Children?
Treatment made unfertile Scared of hysterectomy
Mitosis
What is mitosis?
How did HeLa help?
Johnas Stalk
Before Death
Tumors everywhere Pain Level? Restraints
Death
October 4, 1951 12:15am
Burial
Major storm!