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!