Tuesday, October 11, 2011

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The writer talked about how she was able to find her way to Turner Station, where Henrietta had lived when she was alive. Her aim was to see if she could get in-touch with David Sony, Lack's Junior, but it is unfortunate. Later, she get in touch with the Reverend in Turner station, who connected her to Courtney speed and people who were going to lunch a museum in honor of Henrietta. In short, she got some information in the CNN documentary video she watched, before she left turner station.
Meanwhile, Courtney had promised Skloot that she would tell her whatever she knows about Henrietta once she has taken permission from Henrietta family.
When Skloot reach Clover, she met Cootie, Henritta's cousin, who was once Henrietta's baby. Henrietta used to take care of cootie when his polio got bad. Skloot explained all what Cootie told her about the spirit in Lacks Town. How the spirit caused disease into human body. In short, she said Cootie wasn't sure if the spirit got Henrietta or Doctor did it.
On October 4, 1951 Henrietta died around the mid-night. Before she died, she gone through lots of pains; the cancer had spread all over her body to extend that her system couldn't even performed any operation. After her death, Gey was able to get in touch again with Henrietta's body through Day permission. If he could discovered something different to the cells he had been growing.

I like the spirit that Skloot got. The spirit of courage; the spirit of determination. Despite all what she faced in order to get in touch with the Lacks family, and the discouragement of those who had tried to write something about Henrietta, she still continnue till she achieved her aims.

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