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After author connected to Henrietta’s husband, Day, she got a changce to meet his son, David at Baltimore. When author checked in a Holiday Inn and was waiting for David’s phone call, she found out the outside view of the Inn was the same things as Michael Rogers who wrote the article called “Rolling Stone” described about Lacks in 1976. Author started to go over the information about Henrietta that she had, she found out a Henrietta’s Turner Station address and an important person named Courtney Speed who devoted to building a Henrietta Lacks museum in an old newspaper. After she arrived in the town, there were more than 1,300 homeless, and many places were zoned for industrial.  People here was very nice. They waved and smile when author passed. And then she met Miss Speed from a man who helped her went there. However, she only got a tape from Speed. Speed asked author to get the support of the family before she talked about Henrietta. Finally, author got a phone call from David, and he refused to meet her. He also did not give any information about how to get touch with his family in Clover. Author need went there by herself.

Author was arrived in Clover. It was a terrible town. There was no light at night. She saw many stores were closed and even a kid on drugs. She kelp drove until she met a man who was Henrietta’s cousin, Cootie. He said everybody here were kin to Henrietta and liked her. He also found out a picture of Henrietta.  He said Henrietta’s cancer is not a normal cancer. Nobody understood how she died and her cells still alive.  They thought it was a spirit got Henrietta or man-made.  

The tumors was almost spread Henrietta’s whole organs. The functions of the organs were not work anymore. Henrietta was blooding too much and need extra blood to fix her body. Her cousin and some friends were going to help her. Henrietta experienced the terrible pain every day. 12:15 Am. On October 4, 1951, Henrietta felt she was going to die. After she said last words, she was gone.

When Gey knew Henrietta was died, he wanted samples from her organs. Someone went to Day’s home asked for permission of an autopsy. And Day agreed because it not hurt. A few days past, Henrietta’s was arrived in Clover. It kept raining during the day people pay respects to Henrietta. When they lowered Henrietta coffin into her grave and started to cover her, there were a big storm, huge rain fell, thunder, babies’ screamed, strong wind and so on.  Henrietta’s cousin, Peter thought she was trying to tell people something.

Impression:

I feel the doctor are grin especially Gey. When he knew Henrietta died, the first thing come out is autopsy Henrietta’s body to get the samples.    

Question:

How did Henrietta die?