The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Book • 2010 • Biography
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There are graphic depictions of cervical cancer and its symptoms and treatment, including biopsies, examinations, and radium therapy.
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Cousins marry and have kids. There is also the abusive kind of incest in which a surrogate father molests the girl he is raising.
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A child with developmental disabilities and epilepsy as a result of congenital neurosyphilis is institutionalized.
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A man nicknamed "Crazy" gets into violent fights and is imprisoned as a result of extreme anger issues. A violent partner abuses substances.
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The phrase "mental r----------" is used in passing to describe the condition of a child born with neurosyphilis. The tone is clinical and not meant to demean.
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The Lacks family were both intentionally and unintentionally gaslit by doctors through a lack of informed consent or patient education.
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Does a parent die?
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This one's brutal. The death of Mrs. Lacks was traumatic and had decades-long effects on her family. Both the death and its fallout are described extensively.
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A woman in extreme pain has to be restrained because her body movements can harm her.
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A woman with a young baby dies.
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References are made to surveillance or tracking by governmental or medical bodies of unsuspecting citizens. Additionally, Skloots' and other researchers' persistence in trying to get in contact with the Lacks family and gain their trust could be triggering to victims of stalking.
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Rebecca Skloot finds herself "on the receiving end of an apparent exorcism."
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It's marginal. One man talks about seeing frightening "spirits." An intense storm at a funeral is implied to be the result of the spirit of the deceased woman. The science advanced by Henrietta's cells is sometimes interpreted as an expression of Henrietta's will or life force from beyond the grave, for example, in curing diseases that affected her family.
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A child is sexually molested. Also of note are the graphic descriptions of examinations and treatment for cervical cancer, which involved being penetrated by fingers and medical instruments.
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