Thank You, Henrietta

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  • November 17, 2010 at 6:47 am #44312
    marions
    Moderator

    Patty….I love your idea. You might want to place it in the suggestion box.
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    Marion

    November 17, 2010 at 4:29 am #44311
    tiapatty
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    The author event was really inspiring, it took her 10 years to write this book and finally get some recognition for Henrietta Lacks and I see parallels with our struggle to get people to notice cc.

    I think Mark Clements is our Henrietta, for those of you who are new to the board and haven’t had a chance to look around the website, he is the reason we have this little refuge here, see:

    http://www.cholangiocarcinoma.org/history.htm

    Henrietta Lacks made an incredible contribution to medicine and science but her story is also tragic. Everyone has benefited from the medical advances that her cells made possible but everyone’s gain was also her family’s loss as she died of cervical cancer at 31, leaving behind young children just as Mark did.

    I read that at some other event to recognize Henrietta they passed out t-shirts that said “Thank You, Henrietta” so maybe we can have t-shirts that say “Thank You, Mark” or maybe we can add that to the wristbands?

    Patty

    November 16, 2010 at 9:14 pm #44310
    betsy
    Spectator

    I read this book over the summer. It is truly an amazing story.

    Betsy

    November 16, 2010 at 2:57 pm #44309
    cherbourg
    Spectator

    Just read the review on the link you gave. I just downloaded it to my “nook”. Can’t wait to start reading this! Thanks for the nudge!

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    Pam

    November 15, 2010 at 7:33 pm #44308
    marions
    Moderator

    Great Patty. I would love to hear your comments after Tuesday.

    November 15, 2010 at 11:17 am #44307
    jemima
    Member

    I heard about this book on the radio a few months ago and found it such an incredible story. Of course with my memory being terrible I promptly forgot about it ! I will put it on my Christmas list now…
    I hope you enjoy the talk.

    Jemima

    November 15, 2010 at 8:14 am #4331
    tiapatty
    Member

    Well, I am going to do a librarian post here.

    I just finished reading The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. If you are asking yourself who the heck is Henrietta Lacks, well, even if you have no idea who she is you have benefited from her contribution to medicine and science, including cancer research. Read all about it right here:

    http://rebeccaskloot.com/the-immortal-life/

    I am so excited because the author is speaking in Chicago on Tuesday and I plan to attend.

    Patty

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