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Who is Deborah Lacks Mom?

Henrietta Lacks!

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What age did Deborah first get married?

18!

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How did Deborah Die?

Heart Attack!
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What is Deborah's nickname?

Dale!

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What happened when the family started to bury Henrietta's body?

A huge storm rolled through!

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Where did Deborah grow up?

Baltimore, Maryland! 

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What age did Deborah get pregnant?

16!

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Who did Deborah work with to find out more about her mother?

Rebecca Skloot!

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What number child was Deborah?

4!

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What cancer did Henrietta lacks have?

Cervical Cancer!

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Why was school hard for Deborah?

She was partially Deaf!

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How long did it take Deborah to figure out about her mothers cells?

20 Years!

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When did Deborah die?

2009!

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What hospital was Henrietta at when she found out that she had cancer?

Johns Hopkins!

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What is the name of the steel mill that Day went to work at?

Sparrows Point Steel Mill!

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What year was Deborah Lacks Born?

1949!

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Why did she leave her first husband?

Abuse!

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Who did Deborah Marry second?

James Pullum!

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How many times was Deborah married?

2!

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When did the author first learned of HeLa?

1988!

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Who sexually abused Deborah?

Galen!

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Who was her first husband?

Alfred!

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Where did Deborah Lacks Die?

Joppatowne, Maryland! 

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How old was Deborah when her mother died?

2!

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What are the two things that Deborah was worried about when she found out her mothers cells were still alive?

The cells were in pain, Deborah would eventually come down with the same disease!
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