The familyremembersdoctors takingblood sampleswithout clearexplanations. Years later, awriter namedRebecca Sklootbecomesinterested in thestory of HeLacells. Her cellskeep growingand do notdie like otherhuman cells. Henrietta diesin 1951, leavingbehind herhusband andfive children. Henrietta Lacksis introduced as ahardworkingBlack womanliving in Marylandin the 1950s. Deborah isconfused andscared aboutwhat happenedto her mother’scells. She tries to talkto Henrietta’sfamily, but theydo not trust herat first. She startshaving strongstomach painand heavybleeding. -Deborah agreesto work withRebecca to betterunderstand whathappened to hermother.While treatingher, doctorstake samples ofher tumorwithout askingher permission. The Lacksfamily does notknow thatHenrietta’s cellsare still alive. The treatmentsdo not work,and Henrietta’shealth getsworse. Deborah explainsthat her familyhas struggledwith poverty andmistrust ofdoctors. Rebeccacarefullyexplains howcells andcancer work. Doctors tellher she hascervicalcancer. Rebecca learnsthat HeLa cellscame from areal woman,not just a labsample. HeLa cells aregrown in labsand sent toscientists allover the world. Scientists useHeLa cells tohelp withmajor medicalresearch. Doctors nameher cellsHeLa, usingthe first lettersof her name. Henriettareceives painfulradiumtreatments, whichwere common atthe time. Rebecca meetsDeborah Lacks,Henrietta’sdaughter. Deborahworries thather mother’scells wereabused or hurt. Henrietta goes toJohns HopkinsHospital becauseother hospitalswould not treatBlack patients. Scientistsnotice thatHenrietta’s cellsare differentfrom normalcells. The familyremembersdoctors takingblood sampleswithout clearexplanations. Years later, awriter namedRebecca Sklootbecomesinterested in thestory of HeLacells. Her cellskeep growingand do notdie like otherhuman cells. Henrietta diesin 1951, leavingbehind herhusband andfive children. Henrietta Lacksis introduced as ahardworkingBlack womanliving in Marylandin the 1950s. Deborah isconfused andscared aboutwhat happenedto her mother’scells. She tries to talkto Henrietta’sfamily, but theydo not trust herat first. She startshaving strongstomach painand heavybleeding. -Deborah agreesto work withRebecca to betterunderstand whathappened to hermother.While treatingher, doctorstake samples ofher tumorwithout askingher permission. The Lacksfamily does notknow thatHenrietta’s cellsare still alive. The treatmentsdo not work,and Henrietta’shealth getsworse. Deborah explainsthat her familyhas struggledwith poverty andmistrust ofdoctors. Rebeccacarefullyexplains howcells andcancer work. Doctors tellher she hascervicalcancer. Rebecca learnsthat HeLa cellscame from areal woman,not just a labsample. HeLa cells aregrown in labsand sent toscientists allover the world. Scientists useHeLa cells tohelp withmajor medicalresearch. Doctors nameher cellsHeLa, usingthe first lettersof her name. Henriettareceives painfulradiumtreatments, whichwere common atthe time. Rebecca meetsDeborah Lacks,Henrietta’sdaughter. Deborahworries thather mother’scells wereabused or hurt. Henrietta goes toJohns HopkinsHospital becauseother hospitalswould not treatBlack patients. Scientistsnotice thatHenrietta’s cellsare differentfrom normalcells. 

Henrietta Lax Part 1 - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. The family remembers doctors taking blood samples without clear explanations.
  2. Years later, a writer named Rebecca Skloot becomes interested in the story of HeLa cells.
  3. Her cells keep growing and do not die like other human cells.
  4. Henrietta dies in 1951, leaving behind her husband and five children.
  5. Henrietta Lacks is introduced as a hardworking Black woman living in Maryland in the 1950s.
  6. Deborah is confused and scared about what happened to her mother’s cells.
  7. She tries to talk to Henrietta’s family, but they do not trust her at first.
  8. She starts having strong stomach pain and heavy bleeding.
  9. -Deborah agrees to work with Rebecca to better understand what happened to her mother.
  10. While treating her, doctors take samples of her tumor without asking her permission.
  11. The Lacks family does not know that Henrietta’s cells are still alive.
  12. The treatments do not work, and Henrietta’s health gets worse.
  13. Deborah explains that her family has struggled with poverty and mistrust of doctors.
  14. Rebecca carefully explains how cells and cancer work.
  15. Doctors tell her she has cervical cancer.
  16. Rebecca learns that HeLa cells came from a real woman, not just a lab sample.
  17. HeLa cells are grown in labs and sent to scientists all over the world.
  18. Scientists use HeLa cells to help with major medical research.
  19. Doctors name her cells HeLa, using the first letters of her name.
  20. Henrietta receives painful radium treatments, which were common at the time.
  21. Rebecca meets Deborah Lacks, Henrietta’s daughter.
  22. Deborah worries that her mother’s cells were abused or hurt.
  23. Henrietta goes to Johns Hopkins Hospital because other hospitals would not treat Black patients.
  24. Scientists notice that Henrietta’s cells are different from normal cells.