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

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