Deborah and Skloot

It has been interesting to find that as Skloot searches and discovers things about Henrietta and in engaging with her family, Deborah has been able to face some unanswered questions. Deborah experienced a harsh childhood, without her mother, and it has been hard for hear to deal with information regarding her mother and her cells. But along with Skloot she has been able to accomplish more in discovering who her mother was and what this means to her. I feel that the book not only lays out issues regarding this woman and her immortal cells, but also the life and family that she left behind due to the cancer that provided an ability to work with and research the immortal cells.