Lucille Elsie Lacks
| Lucille Elsie Lacks | |
|---|---|
| Born | Loretta Elsie Pleasant November 12, 1939 Clover, Virginia, U.S. |
| 💀Died | February 24, 1955 (aged 15) Crownsville, Maryland, U.S.February 24, 1955 (aged 15) |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | Davis and Loretta (Pleasant) Lacks |
Lucille Elsie Lacks (1939 - 1955) was the daughter of David Lacks and Loretta Pleasant. Elsie had developmental disabilities and was described by her family as "different" or "deaf and dumb". It was also reported she was epileptic, as well as suffering from neural syphilis.[1]
Elsie was placed in the Hospital for the Negro Insane of Maryland (later renamed Crownsville Hospital Center) in 1950, when she was around eleven years old. Elsie died in that hospital at age fifteen.[1] The family learned years later that Elsie had been abused and may have had holes drilled in her head during experimental treatments including pneumoencephalography.[2] Elsie's body was eventually relocated to a grave near her mother's in Clover.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Batts, Denise Watson (2010-05-10). "Cancer cells killed Henrietta Lacks – then made her immortal". The Virginian-Pilot. pp. 1, 12–14. Retrieved 2012-08-19. Note: Some sources report her birthday as August 2, 1920, vs. August 1, 1920.
- ↑ Skloot, Rebecca (2010). The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. New York: Broadway Paperbacks. p. 128. Search this book on
- ↑ https://pilotonline.com/news/local/health/article_17bd351a-f606-54fb-a499-b6a84cb3a286.html
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