Summary of p67-92

After Rebecca’s first conversation with Day, she drove from Pittsburgh to Baltimore to meet Sonny, she got more information about HeLa’s family, she try to contact them but she did not success. She met pastor in a church, and he brought her to visit Speed, Speed told her nothing. Then, she drove to downtown clover, finally, she found Hector Henry (Cootie), Cootie had been the Lacks Town barber for years. Cootie told Rebecca many things about HeLa, she was a great woman, and she was a special woman.

September, HeLa’s tumors spread entire body, she got sick and she need lots of blood, Emmett and some of his friends wanted to donate their blood for HeLa. When HeLa would be death, she wanted Day to take care her children. October 4, 1951, HeLa died, hospital asked permission for an autopsy, after long time thought, and Day gave the hospital permission.

Impression: when HeLa was going to be death, she still thought about her child.

Question: At the beginning, Day refuse giving permission to the hospital, why she gave the permission to the hospital in the final?