Kimberly  Stokes

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Gary stared into my eyes as he hugged Deborah’s sobbing body and whispered to her, “You’re not alone.” Looking at me, Gary said, “She can’t handle the burden of these cells no more, Lord! She can’t do it!” Then he raised his arms above Deborah’s head and yelled, “LORD, I KNOW you sent Miss Rebecca to help LIFT THE BURDEN of them CELLS!” He thrust his arms toward me, hands pointed at either side of my head. “GIVE THEM TO HER!” he yelled. “LET HER CARRY THEM.” I sat frozen, staring at Gary, thinking, Wait a minute, that wasn’t supposed to happen!
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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