Obstacles in writing/reading TILOHL

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, written by Rebecca Skloot, is a story that itself creates so much controversy and questioning that the public's opinion needs to be heard. This story is important to be heard because it can help us better our future laws and decisions we make with the question of consent and whether or not such an important issue,  such as collecting cells that could someday cure cancer, is worth risking over a simple thing as consent. In the synopsis it says that the children of Henrietta Lacks could not even afford health insurance while there mothers cells were worth millions and millions of dollars. It is a tragedy to see that such an important person's family is not even compensated when they themselves are barely making ends work. This is a story that needs to be heard by the public so we can learn from mistakes made in the past and also to see what amazing things one person and one person's cells can do. Rebecca Skloot had many obstacles to overcome when writing this book such as having to write for many different kinds of audiences. There are many different kinds of people out there who aren't doctors and may not understand anything said in Rebecca Skloot's book so she must have had to made it so even a high school student could understand. Another challenge would be having to find history on a subject that was decades before she heard Henrietta Lack's story. Having to find from relatives to old medical records to even doctors from all those years ago. As a reader, a challenge I see from reading this book is understanding any medical terms or events that may come up and also not understanding the differences from then to now.