I do believe it is important for the public to hear about stories such as Henrietta Lack's. It opens the publics eyes to what happesn behind closed doors. It shows just one of the many injustices that happen daily. It is just a good tool of education and a good read for the whole country to share.
I think that making the audience basically the whole country, made this a very difficult write. It forced her to not only make it an educated read for the academic in the medical field, but also simple enough for the general public. Not all the public is as smart as a doctor or a medical researcher but it is a story that the whole country should read. Skloot had to essentially 'dumb it down' for the whole public. And even after that dumbing down it still has to have some scientific facts that would make it a tougher read. It would be a very tough write because of the decision between the general public option and the advanced medical option.
I anticipate a few challenges reading this. One big challenge I forsee is understanding Henrietta and her family's position. I can't imagine what went through her daughters and other family member's minds. I never had to be anything close to that position so it will be difficult to understand their mindsets. Also, understanding some of the medical terminology will be difficult as I really haven't had much exposure to the medical field with the exception of the daily news. I think it will be a good but difficult read.
