That losing her was worse than anything else that happened to her.” This quote is very ironic because despite having cervical cancer, Henrietta’s biggest pain in life was having to send Elsie away to the Hospital for the Negro Insane in Crownsville. As the reader begins to see, Henrietta’s biggest treasure within her life was her family. Her pride and joy seemed to be her children, despite the fact that most of her children could barely recollect any memories of their mother when asked by Skloot. She wanted to give the world to her children, but coming from an elementary educational background, along with no job, all she could offer them was her unconditional