Jiawen tells the story of the death of 18 month old Ezekiel Stephan. His parents, David and Collet Stephan, were distrustful of Western medicine and tried to treat his meningitis with home remedies. Their conviction caused fear in their community that the government would start arresting any parents who didn’t fall in line. Cherlyne recounts her own childhood illnesses and her experiences with Chinese traditional medicine and we discuss the anti-vaccine movement and fears of Big Pharma.
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