Chinese traditional medicine did nothing for my psoriasis. But it was my mother's love language
Kerry Yang suffered years of stigma and isolation as a child with psoriasis, which his mother tried to treat with Chinese traditional medicine. As an adult and medical school student, he's finally come to understand his mother's motivation.
![Chinese traditional medicine did nothing for my psoriasis. But it was my mother's love language](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7234182.1718404662!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/kerry-yang.jpg)
![Yang with treatments for his psoriasis. On the left are Western medications and on the right are some of the Chinese herb and supplements. A man stands between two piles of boxes and jars, one of medicine and one of Chinese traditional medicine.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7234182.1718404662!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/kerry-yang.jpg)
Kerry Yang suffered years of stigma and isolation as a child with psoriasis, which his mother tried to treat with Chinese traditional medicine. As an adult and medical school student, he's finally come to understand his mother's motivation.
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