Candace
Candace asked Camron Wright:

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Camron Wright We don’t know for sure what was wrong with the child (speaking of the real Sang Ly and her son). What we do know is that Sang Ly had taken him to several doctors—western doctors who couldn’t help—and yet the old Cambodian healer cured the boy with a single treatment. I joke that I want to go back and find out what the black tar-like substance was that he used because I want to start a pharmaceutical company. To this day, Sang Ly remains convinced it was the healer who cured her son. I hope this helps.

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