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...First Do No Harm (1997)

...First Do No Harm (1997)

Drama TV Movie

She went looking for help... and found a miracle

Release Date: 1997, February 16
Directors: Jim Abrahams
Countries: United States of America
Cast: Meryl Streep, Tom Butler, Allison Janney, Margo Martindale, Leo Burmester, Fred Ward, Seth Adkins, Oni Faida Lampley, Mairon Bennett, Michael Yarmush, Millicent Kelly

Overview:

When Lori Reimuller learns that her young son Robbie has epilepsy, she first trusts the judgment of the hospital staff in how best to bring it under control. As Robbie's health slides radically downhill, however, she becomes frustrated and desperate, and so does her own research into the existing literature on treatments. When she decides to try an alternative treatment called the Ketogenic Diet, devised long ago by a doctor from Johns Hopkins, she is met with narrow-minded resistance from Robbie's doctor, who is prepared to take legal action to prevent Lori from removing him from the hospital.