...First Do No Harm
1997, Film, 94 min, Drama, English, United States, MoviePedia score 66
She went looking for help... and found a miracle
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.
Directed by Jim Abrahams
Cast
- Meryl Streep as Lori Reimuller
- Fred Ward as Dave Reimuller
- Seth Adkins as Robbie Reimuller
- Margo Martindale as Marjean
- Allison Janney as Dr. Melanie Abbasac
- Oni Faida Lampley as Marsha Williams
- Leo Burmester as Bob Purdue
- Tom Butler as Dr. Jim Peterson
- Mairon Bennett as Lynne Reimuller
- Michael Yarmush as Mark Reimuller
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