...First Do No Harm

...First Do No Harm (1997)

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.

Date of release
1997-02-16
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (41)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama, TV Movie
Director
Jim Abrahams

Casting

  • Meryl Streep — Lori Reimuller
  • Fred Ward — Dave Reimuller
  • Allison Janney — Dr. Melanie Abbasac
  • Seth Adkins — Robbie Reimuller
  • Margo Martindale — Marjean
  • Tom Butler — Dr. Jim Peterson
  • Leo Burmester — Bob Purdue
  • Mairon Bennett — Lynne Reimuller
  • Michael Yarmush — Mark Reimuller
  • Damir Andrei
  • Millicent Kelly — Self
  • Oni Faida Lampley — Marsha Williams

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