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Drama / TV Movie

...First Do No Harm.

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

THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE STORY

Cast.

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Lori Reimuller

Fred Ward

Fred Ward

Dave Reimuller

Allison Janney

Allison Janney

Dr. Melanie Abbasac

Seth Adkins

Seth Adkins

Robbie Reimuller

Margo Martindale

Margo Martindale

Marjean

Tom Butler

Tom Butler

Dr. Jim Peterson

Leo Burmester

Leo Burmester

Bob Purdue

Mairon Bennett

Mairon Bennett

Lynne Reimuller

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