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1997 Drama TV Movie 1h 30m

...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.

6.8 TMDB RATING
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Principal Cast

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

Philip Akin

Philip Williams

Sean McCann

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