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...First Do No Harm

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.

1997 |1h 30m |  Drama, TV Movie

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Cast

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Meryl Streep

Lori Reimuller

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Fred Ward

Dave Reimuller

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Allison Janney

Dr. Melanie Abbasac

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Seth Adkins

Robbie Reimuller

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Margo Martindale

Marjean

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Tom Butler

Dr. Jim Peterson

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Leo Burmester

Bob Purdue

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Michael Yarmush

Mark Reimuller

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Philip Akin

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Philip Williams

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Sean McCann

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Language

English

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