...First Do No Harm
“She went looking for help... and found a miracle”
Overview
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.
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