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...First Do No Harm is a 1997 American made-for-television drama film directed by Jim Abrahams about a boy whose severe epilepsy, unresponsive to medications with terrible side effects, is controlled by the ketogenic diet. Aspects of the story mirror Abrahams' own experience with his son Charlie.
Feb 16, 1997 · ...First Do No Harm: Directed by Jim Abrahams. With Meryl Streep, Fred Ward, Seth Adkins, Margo Martindale. The story of one woman's struggle against a narrow-minded medical establishment.
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- Drama
- Jim Abrahams
- 1997-02-16
Summaries. The story of one woman's struggle against a narrow-minded medical establishment. 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.
Feb 16, 1997 · The film, based on a Pulitzer Prize-nominated play of the same name, is an examination of one of modern America's darkest chapters of medical research and racial exploitation.
Synopsis When debilitating conventional treatments fail, a woman (Meryl Streep) tries a controversial diet for her epileptic son (Seth Adkins). Director Jim Abrahams
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- Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat
- TV-PG
- Jim Abrahams
Brief Synopsis. A ferociously determined mother sees her four-year-old son's treatment for epilepsy failing and, trusting her own study of his case, defies conventional wisdom to enroll him in a controversial diet treatment. Cast & Crew. Read More. Jim Abrahams. Director. Meryl Streep. Lori Reimuller. Fred Ward. Dave Reimuller. Seth Adkins.
Culture magazines. First Do No Harm. views 1,361,886 updated. First Do No Harm ★★½ 1997 (PG-13) Wellintentioned but routine TV movie depicts the crisis of the farming Reimuller family when the youngest child, fouryearold Robbie (Adkins), is diagnosed with epilepsy.
