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Verified Audience. Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice. Presents a blistering attack on the rigidity and insensitivity of the medical establishment. Full Review | Aug 26, 2002 ...
Feb 16, 1997 · Jim Abrahams. Director. Ann Beckett. Writer. 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 ...
Oct 1, 2012 · Directed by James Reynolds, the film presents a detailed history—perhaps an overly detailed one for those viewers who don’t happen to be attending medical school—of the practice, which first ...
Feb 16, 1997 · Meryl Streep made “First Do No Harm” for the most personal reason. Her friend Jim Abraham’s son, Charlie, was a schoolmate of her own children in California, and developed epilepsy in his first year. “I watched them negotiate the labyrinth of care for him, and I was witness to their frustrations and their anguish.
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 ...
May 13, 2003 · 7/10. inspiring story. blanche-2 29 May 2005. Beautifully acted by Meryl Streep and the rest of the cast, this film is based on a true story of a mother who defied the medical profession to get her son on the ketogenic diet at Johns Hopkins. Due to the tremendous lobbying power of the AMA in this country, alternative treatments are not ...
