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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.
- Ann Beckett
- Hummie Mann
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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- Jim Abrahams
- PG-13
- Meryl Streep, Fred Ward, Seth Adkins
It is also possible to rent "...First Do No Harm" on Amazon Video online and to download it on Amazon Video. Synopsis 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.
- 1997
- 9
- Jim Abrahams
- 90 min
First Do No Harm. 1997 · 1 hr 35 min. PG-13. Drama. When debilitating conventional treatments fail, a mother battles the medical establishment and tries a controversial diet for her epileptic son. Subtitles: English. Starring: Meryl Streep Fred Ward Seth Adkins Margo Martindale Allison Janney. Directed by: Jim Abrahams.
- Jim Abrahams
- January 1, 1997
- 94 min
First Do No Harm. When debilitating conventional treatments fail, a woman (Meryl Streep) tries a controversial diet for her epileptic son (Seth Adkins). 352 IMDb 6.7 1 h 34 min 1997. PG-13. Drama.
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.