...First Do No Harm
6.7
“She went looking for help... and found a miracle”
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.
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Cast
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Meryl Streep
Lori Reimuller
Known for
The Devil Wears Prada
The Post
Fred Ward
Dave Reimuller
Known for
Tremors
Escape from Alcatraz
Allison Janney
Dr. Melanie Abbasac
Known for
Finding Nemo
I, Tonya
Seth Adkins
Robbie Reimuller
Known for
Let Me In
Frontera
Margo Martindale
Marjean
Known for
Your Honor
The Americans
Tom Butler
Dr. Jim Peterson
Known for
Sonic the Hedgehog
The Andromeda Strain
Leo Burmester
Bob Purdue
Known for
The Abyss
A Perfect World
Mairon Bennett
Lynne Reimuller
Also in
Salem Witch Trials
Goosebumps
Michael Yarmush
Mark Reimuller
Known for
Arthur
The Little Lulu Show
Damir Andrei
Known for
Dead Ringers
F/X2
Millicent Kelly
Self
Oni Faida Lampley
Marsha Williams
Known for
Jungle 2 Jungle
Jim Abrahams Director · Ann Beckett Writer Hummie Mann Composer
United States release February 16, 1997 · Produced in United States
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 16, 1997
TV · ABC
France
March 1, 2000 · TV · M6
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