First Do No Harm (DVD)

First Do No Harm (DVD) ... 10 July, 2000 at Odyssey / Features of the DVD: PAL / The true story of one woman's struggle against a narrow-minded medical establishment, the film follows Lori Reimuller (Meryl Streep) as she learns of her young son Robbie's epilepsy. As Robbie's health slides radically downhill, despite the treatments offered by medical staff, she becomes increasingly frustrated and desperate. Eventually, after doing her own research into the disease, she decides to try an alternative treatment called the Ketogenic Diet, and is shocked at the hostile response from Robbie's doctor, who is prepared to take legal action to prevent Lori from getting him out of the hospital.