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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. 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. This movie is an indictment of those in the medical profession who discuss only the treatment options they favor. Several of the minor characters are portrayed by people who have been not just helped, but cured by the Ketogenic diet.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Jim Abrahams
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
PG-13
Year:
1997
94 min
501 Views


over at your place.

Wally Turgen's hunter.

- Old Mill Hardware.

- Where'd you hear that?

- Paperboy this morning.

- Oh. Grapevine must be slippin'.

We had her at least

seven hours by then.

Lori, that was Robbie's school.

He took a tumble.

He's okay, but they

want you to check it out.

Oh, okay. Oh!

My car's in the shop.

- You need a ride over there?

- Is that all right?

Thanks. I really

appreciate this, Doc.

Well, I wouldn't have bothered you

except for the way he fell.

He was taking

a snack plate to the trash...

- and it seemed like he just

kind of collapsed. - Uh-huh.

But he got right up,

and he's been fine ever since.

Hey, how come you

fell down, kiddo?

- I didn't fall down.

- Well, I'll give his pediatrician a call.

- I made a picture of the emperor. See?

- The emperor?

- Oh, that's goo...

- No. Like this.

Oh, that... Yeah.

Well, I like it better the other way.

He's okay, I think.

Hey, Dr. Peterson, do you

want to see my picture?

Hey, Mom!

I wanna ride Schwartz!

- She's not ready yet.

- I'm ready now!

When we're done

lunging her you can.

You promised.

Scout's honor!

Oh, oh! Wait. No, wait.

We gotta get the beans out of Schwartz

before we put you on her.

Don't want to have

two matching shiners, do we?

Hey, Mark, I got a world-class

assistant truck washer here.

Happens to have an opening

in his schedule.

All right, squirt.

- Hey, stop calling me squirt!

- Mark.

Fine. When I finish washing a spot,

you rinse it off.

Oh, but, whatever you do,

don't do this.

Hey, quit it!

Mom, Mark squirted me!

Mark, be nice

to your brother.

Sorry.

Here you go, squirt.

You told me to squirt!

Ohhh, I'm drenched.

You know I'm just gonna have to get you

back double for what you did to me.

I'm comin'.

Robbie? Robbie,

quit screwing around.

That's it.

Robbie?

Mom! Mom! Mom, come quick!

Something's wrong with Robbie!

Hurry, Mom! Hurry!

Mom!

Oh, Robbie, Robbie.

It's okay.

It's okay.

It's okay.

It's okay.

It's okay.

He was admitted 45 minutes ago,

and he's still post-stictal.

Lori, Dave,

this is Dr. Neaves...

- the ped's neurological

consultant here. - Hi.

- Hi.

- He knows a lot about epilepsy.

Epilepsy?

Uh, yes. One seizure

is just a seizure...

...but two, by definition,

is epilepsy.

But he's only had one.

The fall you called me about this morning

was probably another kind of seizure.

So we're going to admit him and

watch him for a couple of days.

But this is a kid who

hardly catches a cold.

How could he

have epilepsy?

Well, there's a lot of different

triggers for seizure disorders.

We're gonna run some tests

and see what we can find out.

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Ann Beckett

Ann Beckett (5 February 1927 - 2002) was an Irish pioneer of occupational therapy, a sister of John Beckett (an Irish musician, composer and conductor) and Peter Beckett (a pioneering figure in Irish psychiatry). She was a cousin of the famous writer and playwright Samuel Beckett. more…

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