Gabe Robinson Lorenzo’s oil In the movie Lorenzo’s Oil, a young boy named Lorenzo starts having symptoms of a disease known as Adrenoleukodystrophy (aka ALD). Lorenzo’s parents Augusto and Michaela Odone work tirelessly to find a cure for this thought-to-be terminal illness. After the parents consulted a doctor who researched this disease, they found out the disease is corroding a fatty sheath that insulates the nerves called myelin, which if missing causes degeneration of the brain and eventually loss of body function. After he finds out there isn't a cure permanent or temporary for this disease, Augusto contacts the “world expert” on ALD, a man named Nikolais who explains that certain foods contain very long-chain saturated fats that normally would be used, with the excess being destroyed by the body, stripping the ALD affected boys' myelin covering. The reason this doesn’t happen in boys affected by ALD is because the disease prevents these excess long-chain saturated fats from being destroyed, causing a buildup. Augusto uses selective attention by breaking down the disease into parts and focusing on the saturated fats aspect so that he can put his efforts into finding a way to lower Lorenzo’s saturated …show more content…
She also states that the summary of the study talked about “Fatty-acid manipulation” which states “They stop the rats producing one kind of fat by loading their diet with another kind”. Michaela probed the problem by researching studies of related experiments and finding a relationship between the overproduction of fats and replacing those missing fats with another
Recently in class we have watched the movie Lorenzo’s Oil. The movie’s plot revolves around a young man named Lorenzo Micheal Murphy Odone who at the age of five was diagnosed with a terminal illness known as ALD or Adrenoleukodystrophy. The adrenoleukodystrophy protein (ALDP) helps your body break down very long chain fatty acids (VLCFAs). If the protein doesn’t do its job, the fatty acids build up inside your body. This can harm the outer layer of cells, known as myelin, in your: spinal cord, brain
The movie Lorenzo’s Oil is based on a true story. Lorenzo was a happy, bright and active young boy living in East Africa as his father was stationed there to work. When his parents, Augusto and Michaela Odone, were relocated back to the United States Lorenzo began to show unusual signs of disruptive behavior and balance issues. After medical exams the boy was diagnosed at the age of 5 with having adrenoleukodystrophy also know as ALD. A rare disease with no known treatment or cure with a life
In the movie Lorenzo's Oil, directed by George Miller we see the struggling life a of a mother and father whose child gets diagnosed with an extremely rare disease known as A.L.D. or Adrenoleukodystrophy. We watch a family, the Odones, intense battle with this disease to keep their son alive through emotional and physical struggle. We witness as in inspirational conflict that gets resolved through the attributes of this boy's family, and the guilt that is experienced from the mother who passed
by the doctors concerning their child's health. They have faith that the doctors will be honest, keep their promises. However little did they know that the doctors had no intention of abiding by the ethical concepts of veracity and fidelity. The Lorenzo's have seen many medical experts that assured them that they not only have their child's best interest at heart, but keeping them comfortable. In contradiction with that these medical experts have done nothing to minister to Lorenzo. The purpose of
Lorenzo's Oil The movie Lorenzo's Oil is about a boy, his family and their struggles to stick together through a life threatening disease. A family's togetherness is challenged in the event of unexpected change, like in this movie. The Odone family tested many factors of their family structure when Lorenzo was diagnosed with ALD. Some of factors that were tested and some also changed, as a result of this disease, were their environments, boundaries, cohesion, rules, and rituals. The environments
Michelle Wimmer Med 110 11/19/2015 On October 10, 2007 three-year- old Sebastian Ferrero of Gainesville, Florida died due to an overdose of Arginine, a naturally occurring amino acid that is used to test for growth hormone deficiency. Sebastian was a healthy child that was a bit short for his age. Parents Horst and Lucia Ferrero had taken Sebastian to physicians at the University of Florida to enquire about hormone therapy to boost his height. On October 8, 2007 Sebastian’s parents took him to the
Adrenoleukodystrophy. It's a genetic disease passed on by the mothers, who are carriers of the disorder, to their sons. It is usually diagnosed in the younger stages of life. Also, it can only be diagnosed through a blood test. A chemical defect of Lorenzo's disease was the body had abnormally high levels of fats. The way these chemicals after the body is that they liquefy the brain?s myelin. Because of this, Lorenzo had temper tantrums, random breakdowns, blindness, hearing loss, mute, seizures and
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Lorenzo’s Oil is a story about a family that one day made a doctor visit and their lives were altered forever. The parents, Augusto and Michaela Odone, learned that their five year old son Lorenzo, which was experiencing some abnormal symptoms, had a rare disease. It name is adrenoleukodystrophy. Doctors told the Odones to take their son home and make his last days comfortable because he was going to die within two years. The thought of losing their son was unbearable and hard them to grasp.
I have just watched Lorenzo’s Oil. I would like to give my take on this movie. At first I was confused about what this movie was about and why we were watching this movie in class. I learned it’s about a child who has a disease, and his parents try to find a treatment to save their only child. It really is a heartbreaking story about a child on the edge of death. It takes place in the Comoros off the coast of Mozambique, around 1984. I see the main characters as Lorenzo, Michaela, and Augusto Odone
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