Lorenzo’s Oil Essay The film is based on the true story of Augusto and Michaela Odone and their son Lorenzo. In 1984 Lorenzo came down with adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)‚ a rare inherited disease. Doctors said that he would lose all his functions and die within two to three years. Refusing to accept this grim verdict‚ the Odones set out on a mission to find a treatment for ALD and to save their child. In their quest for a treatment the Odones often clashed with doctors‚ scientists‚ and support groups
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1. What is the movie all about? Lorenzo’s Oil Lorenzo is the son of Michaela and Augusto Odone. He begins to have strange memory problems and blackouts. At age 6‚ he is diagnosed with the childhood cerebral form of ALD‚ a progressive degenerative nervous system disorder. There is no cure for this disease and his parents are told he will become totally disabled and die in a few years. Michaela and Augusto‚ devastated by Lorenzo’s diagnosis‚ decide to research ALD even though neither has a
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Versace Devine Chemistry 2A 9/10/2013 Lorenzo’s Oil Lorenzo’s Oil is a 1992 American drama film directed by George Miller. It is based on the true story about a child afflicted with the illness adrenileukodystrophy or known as ALD. Augusto Daniel Odone and Michaela Teresa Murphy Odone are the parents of Lorenzo Oden ‚ They became famous for discovering a treatment using Lornzo’s oil ‚ for their son’s incurable illness. ALD is passed from parents to their children as an X-linked genetic
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Lorenzo’s Oil and ALD Disease still not fully understood Disease Description The movie "Lorenzo’s Oil" brought a rare disorder called adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD). It is a progressive degenerative myelin disorder‚ meaning that myelin‚ the "insulation" around nerves‚ breaks down over time. Without myelin‚ nerves can’t function normally‚ or at all. Unfortunately‚ the body can’t grow replacement myelin‚ so the disorder is progressive -- it gets worse over time. Nerve Cell diagram:
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The movie‚ "Lorenzo’s Oil"‚ was about a family that found out that their son had been diagnosed with a rare‚ genetic disorder of which was considered incurable. The sex-linked disorder ALD‚ passed on by the x-chromosome‚ of which is usually accompanied by the unfortunate fate of death‚ has also been known to bring forth muteness‚ blindness‚ comas‚ seizures‚ and deafness. With no known cure for ALD‚ or any possible way of escaping its final result (death)‚ doctors would use a special treatment to
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Film Review – Lorenzo’s Oil In the beginning of the film‚ we meet Lorenzo Odone. He is the incredibly smart and energetic son of Augusto‚ an Italian‚ and Michaela‚ a fiery redheaded American. When the Odone family returns to the US‚ Lorenzo began showing signs of ALD. This rare disease has no cure‚ but Lorenzo’s parents were determined to find one. While studying and learning all they could‚ the Odone’s reviewed all kinds of medical journals and reports. They elicited the help of scientists and
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came up with a formula of simple‚ edible oils that have effectively made the levels of very long chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) decrease greatly‚ and over time the levels dropped down to normal. The oils are derived from olive oil and rapeseed oil. The reason it is successful‚ is because of the oleic acid and erucic acid in the oils. These oils completely stop the enzyme that makes VLCFAs. We have much hope in this oil‚ in which we have called Lorenzo’s oil. Lorenzo has been on this treatment and it
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were not getting trough Lorenzo’s system because it was clogged up. Analogies help you understand problems by giving you a related example that most people understand. 2. How did diet affect this disease’s progression? And what was “Lorenzo’s oil”? Why was it special? Diet helped and harmed Lorenzo. Lorenzo’s oil is a 4:1 mixture of glyceryl trierucate and glyceryl trioleate (the triglyceride forms of erucic acid and oleic acid)‚ prepared from rapeseed oil and olive oil. It is used in the investigational
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TerShawn Wharton ! Lorenzo’s Oil 01/12/2014 The Lorenzo’s Oil was very impressive with the way the set up was. Nick Nolte‚ Susan Sarandon‚ Peter Ustinov‚ Noah Banks‚ Michael Haider‚ Billy Amman‚ Cristin Woodworth‚ and Zack O’Malley Greenburg being the best actors of the movie in the lead roles really indulges you into the movie. Through out the movie it’s multiple Lorenzo’s and they all p‚ay a terrific part in the movie as actors.It was filmed primarily from September 1991 to February 1992 in
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Film: Lorenzo’s Oil – Part One Directions: Answer the following questions based on the information provided in the film‚ Lorenzo’s Oil. Characters: Lorenzo Odone – child Michaela Odone– mother Augusto Odone- father 1. Lorenzo begins to experience problems at school and at home. What symptoms of the disease first appeared? ___________________________________________________________________________ ____ ___________________________________________________________________________ ____ 2
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