
...aadyam oru doshavum cheyyaruthu.

...1997 ll jiim ebrahams samvidaanam cheytha oru american television naadaka chithramaanu phastt duu noow harm, gurutharamaaya apasmaram, bhayanakamaaya paarshwafalangalulla marunnukalodu prathikarikkaattha, kettojenik diet niyanthrikkunna oru aankuttiyekkurichaanu. kathayude vashangal makan chaarliyumaayulla abrahaminte swantham anubhavathe prathifalippikkunnu.
plott.
reimmullarmaaraaya oru madhya padinjaaran kudumbatthinte jeevithamaan chithram parayunnath. moonnu kuttikalude amayum truck driveraaya davinte (fred ward) bhaaryayumaan laurie (merril streep avatharippikkunnath). kudumbatthe santhoshathodeyum saadhaaranakkaaranaayum sukhakaramaayum saambathikamaayi avatharippikkunnu avar oru kuthiraye vaangi havaayiyilekk oru avadikkaalam aasoothranam cheiyunnu. appol ettavum ilaya makanaaya robby (seth adkins) schoolil pettennu vishadeekarikkappedaatha oru veezhchaykk vidheyanaakunnu. kurachu samayathinu sesham, sahodaranodoppam kalikkumbol prakopanamillaathe mattoru veezhchayundaakukayum avanu oru khinnatha anubhavappedukayum cheiyunnu. robiye niravadhi nadapadikramangal nadathunna aashupathriyilekku kondupookunnu oru sidi scan, oru arakkett panchar, oru electroencephalogram (iii. iii. jii), raktha parisodhanakal. oru kaaranavum kandethiyittillengilum rund veezhchakalum apasmara rogangalaayi kanakkaakkukayum kuttikk apasmaram undennu kandethukayum cheiyunnu.
budhishakthiyude vaikalyavum perumatta prashnangalum ulppede ariyappedunna paarshwafalangalulla pazhaya aantikanvalsant marunnaaya phenobarbitalilaanu robby aarambhikkunnath. randaamathethu kutty veedinullil oodikkalayaan prerippikkukayum ithu parikkilekku nayikkukayum cheiyunnu. laurie adiyanthiramaayi doctore vilichu marunnu maattaan abhyarthikkunnu. ithu phenitooyin (dailaantin) aayi maattappedunnu, pakshe phenobaarbittalinte alavu pathukke kuraykkanam, ithu niraashayundaakkunnu. pinneedu, carbamasepine (tegrettol) enna marunnu cherkkunnu.
athesamayam, thangalude aarogya insurance asaadhuvaayathaayum avarude chikitsa swakaarya ashupathriyil ninnu kaundi aashupathriyilekku mattunnathaayum reimmullarmaar kandethunnu. medical billukal adaykkunnathinulla shramathil, dave kooduthal apakadakaramaaya truck looad edukkukayum deerghaneram jolie cheyyukayum cheiyunnu. avadhi nadakkillennu kuttikal manassilakkukayum veettil oru foreclosure notice posttucheyyukayum cheyyumbol kudumba pirimurukkangal thalayuyarthunnu.
robby apasmaram kooduthal vashalaakukayum marunninte paarshwafalamaayi steevans-jonson syndrome ennariyappedunna gurutharamaaya oru thadi avanu undaakukayum cheiyunnu. avane ashupathriyil praveshippichirikkunnu, avide avan rakshappedunnathu thadayaan padd cheytha kattilukal roopakalppana cheythirikkunnu. avan oru "pachakkari" aayitheerumennu maathaapithaakkal bhayappedukayum prateeksha nashtappedukayum cheiyunnu. oru ghattathil, robby apasmaaraavasthayilekku (oru medical emarjansi enna nilayil nirthenda thudarchayaaya oru kanvalseevu sesher) pookunnu. diasepaminte (valium) vardhichuvarunna dosukal oru falavumillaathe intravenous aayi nalkunnu. oduvil, paraldehyde guhyamaayi nalkunnu. eee marunnu marakamaaya paarshwafalangal undakkunnathaayi visheshippikkappedunnu, koodaathe oru plaastik kapp naadakeeyamaayi urukunnath kaanapedunnu (oru glass syrinch aavasyamaanu).
robby keyarinte chumatala vahikkunna neurologist doow. melani abbasack (aalisan jaani), mosham bedside reethiyum irunda chithravum varaykkunnu. reeimulezhs sasthrakriya pariganikkukayum ithu oru oopshanaano ennu arian aavashyamaaya anweshana nadapadikramangal aarambikkukayum cheyyanamennu abbasack aagrahikkunnu. thalayottiyude mukalbhagam neekkam cheyyukayum thalachorinte uparithalathil electrodukal cherkkukayum cheiyunnathu saadhaarana thalayotiyile eeji electrodukalekkaal eathenkilum sesher fokkasinte kooduthal krithyamaaya sthaanam nedunnathinu ithil ulppedunnu. reimmullarmaar shasthrakriya apakadakaramaaya avasana maargamaayi kaanukayum mattenthenkilum cheyyaan kazhiyumo ennu arian aagrahikkukayum cheiyunnu.
laurie libraryil apasmaarathekkurichu gaveshanam aarambikkunnu. niravadhi manikkoorukalkk sesham, apasmaarathekkurichulla oru nalla paatapusthakatthil aval kettojenik diet kaanunnu. ennirunnaalum, bhakshanakramatthinte falapraapthiyekkurichulla upakhyaanaparamaaya thelivukal maathrame ulloo ennu avarude doctor thallikkalayunnu. thudakkathil bhakshanakramam pariganikkaan visammathichathinusesham, aval pinmarunnathaayi thonnunnu, pakshe asaadhyamaaya thadassangal srishtikkunnu remuellermaar avarude makane thudarchayaaya vaidyasahaayathode merilaandile baltimorile johns hopkins aashupathriyilekku kondupokaanulla oru maargam kandethanam-avarkk thangaan kazhiyaatha onnu.
annu vaikunneram, laurie thante makane ashupathriyil ninnu thattikkondupokaan sramikkukayum apakadasaadhyatha undaayirunnittum, johns hopkinsile oru doktarumaayi thaan nadatthiya oru appoyintantilekku avanodoppam parakkukayum cheiyunnu. ennirunnaalum, aashupathriyilekkulla eksittil ashupatri suraksha avale thadayunnu. makante aarogyam apakadathilaakkukayaanenna kodathi theerumaanikkukayaanenkil makante samrakshanam nashtappedumennu oru anubhaviyaaya nazhs loric munnariyipp nalkunnu.
orikkal doktaraayi practies cheyyukayum ippozhum licensulla oru pazhaya kudumba suhruthumaayi dave sanbarkkam pulartthunnu. eee doctor anubhaviyaaya nazhsum baltimorilekkulla yaathrayil loriyeyum roby anugamikkaan sammathikkunnu. vimaanathil yaatra cheyyumbol, robic deerghakaalathekku pidipedunna oru pidivaashiyundaakunnu, ithu pailattinum crewin chila aashankakal srishtikkunnu.
avar johns hopkinsil athumbol, laurie thante suhruthukkale vanjichathaayi vyakthamaakunnu, kaaranam avalude appoyintment (kazhinja aazhchayile) punakrameekarichilla, koodaathe kettojenik diet prograamil sthaanamilla. eare apekshichathinushesham doow. oru autpeshyantaayi robiye sweekarikkaan freeman sammathikkunnu. loriyum robiyum baltimorile oru konventilaanu thaamasikkunnath.
1940 muthal kettojenik diet prograam nadatthaan sahaayicha oru dietician millisent kellie (svayam avatharippikkunna) bhakshanakramam hrasvamaayi vishadeekarikkunnu. bhakshanakramam aarambikkaan upayogikkunna aadya upavaasathil robic pidichunilppu mechappedaan thudangunnu. bhakshanathil valare uyarnna kozhuppu swabhaavam undaayirunnittum, robby bhakshanam sweekarikkukayum athivegam mechappedukayum cheiyunnu. addehathinte apasmarangal illaathaakkukayum addehathinte maanasikaseshi punasthaapikkukayum cheiyunnu. nagaratthiludaneelamulla oru paredil kudumba kuthirappurathu robby sawari cheiyunnathodeyaanu chithram avasaanikkunnath. rund varshatholam bhakshanakramam thudarnna robby annumuthal pidichedukkalum mayakkumarunnu rahithavumayi thudarukayaanennu clossing kredittukal avakaashappedunnu.
pashchaathalam.
samvidaayakanum nirmmaathaavumaaya jiim ebrahams thante makan chaarliyumaayulla swantham anubhavangalude falamaayi eee chithram nirmmikkaan prachodanam ulkkondirunnu. niravadhi marunnukalum shasthrakriyakalum nadathiyittum chikilsikkaan kazhiyaatha valare gurutharamaaya oru rogaavastha charley vikasippichu. addehathinte budhiparamaaya thakarchaye "maranathekkaal moshamaaya vidhi" ennaanu abraahangal visheshippichathu. johns hopkins hospitalile pediatric apasmara kendratthinte director joonn freeman ezhuthiya balyakaala apasmaarathekkurichulla oru pusthakathilaanu addeham eee bhakshanakramam kandethiyathu. charley bhakshanakramathil aarambikkukayum athivegam rogavyaapanathil ninnu mukthayaakukayum cheythu. koodaathe, marunnukal kuraykkukayum addehathinte maanasika vikasanam punasthaapikkukayum cheythu. bhakshanathekkurichu aarum thanne ariyichittillenathil abrahams prakopithanaayi. bhakshanakramam prolsaahippikkunnathi addeham charley foundeshan srishtikkukayum athinte falaprapti prakadippikkunnathinaayi gaveshana padanangalkku dhanasahayam nalkukayum cheythu.
sinimayude kathaykku abraahaminte kathayumaayi samaantharamaanenkilum, robby enna kathaapaathram oru samyojithamaanu, kudumba saahacharyangal saangalppikamaanu. kettojenik dietil aayirikkukayum apasmaram "sukhappedukayum" cheytha aalukalaanu chithratthile niravadhi cheria kathaapaathrangale avatharippikkunnath. dietician millisent kellie svayam kalikkunnu. ashupathriyil robicoppam kalikkunna oru kochukuttyaayi charley ebrahams prathyakshappedunnu, robic apasmaram undennu kandethumbol avalude amma avane vegathil neekkam cheiyunnu-ithu oru pakarchavyaadhiyaanennu pole.
oru yadhaartha kathaye adisthaanamaakkiyullathaanu eee sinima ennum nammal palappozhum eee katha kaanunnundennum ennaal ellaavarum bhakshanakramam kondu sukhappedunnillennum ellaavarum oru paredil sawari cheyyaan veettilekku pookunnillennum joonn freeman paranju."bhakshanakramathekkurichulla kooduthal gaveshanathinulla adithattilulla sramathinu eee chithram aakkam koottiyathaayi addeham pinneedu abhiprayappettu."
1997 februvari 16nuu aadyamaayi sampreshanam cheytha eee chithram pinneedu dvdyil puratthirangi.
merril streeppinte prakadanam oru emmy, oru golden globe, oru television chithratthile mikacha nadi vibhaagathil saattalait avaardukal ennivaykku naamanirddesham cheyyappettu. ezhuthukaaran aan bekkattine humanitas sammaanathin (90 minitt vibhaagam) naamanirddesham cheythu. robby enna kathaapaathrathe avatharippichathinu seth adkinsinu yuva kalakaranulla puraskaaram labhichu.

