Lorenzo’s Oil

In the Movie Lorenzos oil colour the disease Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) or also known as Schilders Disease, a rare inherited disorder that leads to advancing brain damage, failure of the adrenal gland and eventually death, is institutionalized by Augusto and Michaela Odones struggle to happen upon a cure for their son who has ALD. Their independent enterprises to find a cure for this dreaded disease leads them to clashes with the formal medical institutions.Scientists, doctors and other support groups to not believe they piece of tail succeed. However, their efforts soon gain media attention and tribe from the mainstream are drawn into assisting them in their mad crusade. Their labors are epitomized in the international symposium the definitely catches peoples attention. Eventually, enough mainstream provoke is gained in ALD research and actual scientists back them up in finding a cure.It is an example, of institutionalization because by their labors ALD is brought into the m ainstream as a disease that should be studied and fought and not just an isolated illness that the occasional unlucky person suffers. Advocacy refers to efforts on the part of an individual to gain attention for something in the hopes of positive reaction from the public. In this movie the couple advocated the search for a cure to their sons affliction and in the end has some success.Interference, is quite the opposite, is when people try to get media mileage from an event in an effort to gain popularity. Politicians who get involved in social issues are often disparaged as simply stressful to gain media mileage. I learned from the movie that we must never give up hope. Science, with enough persistence, can help us conquer many problems that appear unconquerable. Also, we must discern between those who truly fatality to help us and those who are merely trying to use us for their own personal gains.