Lorenzo's Oil

We should notify the Muscatines. 503 00:51:42,703 --> 00:51:46,313 Of course. The foundation could help with the arrangement. 504 00:51:46,399 --> 00:51:50,879 They could even, perhaps... find some funds. 505 00:51:52,619 --> 00:51:57,055 How about we hook it to the back of the next Foundation Family Conference? 506 00:51:57,185 --> 00:52:00,273 <i>- When would that be?</i> - Next summer. 4th of July. 507 00:52:00,404 --> 00:52:03,361 <i>- That's nine months away!</i> - It will take us all that time 508 00:52:03,492 --> 00:52:06,188 to invite those busy doctors and raise the money. 509 00:52:06,318 --> 00:52:09,624 <i>- I don't think so.</i> - What's your time frame, Mrs Odone? 510 00:52:09,754 --> 00:52:13,102 <i>- Five weeks from now. November 10th.</i> - That's not possible. 511 00:52:13,276 --> 00:52:14,973 <i>Oh, I think it is.</i> 512 00:52:15,059 --> 00:52:17,277 Pardon me, but what is the point of rushing? 513 00:52:19,799 --> 00:52:23,932 As ALD parents, we both know the answer to that inane question. 514 00:52:24,018 --> 00:52:27,193 <i>If you want this to happen, you're going about it the wrong way.</i> 515 00:52:27,324 --> 00:52:30,194 At least we are going about it. 516 00:52:30,325 --> 00:52:33,282 - Sorry, I don't understand. - He wants his diaper changed. 517 00:52:33,368 --> 00:52:36,674 Mrs Muscatine, look... Hello? 518 00:52:37,631 --> 00:52:39,588 Hello? 519 00:52:39,718 --> 00:52:42,719 They should be hung by their eyelashes. 520 00:52:42,806 --> 00:52:45,328 - They won't help? - It doesn't look that way. 521 00:52:45,458 --> 00:52:47,503 - Good boy. I'll take him. - No, I got it. 522 00:52:47,590 --> 00:52:50,547 - What'll you do? Mortgage the house? - Not until I have to. 523 00:52:50,677 --> 00:52:52,156 Michaela! 524 00:53:01,898 --> 00:53:05,290 I've spent two months pulling on the heartstrings of Washington 525 00:53:05,464 --> 00:53:10,074 to raise money for multiple sclerosis, sudden infant death and cystic fibrosis. 526 00:53:10,204 --> 00:53:12,423 Then why exclude adrenoleukodystrophy? 527 00:53:12,596 --> 00:53:16,685 Because I also cover politics, the arts, women's issues and stuff, 528 00:53:16,815 --> 00:53:19,555 and my readership likes to have a little balance. 529 00:53:19,685 --> 00:53:24,426 I cannot do another medical story right now. Maybe in another month. 530 00:53:26,209 --> 00:53:28,861 Joyce, I think you should meet my son. 531 00:53:33,428 --> 00:53:35,472 My friends... 532 00:53:36,255 --> 00:53:38,734 This is so generous. 533 00:53:38,908 --> 00:53:42,865 You know, Augusto, our wives are eager to form a committee 534 00:53:42,952 --> 00:53:46,735 - to, perhaps, help with hospitality. - Oh, wonderful, wonderful. 535 00:53:49,606 --> 00:53:53,302 Not only will we be saving money, but they'll be extremely well fed. 536 00:53:53,390 --> 00:53:57,435 For breakfast, French pastry, correct? Lunch, UN finger food. 537 00:53:57,521 --> 00:54:00,652 The British will do afternoon tea. 538 00:54:00,827 --> 00:54:04,393 And for dinner, I know a marvelous Italian cook. 539 00:54:07,306 --> 00:54:11,699 Are you needin' another pair of hands? I'll lick envelopes, serve coffee, whatever. 540 00:54:11,829 --> 00:54:15,613 And this is for your boy. I grow the best organic produce in Virginia. 541 00:54:15,744 --> 00:54:18,570 - Thank you. - You don't remember me! 542 00:54:18,744 --> 00:54:23,006 Wendy Gimble. Foundation Family Conference. I yelled louder than you. 543 00:54:23,136 --> 00:54:28,617 - Yes, of course. You have two boys. - We lost Jaybird, but Jake here is fine. 544 00:54:28,747 --> 00:54:30,835 We think what you're doing is fantastic. 545 00:54:30,921 --> 00:54:33,183 Hello, Jake. Come on in. Thank you. 546 00:54:33,357 --> 00:54:38,402 When I read about what you were doing, I thought "It's time we did something." 547 00:54:38,488 --> 00:54:42,316 - Please, come in and meet the others. - Is that Lorenzo? 548 00:54:42,403 --> 00:54:46,665 Yes. Lorenzo, this is Jake. He's a young man of your age. 549 00:54:46,752 --> 00:54:51,536 Look, Lorenzo, a great big pumpkin. Let's go down and feel how big it is. 550 00:54:55,971 --> 00:54:58,407 What, sweetheart? 551 00:55:00,842 --> 00:55:04,061 I'm sorry, Lorenzo. Let's try that again. 552 00:55:27,284 --> 00:55:29,894 This morning I could still understand him. 553 00:55:35,982 --> 00:55:41,027 When we can clone the ALD gene, we can identify the deficient enzyme, 554 00:55:41,201 --> 00:55:44,549 mass-produce the gene, implant it into ALD sufferers 555 00:55:44,679 --> 00:55:48,942 - and normalize their metabolism. - How long would that take? 556 00:55:54,030 --> 00:55:55,770 Seven to ten years. 557 00:55:55,856 --> 00:55:58,727 You see, science has its own time, 558 00:55:58,857 --> 00:56:02,423 and, very often, any new advance can be a matter of serendipity. 559 00:56:02,555 --> 00:56:06,337 For the last six months, all our ALD boys have been on a regimen 560 00:56:06,468 --> 00:...