Michaela Odone

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Michaela Odone was the mother of Lorenzo Odone and a central figure in the real-life effort to develop "Lorenzo's Oil" to treat her son's adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf caregiver
human
associatedWith Lorenzo's Oil therapy NERFINISHED
adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) NERFINISHED
causeOfNotability search for a treatment for ALD after her son's diagnosis
child Lorenzo Odone NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
describedIn film "Lorenzo's Oil" NERFINISHED
familyName Odone NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork advocacy for rare disease treatment
medical research advocacy
givenName Michaela NERFINISHED
hasEffectOn discussion of laypeople's role in medical research
increased public awareness of ALD
hasEthnicGroup Italian American
hasOccupation homemaker
hasPartIn real-life story depicted in the film "Lorenzo's Oil"
hasRole medical research advocate
parent of a child with a rare disease
inspiredBy Lorenzo Odone's illness
knownFor being the mother of Lorenzo Odone
inspiring the film "Lorenzo's Oil"
languageSpoken English
Italian
motivation her son's diagnosis with adrenoleukodystrophy
movement patient-led medical research
rare disease advocacy
notableFor co-developing an experimental therapy for ALD
efforts to treat her son's adrenoleukodystrophy
notableWork development of Lorenzo's Oil
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
portrayedBy Susan Sarandon NERFINISHED
relative Augusto Odone NERFINISHED
Lorenzo Odone NERFINISHED
residence Italy
Washington, D.C.
sexOrGender female
spouse Augusto Odone NERFINISHED
workSubject Lorenzo's Oil NERFINISHED
adrenoleukodystrophy

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Lorenzo's Oil portraysCharacter Michaela Odone
Lorenzo's Oil portraysCharacter Michaela Odone
this entity surface form: Lorenzo Odone